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Do you ever get depressed when you know your senior is failing despite doing your best to help them.
Logically I know you can't fight old age.
I know that some health/physical problems can show improvement, while with others issues you just do your best and still have to watch them going down hill, losing the battle.
Ringer's not responding to his medications and therapy like he was earlier. Last week he showed some improvement after his Bowen Massage, but not like the improvement was months earlier. In fact last week I was thinking he might be able to celebrate his 13th birthday next month ... this week I'm not sure.
He's having a lot of problems getting up, he wobbles like a drunken sailor all the time. He had his therapy Wednesday, has shown a little improvement in getting up and walking. He has another appointment next week.
Today he didn't eat all his breakfast. When a Hooligan doesn't eat with gusto they're not feeling well, they're sick. I held his bowl and he nibbled at it. I added 1/2 can more of the meat (EVO 95% beef) and mixed it in and he ate most of it. I gave him 1/4 can more by itself and he ate it. But it's not like my Ringer Dinger to pick at his meals. Since he ate I don't feel a trip to the vet is necessary except maybe to get a case of a/d which he loves more than the EVO - hopefully it will make meal time more to his taste.
I got depressed earlier this week when little Asher lost his battle with spondylosis, he didn't even get to celebrate his 9 month birthday, it wasn't fair. So yes, I know I'm lucky to have three seniors fighting and losing to old age problems. But it still hurts watching them slowly fading away, not being able to protect them, not knowing how much longer I'll be able to spend with any of them.
I love this SENIOR forum, it's so nice to be able to come to a special place for the old guys, where people understand what I'm whining about. Thanks for listening.
Logically I know you can't fight old age.
I know that some health/physical problems can show improvement, while with others issues you just do your best and still have to watch them going down hill, losing the battle.
Ringer's not responding to his medications and therapy like he was earlier. Last week he showed some improvement after his Bowen Massage, but not like the improvement was months earlier. In fact last week I was thinking he might be able to celebrate his 13th birthday next month ... this week I'm not sure.
He's having a lot of problems getting up, he wobbles like a drunken sailor all the time. He had his therapy Wednesday, has shown a little improvement in getting up and walking. He has another appointment next week.
Today he didn't eat all his breakfast. When a Hooligan doesn't eat with gusto they're not feeling well, they're sick. I held his bowl and he nibbled at it. I added 1/2 can more of the meat (EVO 95% beef) and mixed it in and he ate most of it. I gave him 1/4 can more by itself and he ate it. But it's not like my Ringer Dinger to pick at his meals. Since he ate I don't feel a trip to the vet is necessary except maybe to get a case of a/d which he loves more than the EVO - hopefully it will make meal time more to his taste.
I got depressed earlier this week when little Asher lost his battle with spondylosis, he didn't even get to celebrate his 9 month birthday, it wasn't fair. So yes, I know I'm lucky to have three seniors fighting and losing to old age problems. But it still hurts watching them slowly fading away, not being able to protect them, not knowing how much longer I'll be able to spend with any of them.
I love this SENIOR forum, it's so nice to be able to come to a special place for the old guys, where people understand what I'm whining about. Thanks for listening.