Quote Originally Posted by Queen of Poop View Post
At 14 years of age our vet and I have decided that surgery is NOT an option for my dear Miss Sasha. Regardless of whether it's sedation for a biopsy or actual surgery, she's just too old to recover from anything so invasive. But make no mistake, I'd lay down my life for this dog and do anything at any expense to keep her with me.
Wow 14 yeah our dog was 12/13 ish when he passed away this last Feb. His whole hip went out and he walked like something in his head just kinda seemed to have broke down It almost seem more like he lost control of his back legs more than a hip going out. They way he held his head tilted to one side when he tried to walk. For three days due to the bad wheather he used a sheet under his hips to hull him out side since he could walk with his front half just not his back wouldn't support the weight. It didn't seem to hurt him by using a sheet to pull his hips up. I miss him, more than I ever thought I would, I try not to think about seeing him on his last days because that usually makes me cry. I suppose I understand what you mean because whenever I started to see Clifford starting to age and getting small problems I worried that maybe this was going to get worse or think about how will he go? Not happy thoughts but I was concerned because the last two years he couldn't go on long walks and the last year we had him he made it the nex block and then we turn back rather go all around and have him heaving and tired out. The noosebleeds don't seem to be interupting her life and what she does on an normal basis, so I don't think it something you should worry about, just keep an eye out for it I think its just a sign of aging. My cats allergies are getting worse and I will be taking him to the vet next week to get him checked out and hopefully on some meds to clear his head, he can't pur with all that gunk cloging his nosetrils up. My cat sometimes sneezes and blood comes out with the snot if its strong but I know its all allergies and he just suffers with what most people with allergies do.