I've name changed, a regular on Mumsnet but many family and friends know about this and could be outing.
I have a 12 year old Labrador, he's my first dog and I'm at a loss of what to do so hoping someone can help.
He has slowly being going downhill for the past couple of years. We had a number of issues last year with him collapsing for no reason and looked like he was having a fit he was also not his normally happy self, he looked deflated. I took him to the vets and £600 later and after running ever test (urine, bloods, kidney, liver etc) it all came back fine.
He is blind and deaf and struggles to walk, I can get about half a mile and then he's had enough. He can't walk up steps anymore.
Over the last few weeks we have had a few accidents in the house, often we have just been for a walk or he has been in the garden and come in and had an accident. He walks whilst having the accident so I'm not sure he knows he's doing it?? He often will want to go out at 2/3am to go to the toilet.
Two days ago he started throwing up yellow bile (he has done this before) it lasted 24 hours and he's ok now. He belches very loudly a lot and sounds like he's being sick but isn't.
I'm just struggling, I had to go back to work full time after becoming a single parent (I come home at lunch to see to him or my mum will call in so he's not left more than a few hours). But due to the accidents and the sickness I've now started sleeping on the sofa in case he needs to go out in the night or is sick. I haven't had a full night sleep in weeks and I'm exhausted.
We are due to go on holiday in May but I don't think we can go as I can't leave him with anyone when he's like this. I think I need to take him back to the vets but can't afford another £600 of tests on him. Apart from the accidents not a lot has changed in 12 months and they all came back clear last year. He's doesn't seem a happy dog anymore as struggles to get around and bangs into everything as he can't see (his eyes are glazed over) but he doesn't seem to be in pain.
Just wondered if all this is normal in an older dog.
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olddoganyadvice · 24/03/2018 12:44
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