I belong to several pet-related Facebook groups. A cat kidney disease group, a running with dogs group, a bird dog group, an agility group. Every week I see someone dealing with the difficult decision of when to put her dog or cat down. “How do I know when it’s time to let her go?” they …
On the first night after my dog Baxter died, I felt sad and tired. But there were two other emotions I didn’t expect: calm and surprised. To be more accurate, I was surprised by how calm my mind was. Baxter had been sick for months. For the last two weeks of his life, he had …
When my dog Baxter was sick, I wished that he could tell me what was wrong. “Does it hurt? What are you feeling?” Unfortunately, he couldn’t answer me. But I feel we got as close as possible to the answer through a consultation at a veterinary hospital that takes the human model of care and …
The morning after our dog, Baxter, died, our 2-year-old daughter Ellie walked over to his empty dog bed and waved her hand through the air as though petting an imaginary dog. Then, she fetched a little plate from her toys and brought it over to the dog bed and explained that she was feeding “purple …
About a year ago, it seemed like something was wrong with Baxter. Our usual low-energy dog became lethargic. We went through lots of tests, tried different medications, consulted several specialists, confronted various symptoms and never received a definitive diagnosis. As I shared in my last post, Baxter died at the end of May. In the …
Can I feed a raw diet to my senior dog? Yes, raw dog food for senior dogs is generally a good idea!
Maybe you’ve experienced this, too. The feeling that you didn’t “properly” display your grief in public or on social media. And that maybe you were not grieving in the “right” way.
I don’t think old dogs want us to feel sorry for them. I think they just want to be loved, spoiled and treated like the good dogs they are.
Helping seniors take care of their dogs – ELDERDOG is a Canadian charitable organization aimed at helping senior citizens keep their own dogs in their own homes.
How do you exercise an old dog? My tips include just get moving! Even if it’s slow and a lot of standing around, that’s better than sleeping all day!