Our dog is 15 . The vet says she is blind and deaf and has some signs of dementia possibly- but it is haed to tell because she can be lost in the house due to sight nit confusion .
the vet says that she believes dogs with lack if sight etc can still have a good quality of life as they can enjoy being near loved ones , feel the warmth of the sun . She for sure enjoyed sleeping next to me on her back next ro me this afternoon .
for some months now she mostly sleeps in the day - has a lively teatime period . She wees a lot in the night now so she can no lomger sleep with us - she sleeps in the hall which means s lined worh puppy pads as she cannot last all night now and we also suspect by the amount of pad use she is active at night .
She mostky goes out in the garden or short walks . We actively toilet her take hee into yeh garden many times a day .
The problem is she has started wee in the house ( for some weeks now - this can be f5 mins after she has been out !
we dont know if its linked to sight.
she does not have any urine problems - the vet has checked .
Despite our efforts - the kitchen dinner smells of wee. People say they cant smell it but you can .
my friend said she couldnt. Stand this as it would make her feel dirty. She wd pts .
my dh said yesterday he had enough.
I siad but she is a happy old dog .
she enjous her food , she likes to me with me . She dozes. But our rugs are ruined ( wool ) and our kitchen feels awful despite cleaning .
its getting dh down .
I feel bu whatever I do .