Hello all,
I should have done this back in April but better late than never. It has been 3 and 1/2 years since my Bichon Casey was diagnosed with diabetes. Long story short, what I thought was a doomed situation when she was diagnosed, turned out to be a 3.5 yrs (and counting) of precious years with her. First few months were rocky and nerve wracking. But with time, patience, and lots of great info and support from this board, her diabetes has been well managed. I've been fortunate that Casey has been a great dog through all of this. No trouble. I went from "how in the world can i do this" ......"take her blood glucose levels?! NEVER!"...... to doing the whole procedure while multi-tasking different things!
Thank you all. I would never have been able to manage without this board. I know I am rarely on this board, but I cannot forget to thank the board that helped me during the most difficult time for Casey.
Unfortunately, my Casey's time may be up
. My mom who takes care of
her whle I'm at work all day, has had enough and has given me 2 weeks to find another solution. Even though Casey's blood glucose #'s have been
right on, she has been urinating in her home several times a day & wont take to wee wee pads. Due to her old age, she is incontinent. Even if the vet could
give her something for it to help out, my mom has stubbornly decided she just doesnt want to take care of her anymore. I cant blame her as my mom is 77 and the
constant cleaning up after her, a few scary moments of slipping on her mistakes, and walking her in cold weather, has proven to be too much. And I wouldnt want
my mom to get hurt if she takes a fall on one of her accidents. I cannot afford a dog walker several times a day or daycare, and the bottom line is she
wants Casey out. No further discussion, acc to her.
I know theres a section to post adoption listings, but I dont think realistically, anyone will want to adopt an incontinent 15-16 yrs old diabetic dog. It breaks my heart as she still has life in her & would be so much easier if she showed signs that "its time". I just dont know what to do.
If anyone knows of any ideas, please feel free. And apologies if I put this part of the posting in the wrong section.
Thank you all and many blessings.
I should have done this back in April but better late than never. It has been 3 and 1/2 years since my Bichon Casey was diagnosed with diabetes. Long story short, what I thought was a doomed situation when she was diagnosed, turned out to be a 3.5 yrs (and counting) of precious years with her. First few months were rocky and nerve wracking. But with time, patience, and lots of great info and support from this board, her diabetes has been well managed. I've been fortunate that Casey has been a great dog through all of this. No trouble. I went from "how in the world can i do this" ......"take her blood glucose levels?! NEVER!"...... to doing the whole procedure while multi-tasking different things!
Thank you all. I would never have been able to manage without this board. I know I am rarely on this board, but I cannot forget to thank the board that helped me during the most difficult time for Casey.
Unfortunately, my Casey's time may be up
. My mom who takes care of
her whle I'm at work all day, has had enough and has given me 2 weeks to find another solution. Even though Casey's blood glucose #'s have been
right on, she has been urinating in her home several times a day & wont take to wee wee pads. Due to her old age, she is incontinent. Even if the vet could
give her something for it to help out, my mom has stubbornly decided she just doesnt want to take care of her anymore. I cant blame her as my mom is 77 and the
constant cleaning up after her, a few scary moments of slipping on her mistakes, and walking her in cold weather, has proven to be too much. And I wouldnt want
my mom to get hurt if she takes a fall on one of her accidents. I cannot afford a dog walker several times a day or daycare, and the bottom line is she
wants Casey out. No further discussion, acc to her.
I know theres a section to post adoption listings, but I dont think realistically, anyone will want to adopt an incontinent 15-16 yrs old diabetic dog. It breaks my heart as she still has life in her & would be so much easier if she showed signs that "its time". I just dont know what to do.
If anyone knows of any ideas, please feel free. And apologies if I put this part of the posting in the wrong section.
Thank you all and many blessings.
