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My poor old pug has been diagnosed with canine dementia and tracheal stenosis. (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
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(please don't tell me about how wrong it is to own pugs, he was a stray I adopted who was found on the street, not a breeder dog I bought. He has a lot of health problems and I've devoted a lot to keeping him well cared for).

My poor old puppy. The restlessness and spinning in circles, the staring off into space, the coughing fits. We are already treating the cough but started some dementia-type medicine and melatonin last night. I don't want to do extensive interventions if he's unhappy but I want to try to improve his quality of life and make his geriatric years as happy and peaceful as possible.

It's so hard to make good decisions about elderly pets isn't it? You want to do the right thing.

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[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Aww I'm glad he had such a nice long life and was happy though. What a good life he had!

My pug doesn't love walks anymore and doesn't seem content is the thing. Still loves cuddling and food, but seems very disoriented and restless. I'm happy to try other things and try to make him happy but I hate seeing him so not himself. Even a year ago he was still a funny cheerful dog who could sing like an opera singer and stole the celery out of the grocery basket.

He actually once went into the garden and dug potatoes that were growing out of the dirt and ate them raw. He had raw potato shits for days and was absolutely delighted with his snack. What dog does that?

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