My golden retriever does not seem well today. She is 13 - which is a good age. She is on no medication, looks amazing and apart from a little stiffness occasionally has been great. The last few days though she doesn't follow me around as usual, she doesn't even look up when I come into the room and just seems to have slipped a little further towards the great Hearth Rug in the sky.
I don't want to deal with this. I cry everytime I think of it. I don't think there is any point in calling the vet as she is not actually sick - it is just a feeling after living together for so long. I don't think I'm tough enough for dealing with what's ahead. Maybe she'll spring back and be good for another year or so but it is inevitable that I'll have to grow up and hold her paw at some stage