Poor Little Guy
@cintol (11261)
United States
February 1, 2018 9:59am CST
Our little Pekingese is 15 and will be 16 years old in March. He cries at night, barks, whines and there is no sleep to be had on some of these nights in this house.
We took him to the vet because since we have moved to Texas he is doing worse. He is blind now and deaf so I understand that he is lost in this house and doesn't really know where he is. He gets lost trying to find his way around because he knew where everything was in our old house before he went blind so he had a pattern, here not so much
The vet put him on a sleeping pill and anxiety meds when he needs it and says he has dementia. Lately the pills have not been working and he is up all night and so are we. I don't sleep well as it is so to have this going on its worse.
I think it is time we take him back and have the vet put him to sleep so he can rest now. What do you think, do you think it is time for his eternal peace. The vet says he is very healthy and has a good heart but its hard to watch him struggle every day. He even gets lost in the yard sometimes and we have to go out and get him (and its a small yard). I don't like watching him suffer and just don't know what to do.
What would you do?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Feb 18
How long have you been in the new house?
I hate to see an animal suffer, blind and deaf is hard.. The decision will be yours
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Feb 18
This is such a hard decision. I would have put him down when you moved. He sounds quite distressed now. You need to think about what is best for him and not about how much you will miss him. The last kind thing that pet owners can do is make sure the pets aren't suffering when they get old. But I know it's easy for me to talk.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
3 Feb 18
Since the vet put him on his meds he doesn't cry anymore, now its just the dementia he is going through, also not being able to see or hear is a problem. We thought when we moved he would get used to it here as the yard is 1/4 of the size of our yard in Colorado. His bed and dishes are set up like they were in our old home and close to the back door. I just don't see quality there anymore since we moved, he has such a hard time navigating. We wanted to give him a chance but I think he is just sad now so we will probably be putting him to rest.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Feb 18
my fur baby was just 14 yrs and suffering. i had her put to sleep and still wonder if i did right. i miss her so much. she also went down hill after a big move. so i can't really say but i do know it will be very hard for a while. i felt guilty that i was keeping her suffering my own sake. then after i put her to sleep, i felt guilty that there might have been another solution. so no matter you will feel guilt and grief either way. do what makes you feel right
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Feb 18
@cintol i know. 
my coco was my only companion with me at all times for 12 of her 14 yrs. it was just us. now its just me. is how it seems. my daughter lives here and her bf, but they are to themselves most of the time . coco was having seizures and they were so scary. vets didn't seem to know what was doing it except maybe her age. i couldn't stand seeing her suffer any more
my coco was my only companion with me at all times for 12 of her 14 yrs. it was just us. now its just me. is how it seems. my daughter lives here and her bf, but they are to themselves most of the time . coco was having seizures and they were so scary. vets didn't seem to know what was doing it except maybe her age. i couldn't stand seeing her suffer any more1 person likes this
@cintol (11261)
• United States
5 Feb 18
Thank you Bonnie, it has been very hard on us to make this choice but last night he didn't sleep at all even on his pills. I was up with him all night so we talked to the vet today and they agree it is time. We are taking him tomorrow afternoon and will say our goodbyes. I know I will probably question it like you do but I just can't stand to see him go through this anymore. He just seems so lonely in his dark quiet world.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
5 Feb 18
I'm sorry,that would be awful to see and not know why. I had a coco once, she was a shepherd/chow mix, great dog but she got on the counter one day and ate a whole box of Girl Scout cookies (tagalongs). She started getting sick and within 2 mths she ended up with diabetes, went blind and had to be put to rest. Broke my heart
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Feb 18
I hate seeing any animal suffer, so my first inclination would be to put him out of his misery. But I hate to react too soon to something that might be fixable. Obviously not the blindness or the deafness, but maybe with a little more time he'll adjust to the new house.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
10 Feb 18
@moffittjc My heart goes out to that poor doggy. @cintol, maybe you did the right thing.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 Feb 18
@cintol Aww, poor little thing. I think you did the right thing by putting him down. I hope he is in doggy heaven right now running around having a great time!
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
7 Feb 18
No his anxiety level was getting really bad with not being able to see or hear. He was having a harder time controlling his potty as well so we took him yesterday and had him laid to rest. He will be better now because he cried at night because he was afraid and I couldn't handle that anymore, I didn't like seeing him so scared all the time.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
5 Feb 18
That would be so sad to watch him struggle like that. Putting them to sleep is so heartbreaking to go through. Once they can no longer see or hear they can’t really live a very good life. I am so sad for you but think yes he probably should be put to sleep
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
5 Feb 18
Towards the end they start losing bladder control. That’s what I was thinking as well as how scared and stressed he must be. I am so sorry you have to deal with this. I wish all pets just went to sleep peacefully and don’t wake up when it’s there time. My cats 15 and I dread when she starts having problems.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
5 Feb 18
Yes, I think we need to do that now. He wet in his bed and kennel last night and we had to wash everything and give him a bath. He got so panicked in the tub and would not let us dry him because he was so scared. I know it has to be terrible for him not knowing whats going on so I think we are going to take him in and make that decision now
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
5 Feb 18
I would not know what to tell you as I have had to make decisions just lately that I have not wanted to either.
Is there no other med that would help him sleep better perhaps and he might just go the natural way when he is ready.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
6 Feb 18
@cintol
Perhaps its for the best then.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
4 Feb 18
it does seem it may be time to let him go, as hard as that will be for you - whatever you decide, good luck
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
5 Feb 18
@cintol been through it with many pets - never gets easier
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
5 Feb 18
@arthurchappell No it doesn't and I feel this will be the last one for us.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
15 Feb 18
I was giving Beau herbal anxiety pills and that seems to help a lot. he was keeping me up all night, he was so confused. Finally, he couldn't even get up anymore and that was when we knew it was time.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
15 Feb 18
@cintol No he did not go blind wasn't deaf either. I crushed up his pills in pot pie gravy and he would eat a half a pot pie twice a day, hey at his age I figured he could eat whatever he wanted.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
5 Feb 18
We have been trying Valerie but he is getting more scared every day and he is not losing control of his bodily functions. We had to give him a bath yesterday because he peed all over his bed in the kennel and he screamed the entire time. Its so hard to hear him cry but I know he is scared. We are having him put to rest tomorrow afternoon and I know we will miss him so much but he will be better and my son in heaven will take care of him for me now.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
4 Feb 18
I don't like to see any creature suffering and so I would have put a pet to rest if I had one that was suffering. That's what I would do but you have to decide in your case.
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@Marilynda1225 (79722)
• United States
6 Feb 18
That's a very difficult decision to make and I honestly don't know what I would do. It's so hard to lose a pet
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
6 Feb 18
I kept going back and forth today ready to cancel the appt but my husband said it would be best for Isaac. He is at peace now and never had to be in pain again. So hard
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
5 Feb 18
It is such a tough choice to let our pets go. I had to make it just recently for my 14 year old dog. Since they can't tell us how they feel, it is best to put them to rest and not let them suffer. I miss him but I have wonderful memories.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
4 Feb 18
We re trying but he seems to be getting worse with finding his way around.
@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
7 Feb 18
I have had to put two of my dogs down and i just can't bare to see them suffer. You have to do what you have to do. As harsh as that may seem.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
7 Feb 18
Yes, we laid him to rest yesterday and it was awful. We held him until he passed, so sad.
@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
6 Feb 18
I understand it's a very difficult decision to make, because we had to make this decision too. My puppy of long ago when I was a child, I'm a Senior Citizen now, grew up splendidly. He got heart worm, in the days when there was no cure. We had to decide to make the decision you are wondering about. We couldn't stand him suffering so, with no chance of a cure, so we put the little fellow down. It was so hard, I pray for him to Saint Roch, the patron Saint for dogs, and ask for forgiveness and hope he understood what we did. It is so difficult to decide and only you must decide what to do, for you got to live with your decision. The end of life journey is never easy. You gave him and we gave my Blackie a good life too.
@cintol (11261)
• United States
6 Feb 18
Thank you Kristina, it is such a hard decision but the little guy doesn't sleep anymore and is just so jittery all day. If we give him the meds he just sleeps all day, what kind of life is that for the little guy. We do what we can for them as we do our families and when its time to say goodbye we do it the easiest way and most peaceful possible. I am sorry you had to do the same with your guy.
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