Promised to petsit now want the dog gone

[Janedoe95]

I’m pet sitting for my parents as they’re moving house but renting for 2 months before their new home is ready but the dog is about 17 years old and very senile and not house trained.

it’s been about a week he pee’s inside constantly even though he’s let out every 30mins/1hr

i have a young baby and although I wipe up I don’t have time to mop the entire downstairs everyday

at night we obviously can’t leave him outside and even though we wake up about 6am and my partner let’s him out at 11pm before bed there’s guaranteed to be wee downstairs every morning.

my house now stinks even after I’ve cleaned up I do understand it’s expensive for a kennel and I feel bad because he’s so old

(we’re also pet sitting a cat but she doesn’t cause any problems just eats her food sleeps and goes outside.)

Your mother is behaving like a brat

Let her get on with it.

I guessing that he used to be house trained but no longer is due to age/illness?

Often older does can't go through the night but still wouldn't be peeing inside throughout the day.

Well mother will either be paying the landlord for new carpets or the dog will be happy to see her again. Don't have the dog back unless she visits the vet

I said I'd rather wear a nappy than die, not be left in a cage. Do leave off with the hyperbole. I don't think being incontinent would stop me having quality in other parts of my life. If I'm still eating and sleeping, seeing and hearing, can walk, can go outside, I'm just not holding my wee in, then no I don't want to die. It shouldn't be that controversial. My quality of life doesn't depend totally on my capability to wee in the right place. I don't know how you've managed to get so angry. We just have a difference of opinion, I don't think death is a solution for incontinence and you do.

I agree with this. Poor dog.

Your mum is being totally unreasonable. You were really kind to offer to look after their dog. I cannot believe your update saying that she hadn't been to visit and make sure he was OK. She is in complete denial.
He is old and poorly, does need a vet check but is their responsibility. A responsible pet owner makes sure that everything is done within their power to make their pets life a happy and contented one. She isn't doing this. Shame on her.

She's taken the dog away. Job done!

Don't let it back inside.

How come no one had even visited the dog?

I agree with that. Both my dogs got to the incontinence stage, and it signalled the end. There’s very often a host of other problems as well- pain too. It’s probably well past this dogs time

I agree.

There's a difference between one wee overnight-& I would have thought when that starts then someone has to get up to let the dog out-and weeing wherever in the house because it has no control or doesn't realise to go outside any more.