28/09/2020
๐ถ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐...
Before you continue reading, we have to let you know that this is gonna be quite an emotional post but at the same time, it is also important to know.
We all acknowledged that our dog is a beloved member of the family and it always will be. While it is never pleasant to think about their passing, the time will inevitably come that you must say goodbye, the same goes for us hoomans.
Whether your dog has struggled with a terminal illness or is merely reaching old age, they may begin showing signs that their life is coming to an end. And by recognizing these signs that a dog is dying, it will somehow allow you and your family to prepare for what's coming. And also... To spend more quality time with the lovely one.
๐๐๐ซ๐'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐:
๐. ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ
As a dog draws closer to death, they may begin to lose interest in things and people around them. For instance, they may not be interested in people they love, their favorite treat/toy or even their daily walks.
Studies have shown that it is normal if your dog no longer wants to play, as they will experience a loss of interest and a decrease in energy levels. ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง. Also, they may experience mental confusion that causes them to appear detached.
It is important to remember that even though your dog is uninterested, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐, they just do not have the energy to show it in the same way they did before. So please... Do not neglect them. Yes... We know it is very upsetting to read upon, but it's the truth.
๐. ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐
One of the most common signs that a dog may be dying is a severe loss of energy. Typically, a dying dog will lie in one place without moving around very much. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐. Your dog might not even have enough energy to lift their head. If your dog is still moving from place to place around your home but does so more slowly, this may simply be a sign of old age. Especially if your dog has a chronic illness, they may show fatigue even if they are not nearing the end. If your dog is no longer lively but does not show other signs that they may be reaching the end, talk to your vet to see if another underlying factor is involved.
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ
This happens in two cases, either your dog is old or they might be dying. ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ'๐ฏ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ. This can lead to your dog peeing or experiencing a bowel movement wherever they are lying. Even if your dog is very well-trained, they may not have the energy to get up to relieve themselves. If your dog cannot control their bladder, be sure to practice good nursing to keep your dog as healthy as possible. Change or wash your dogโs bed when it becomes soiled and keep your dog clean to prevent them from developing sores. While it can be challenging to care for a dog that cannot control their bladder or bowels, ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐.
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐. ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ.
๐. ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐
They might experience appetite changes and may lose their appetite entirely. No matter what food or treats you offer, a dog that has lost their appetite will typically refuse both food and water completely or shows no signs of interest.
The closer your dog is to dying, the less of an appetite they will have. If your dog is not eating at all, there is a good chance they are close to the end. ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ โ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ. Visible weight loss will often be accompanied. But even if your dog does still consume food or water, they may experience digestive issues. In addition to an inability to control their bowels, a dying dog may vomit after eating or drinking. If your dog is not able to keep water down, they may become dehydrated.
During this time, you may try to keep your dog hydrated by giving them water from a water dropper. However, if your dog does not swallow the water, there is not much you can do. ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐/๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ.
Sometimes, a dog will experience a natural decrease in appetite as they age or if they are ill, which does not necessarily mean they are dying. If your dog is still eating but in a lesser amount, you may consult your vet to check if he/she is sick.
๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ
Lastly, they may experience difficulty breathing, and their breathing may become shallow. You may also notice that your dog seems to struggle to catch their breath and their breathing may be uneven or odd. The time between each inhale and exhale may become longer. If your dog is breathing weird, they may be close to the end.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ . If your dog is younger and shows a few of these symptoms, talk to your vet, as your dog may be sick but not dying. Once your dog reaches old age, showing a combination of these symptoms is likely a sign that your dog is going to pass. Even if your dog is older, it is smart to take them to the vet to confirm your suspicions. Your vet will likely be able to assess the health of your dog without performing tests to determine whether your dog is dying or simply ill.
๐๐จ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ง?
๐. ๐๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ
Many dogs will ๐ฌ๐๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ during this time and ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐.
๐๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฒ.
๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ.
Try to remain ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ as much as possible while showing them ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.
๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ.
๐. ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ
Try to keep your dog in places where they are comfortable and familiar with. Avoid introducing them to new locations. New areas can cause too much stimulation and are distressing to a dog that is already experiencing mental confusion.
Also... Avoid having new people around your dog too, as that may also be disorienting to them. When people interact with your dog, make sure they are gentle and kind. Be very very cautious with children and others who may not understand the situation. It may be helpful to explain to your friends and family that your dog is growing old and will not be able to play in the same way.
๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ณ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ.
๐. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ
As your dog becomes older, continue to take them on walks and play with them as long as they are capable to.
As your dogโs health declines, they may not be able to participate in these activities as much or as rigorously, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒโ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐. ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ'๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ.
Monitor your dogโs behavior and never push them to do more than they can do. Adapt your regular habits to suit their abilities, but remain ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ .
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Life is short, right?
We donโt have forever with our lovely furkids, so why not make the best out of it?
Never treat them differently when theyโre old and sick, theyโre still the very same dog that filled the void in your heart and bring you happiness when you brought them home.
And also, that is why there is a saying-
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
Your furkid might only be here for a part of your life journey, but for your furkid, you're his/her whole life.
Therefore...
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐, ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐... ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง ๐ข๐ญ.
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