maybe he has blue points? the photos are pretty grainy – hard to tell. but pointed cats USUALLY tend to be related to Siamese cats and their sub-breeds.
We moved into an apartment since November and everything was fine in the beginning she was on the balcony all day and at night she would be in a crate in the bathroom. Recently she started peeing inside the crate so we have to bathe her daily and use strong cleaning products and it’s just making us sick. I just had a small surgery and cannot even walk in the bathroom because the wound could get infected. Please help !!!
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I found this kitten about 3 days ago lying in the middle of the road. I brought her home and bathed her and fed her. she has no problem eating. she is a cuddle bug. from my research I would say shes around 4-6 weeks. she has been sneezing and has had this gooey eye problem since I brought her home, although it has gotten a little better since then. unfortunately I cant afford to take her to the vet at the moment so I’m just looking for home remedies or a medication I could possibly buy at the store.
First week he was all cream/off white colored with a pink nose and paw pads.. second week his nose and ears began to turn greyish (grey on bottom layers of fur but cream putter layers or tips) Today he is mainly cream/off white colored with a grey nose, grey ears with the cream tint, his paw pads are still pink but now with almost a purple accent, his little nut sack even now has a grey outline lol. His tail seems to be very furry and/or bushy, however it doesnt seem to be a certian color or outline. I think its kinda cream or off white with a orangish tint to it, as well as his back legs but im wondering if thats not “pee stained” bc he does have quite a bit of accidents the older he gets. (Idk if thats even possible, lol I just know the orangish tent seems super out of place with the grey and cream/gold/off white color. Also it appears as if he is going to be long haired.. at first I was just thinking all kittens are fluffy but no.. he has an afro, and when he’s full he looks like a fluffy balloon! His fur is also become quite silky.. almost like a greasy feel even when he’s fresh out of a bath and blow dried. But his tail is so fluffy it looks like a really long Christmas tree, bc for some reason all of his fur makes him look as if he just got his tounge out of a light socket lol. So anyone have any ideas or opinions of what he could be? I’ve been hearing the terms Long haired Siamese, Persian, Himalayan, Color point Long hair, Flame Point, ext. Or what age do you think ill have a decent idea of what he may look like lol.
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Cherish Yuppa Oh yes I know my camera stinks! But yes his ears are like a greyish color (perhaps even a silverish blue) lol I know they are very close. But would a Siamese start out as blueish? Its his nose and his ears and small, random, very light patches on his face as you can kinda see on the big picture. And his paw pads are changing from just bright dark pink to a faded purple color (kinda like if I was to hold his paw and cut off the circulation) but yet his tail seems to have nothing? And other than the pads the paws don’t seem to have anything either, just his creamy color. Would Siamese start out that way? How long before he would have good visible colors? And is it possible to have a long haired Siamese or would it have to be a cross bread between something?
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Cherish Yuppa For the first week I thought he would just be a little white cat with pink tips lol.. and of course a little more hairy than normal.. but the over night his nose and ears started turning grey.. so now im just all confused. But I’d like to do some research on the breed like temperament, health, grooming, and overall personality but cant really do that without somewhat of an idea of where to start.. also! Hes not quite 3 weeks yet and his paws open to about the size of a quarter, covering the tip of my thumb with no problem.. that kinda seems like huge paws for such a tiny kitten, or is that pretty much normal? Im just thinking big paws means big cat, and he sure does have an appetite too! He can finish between 15-30ccs in a matter of mins, like 10 being the absolute tops! Then he’ll burp potty (sometimes play and cuddle) then straight back to bed lol
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Anonymous there are blue point Siamese out there. 🙂
http://www.nationalsiamese.com/colors.htm
i’d be willing to bet his colors will change more as he grows. try to work on focusing that camera. 😉 i want to see as many photos as you can pump out of this little mite!
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Anonymous btw, there’s no real breed called a long hair Siamese. there are Balinese cats, and they’re…noisy. demanding. affectionate if you build a relationship with them. for now, just keep that baby healthy…in a few more weeks we might be able to figure it out together. he doesn’t have the smushed face of a Himi, so if he truly is a longhair i’d consider him a Balinese mix or a Siamese mix until proven otherwise.
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Cherish Yuppa Can you send me an email or something so I can send you some pictures? Here’s my info 7622199076 you can text. Cherish.yuppa3@gmail.com or email! I’d love to use your expertise on my breed and sex!! Lol
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Anonymous i’m not so good at sexing cats…i’ve never owned a kitten! but if you post photos over on a website like Photobucket or Flickr, then post the link here, we can all enjoy photos of the nugget. 😀
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Cherish Yuppa Im a first time cat owner and definitely a first time “mommy” to anything other than my human children lol. So this is a whole new world to me. But im such an animal lover and I just couldn’t bare the thought of anything happening to this little baby. He has become my entire world lol. Hes just like my own now!
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Anonymous you seem to be doing great so far. 🙂 make sure he gets to the vet around 10 weeks of age for a checkup, shots, etc.
and if he IS a Siamese/Balinese/etc. kitten? expect to have a screamer on your hands. 😉 they’re NOISY. i brought home my Balinese from the shelter when i lived alone because i wanted someone to talk to. now, well… this is my life: https://youtu.be/ad42HbrGwWo
this is every day. if he’s awake, he’s yelling at me.
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Cherish Yuppa OMG well so far with the colors and markings he has right now and with looking at that site he looks like a lilac point! Bc his tail has an orangish tent to it and his ears and nose are a light color greyish. But again, thats today at a little under two weeks lol. But his fur is way thicker than those. So would that make him a cross breed between a lilac point Siamese and something else since he has long hair? Or is there other breeds out there that look like Siamese but aren’t Siamese with long thick fur??
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Anonymous like i said, Balinese cats. they look like fluffy Siamese. i’d call them a medium hair cat. they don’t get mats like Maine Coons, but i would still train this baby to accept brushing. i’d start him now with a toothbrush, so it’s VERY gentle on his skin.
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Cherish Yuppa Oh my goodness!! He actually talks back to you?! And this little baby has the same base color as yours!! The same fur thickness and bushy tail!!! What breed was yours again??
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Cherish Yuppa My baby kitty meow during our cuddle sessions, playtime, and anytime I put him in the floor or back in his carrier and he isn’t ready. I was so worried about it for a whole week but I was feeding him, helping him potty, burping, and making sure he was clean dry and warm so I knew he didn’t need anything.. I just assumed he didn’t wanna be alone lol. But if he’s one of those vocal breeds then I guess he’s just talking the best way he knows how lol
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Anonymous as i’ve been saying, Balinese. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balinese_cat
and yes, we talk. we carry on conversations. i got my boy from a shelter but a friend whose parents used to breed Balinese confirms he has all the breed traits.
they’re pretty healthy, from what i’ve found in research. some can be afflicted with urinary troubles just like Siamese, but i wouldn’t worry about that until he actually shows problems with inappropriate urination. when he’s old enough to start using the litterbox, make sure you have *two* boxes in your home, ideally one on each floor if you have different floors, or at least in different rooms if you do not. my boy is a social pooper – he PROUDLY tells me he’s going to poop, and yells at me as soon as he’s done. i’d also feed a high quality food that doesn’t have ANY corn in it – cats can’t digest corn and some research has shown it can contribute to feline obesity. we feed Wellness in my house…my boy has IBD and that’s the food that has worked best for us. hit the store, read labels. you want the first few ingredients to be actual meat sources. i’d avoid Blue Buffalo and Purina.
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Anonymous kittens meow anyway – they’re calling Momma. and no, they don’t want to be alone.
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Cherish Yuppa OMG!!!! They are beautiful! I was thinking he was gonna be just beyond goofy looking lol I guess thats what I get for judging before he’s done lol. But wow!! I took in a female calico that was living under my dumpster at my apartment complex a few months ago. The vet said she’s around a year old maybe a little bit younger, but she’s tall and lanky.. but she has 6 toes on each of her four paws, we names her Cali, so at around a year old she’s only around 8lbs, give or take a little. (She’s small!) Yours looks much bigger.. are they really large cats? Big paws?
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Cherish Yuppa Oh wow! The only time I even hear Cali is when she’s sliding across my hardwood at 3 am, or if I let her food or water bowl get completely empty, she could be stuffed full and still demand I fill it all the way back up for the next time she decides she’s hungry lol. So that may take some getting used to.. oh, and I’ve read several places that say I can try weaning and litter training at 3 weeks and others say 4.. what do you think?? Hes literally 2 days shy of 3 weeks and he’s downing 30+ccs 5 times a day if I let him and thats in generally 5 mins or less. I burp him and make him potty. But yet he’s also still have “accidents” at LEAST once a day where he’s pooping and peeing in his carrier ON HIS OWN. So im also changing blankets and stuffed animals and doing baths, towel and blow dries daily!
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Anonymous they’re large-framed but should be kept slim. my boy is around 8 pounds. he’s TALL and slim. 🙂 slim is always better for housecats – helps to keep them healthy.
calico with extra toes? you have a thumbkitty!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyl_cat i always wanted one but they never seemed to show up in rescue when i was looking.
and i didn’t realize you had another cat at home. that means you should have *three* litterboxes.
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Cherish Yuppa He is also starting the walk.. or wordless shall I say, quite well. I mean he does tumble over from time to time and he’s a little shaky but he can get around to be so tiny
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Anonymous regarding your weaning and litter training questions, i have no idea. i’ve only rescued adults – i never, ever want a kitten. they’re too crazy for me. i’d ask your vet those questions. 🙂
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Cherish Yuppa Yes! That is Cali!!! Lol im assuming that’s why someone dumped her bc they thought she was inbred or something :/ she’s quite intelligent tho! She can open cabinets, drawers, and doors! She loves to play with bottle tops, bc she can pick them up in her hands and wonder the house with them! Its actually quite crazy how those extra toes can allow her to do basically anything us humans can do!!! And yes, i do have her.. she just like him I was supposed to take in a nurse back to help and find forever homes for… BUT guess who fell in love :/ lol. Especially since my city passed a law now where its illegal to feed strays and you will be fined and taken to jail. Which is ridiculous so I feel so sorry for these poor animals!
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Anonymous yep, polydactyl cats seem particularly crafty with opening things. have a friend with one and she had to buy babyproofing supplies to stop her cat from getting into things!
i understand WHY your city passed that law – feral cat colonies can be a menace. but without them i’d be willing to bet your city’s rodent problem would be through the roof.
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Cherish Yuppa I may have to post on here… lol my local vet isn’t much help at all with baby kittens.. literally when I first took him in he was only hours old (still wet with his umbilical cord still attached) and over the last two weeks I’ve went to see him several times with questions, and I’ve found I got more help from the workers at petco, and petsense. Lol I’ve also called both emergency and regular vets offices in my area and many states away with all my questions and conserns lol. Then I found this! There’s just so many different opinions on how to do everything! 9 times out of 10 I try the first thing that I was told the most and if it doesnt work then try the other and back and forth until one finally works
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Cherish Yuppa OH AND IM ASSUMING I SHOULD PROBABLY STOP LEAVING FOOD OUT CONSTANTLY HUH?? LOL I didn’t even think about the amount of food im allowing them access to could determine whether my cats would be larger or not :/ oh and I understood the 2 litter boxes but why 3? I currently have Cali’s in our bedroom closet bc she can open the door and its private. Plus other than food and play time she stays in there. Planned to get the kitty a baking sheet or something similar to help him learn to use it.. im only in a one story 2 bedroom apartment.. so what’s with the extra litter box? I understood the one per cat, bc they may not want to share but now im lost? ?
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Cherish Yuppa Yes not to mention taking their food away isn’t going to make them disappear, just gonna make them more of a problem when they start acting like dogs and getting into garbage cans, under houses, and in open windows bc they are starving! They are just trying to survive too. It isn’t there fault people are too selfish and ignorant to realize a pet is forever, or at least their life span.. and with all these rescues there’s really no excuse not to get your cats fixed at the very least.
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Cherish Yuppa I never even thought of toddler proofing to keep her out!!! Thats perfect, bc I mean she can even open the toilet lol!
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Cherish Yuppa And since your an expert on bigger cats, maybe you can help me out with Cali! So when I first brought the newborn kitten in she was terrified of him. Like she would hiss, run away, and hide. Finally the last couple of days she will come up and smell him if he’s crying on the bed or floor, or while im feeding him.. but the second he walks to her she gets up and backs away, if he keeps following her she will leave the room. No more hissing and she is at least smelling him now. Do you think she is or will come around. Im scared to leave him out while she’s out :/ but I do realize he’s gonna need to get used to the house and being on his own and even being with her.. idk
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Anonymous maybe Dr. Magnifico can help you with your kitten questions, then.
i’d start meal training your older cat now, and keep a close eye on them both when he starts eating from a bowl. she may bully him out of the way to get his food.
the general rule for multi-cat households is one box per cat plus one. cats generally don’t enjoy sharing litterboxes, and having the right number of boxes from the start will help to ensure there’s no inappropriate toilet behavior later on. better to have that extra box in case the kitten decides he doesn’t want to share! here’s a little more about it: https://www.petfinder.com/cats/cat-behavior-and-training/litter-box-101-how-many-litter-boxes/ and http://www.petmd.com/cat/centers/litter/evr_why_multi_cat_households_need_multiple_litter_boxes
does your city have a trap and release program? how do they handle the feral colonies? 🙁
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Cherish Yuppa Okay, yeah ill definitely get in touch with him! And thank you! Ill read up on that article in just a few mins also! But im assuming they dont bc I live across from a park which is one of the top places in the area right now that they are having the biggest “stray” issue.. other than like Wal-Mart. Lol (hints mommy kitty just putting dropping her baby on my doorstep) but when I was searching for info at the local pet store the lady had told me that 3 of her “display” cats were strays they had trapped and turned in to them and apparently it has made quite a few people angry. But no one seems to care I guess :/
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Anonymous *her. Dr. M is a woman. 😉 she’s the person who owns Pawbly.
read both of them, they’re enlightening.
ah, annoying. : Baltimore has a wonderful stray trap and release program – they spay/neuter any ferals that come in, then put them back in the area where they were found. there will always be stray cats…they’re an incredibly invasive nonnative species.
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Cherish Yuppa Oops* lol im sorry… I really wish our area would try something like that! I understand some of these cats were dumped and would be better and safer in a shelter or pet store until finding them actual homes, but what about these other cats that have been out there on there own there whole lives, no trusting people, in fact being quite terrified of people.. and cats are territorial so what these people are going to take a lets say 3 year old cat with absolutely no human interaction and abduct him from his friends, family, home, and everything he’s ever known to what, attempt to force him to be a house cat and accept people?? And then when he doesnt, im assuming they just put him to sleep… smh. Pathetic, it really is.
we got bubba 3/1/2016 a rescue grey white terr mix about 3 yrs old he has patches of fur missing by his ear and on body by ribs vet. said should go away but it hasn’t…we were finally able to bath him 3/24 due to flea stuff on him vet said give him benitryl and put neosporian on it I have I asked if it was mange she said no 3yr olds don’t get mange
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PK Dennis If your vet really said that a 3 year old dog can’t get mange she is crazy. However, it most likely isn’t mange anyway. With a terrier it is most likely an allergy. The best thing to start with is a bath to get all the spores and pollen out of his coat. Then a daily swim (do you have access to a swimming pool?) will help keep the pollen/spore count down on his body. Even a small kiddy pool would help. If you can’t get him swimming, then a daily rinse in a sink will help. If you are doing the sink/tub rinse try using 1/3 vinegar, 2/3 water – work it into the coat and skin and then let him shake and dry – don’t rinse the vinegar mix out. The vinegar helps reduce the itch and helps the skin heal.
If he has any raw spots, pat on some Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera (found in any pharmacy), it too helps with the itch and helps the wound heal.
Try Zyrtec instead of the Benadryl, it seems to work better – use the same dose the vet mentioned for the Benadryl.
Next, get all the grain out of this dog’s diet, that includes treats. No sharing bread crusts, cookies, or corn chips! Many terriers can not tolerate grains and this leads to allergic reactions – ear infections, chewed off fur, hot spots, etc. Go to a good pet store and ask to be shown to the grain-free dog food area. Then start reading the ingredients. You want to find a dog food that lists real meat (it will name the meat! ie. bison, pork, elk, lamb, salmon meal, turkey meal, etc) as the first 2 or 3 ingredients. Do NOT buy any dog food that lists “by products” as an ingredient.
It can take up to 3 months for a dog to grow a new coat – so it is way too early for you to see much hair on this boy, also he could have scared the skin with scratching to the point that hair won’t come back at all. But, don’t worry about that yet – it is too early so worry! I once cured a dog with terrible mange and she grew a lovely coat everywhere but on her tail – poor little rat tail! Then about a year later the hair started to grow! And in 30 days she had a lovely Cairn tail, just in time to be adopted to her forever home. I love a happy ending, don’t you!
Thank you for rescuing this boy – he is going to need TLC and a good diet to be all that he can be, but he will be worth it!
The signs of mange: terrible itching, on a scale of 1 to 10, mange is about a 20! Really – it is the most itch a dog or human can have! Look for little yellow puss filled bumps, or raised red spots, constant chewing and scratching, and him running his back and sides under tables and sofas, on the carpet, etc to scratch the itch. If this is happening, find a new vet to do a skin scraping (which may well be negative since you applied the flea stuff recently). The treatment is 3 dose of Revolution given 2 weeks apart. So if your dog is showing these behaviors, I would ask the vet for the Revolution and treat the dog for mange even with a negative skin scrape.
But if he does not show these behaviors, just wait – a good diet and the daily swim/rinse will work wonders.
Good luck!
I was giving Bones a bath, and a cat was in the bathroom too. When I was done bathing him, he wanted the cat, so he put his paws on the washing machine and that’s why he has it on his paw. He’s outside right now on a tether. I figure it would rub off by walking on the ground…
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Anonymous a wet washcloth is usually a good weapon against soap… 🙂
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Annie Yang-Shaffer Do you think his walking around outside would be enough, or definitely not?
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Hamster Beagles if it doesnt come off from grass wash it off its not like its gonna burn his or her paw just dont let him lick it
He has big puncture wounds all around his neck and is in a lot of pain what can I do for him he has blood all over him can I bath him and what can I put on the wounds and can I give him baby tylonal for the pain he can’t hardly get up he keeps calapesing
My dog smells like something rotten even after a thorough bath. This began about 2 weeks ago and at first I thought he had rolled on something dead while he was outside. I gave him a bath promptly. That seemed to help for about a day. I watched him closely to make sure he wasn’t rolling around on something and he did not. He’s had several baths since, but no change… Still smells horrible after a day or so. He’s always had dandruff, but recently it’s been very excessive. The last time I was bathing him (he usually LOVES bath time) he whimpered the whole time like I was hurting him. What could be going on? Some sort of skin infection? He’s had a mild one before (treated w/ antibiotics) but nothing that ever made him smell like death! Included photos of his “dandruff” (quotations because I’ve never seen anything like this)
I gave her a flea bath, did the frontline treatment and then cleaned the entire house with a flea powder that you vacuum up after. I still found some on her, what should I do next?
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Dawn Ferara, DVM Frontline is not an immediate kill type of product. Is there any flea dirt (small black pieces of flea feces) on your dog? It is possible she picked up a couple of fleas when she went out to urinate/defecate. Also, the makers of Frontline suggest treating the animals (all animals in the house) for 3 consecutive months in order to eliminate a flea problem.
If you notice flea dirt on her then I would suggest contacting your vet about a product like trifexis, comfortis or nexgard.
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Crystal Plumb Yes she does have the little black flakes! Can I give her another flea bath? I bought some spray to put on the furniture and floors again and will be doing that again.
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Matthew Kelcourse Also – Frontline is now an OTC flea preventative that fleas are developing resistance to; so I am seeing a lot of patients with fleas and flea dirt that are using Frontline… just not very effective.
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She has been really itchy lately and when I was bathing her with oatmeal bath i noticed this lump on her tail. Any idea what it is?
i also looked at him and he seems to have dry flaky skin now ..we also changed his food about a week ago i dont know if that may be the problem or if it was the bath please help i want my baby to have relief what should i do?
You don’t need to use strong chemicals to clean up after your dog – vinegar will do the job. Any kind of vinegar – Wal Mart has Cleaning Vinegar which has a lower pH, and it is found in the grocery section with all the other vinegar. You can mix the vinegar with water, 1/3 vinegar, 2/3 water. This neutralizes the smell of urine, and kills bacteria/germs. The vinegar smell disappears as it dries. You can use the same mix to rinse her off when she has an accident – just stand her in the tub, hose her off with plain water, then using a squirt bottle, work the vinegar and water mix into her coat to deodorize her.
Are you taking her out to pee just before she goes into her crate at night? Have you taken her to a vet to see if she has a bladder infection? Many dogs don’t like to pee on decks or balconies and so they hold it as long as they can – which can lead to bladder infections. In a 15 year old dog, even the stress of a new home can lead to complications in her health.
Have you considered dog diapers? There are several brands out there for dogs that can not control their bladders – so you would walk her, then put her into her crate with a diaper on. You just have to pay attention that she does not develop a diaper rash or sores.
This girl has spent her entire life loving you – and she deserves the best you can offer to her. Take her for a check up, and work to keep her comfortable, and with you.
And last of all – don’t send her to die in a shelter. At her age she will not be adopted and in the days before they kill her, she will be sad, depressed, and wondering where her people are. Don’t condemn her to worry and confusion by giving her away. If you truly can’t keep this girl after all that she has done for you, the least you can do is take her to a vet and have her put down while she is in your loving arms.
The thought that someone would abandon a life long friend because she gets old or sick is beyond me. Would you do this to a parent or a child? Hate to say it out loud, but I’m so glad you are not related to me!
That’s why I’m asking for advice/ solutions obviously I don’t want to give her away but given my condition and just everything going on with her I’m not even giving her the treatment she should be getting… And as far as I’m concerned this is not a site where you go and bash people for their situations and or judge given you don’t know me lol.
I have taken her to the vet and she’s very healthy but unfortunately her age is starting to show. I do take her out multiple times after putting her in her crate to try and avoid her peeing inside but I believe it’s just happening in her sleep now or something and she can’t hold it anymore. Thank you for your suggestions but I would never take her to a shelter or have her put down. Definitely dog diapers is an option just afraid she might just want to rip them off but we’ll give them a try. Thanks again.
Look at some youtube videos about introducing harness or muzzles to your dog – use the same principles for the diapers. Zak George has a good one to watch. Let her sniff and treat. Then touch it to her and treat, lay it on her back and then treat. Treat then remove it. Treat then remove it, repeat, repeat, repeat. Work slowly until it is finally on place. Take it off and treat. Put it on- take it off and treat. Put it on, lure her to take a few steps , take it off and treat. Repeat. Good luck.
I was not trying to bash you at all. Just stating a fact. I am disabled and not in good health. Yet I still manage to care for my old ones and all the other rescues that get dumped over my fence. Many of them old and confused and possibly sick. It’s hard and it’s heartbreaking to see these dogs who with a small amount of care become well again. Most I am able to place, but the old ones always end up staying with me. Maybe I said what I did because I care too much.
I have found that as a dog ages they just can’t hold it long enough any more. Even older dogs usually take to paper training. Maybe you could try that. My Rheana is 17 and now lives in the corner of the couch. When she wants down she scratches my leg or the corner of the couch. She can no longer make the trek through the house to go out the doggy door. At 15 I was able to paper train her and she now goes on a piece newspaper under the coffee table only a foot away.
Unfortunatly I’m the kind of person that just states the fact as I see it. Sometimes it’s taken wrong. I care for dogs more than I care for most people. What you said about Savannah touched my heart. I feel the same way.