moved house and my senior dog is really confused
2025.02.01 21:41 Prudent-Buy409 moved house and my senior dog is really confused
Hi everyone
I have two dogs that are 18 in April. Same litter. One (female) is still cognitively there, but arthritic. The other (male) is less arthritic but has lost most of his senses (smell, sight hearing).
Unfortunately I had to move from my house (with backyard), that I own and where my dogs have lived (and therefore are familiar with in their old age) for the last 6 years, to renting a small apartment.
My male dog was already starting to have a hard time at the old place, bumping into things, pacing, not settling etc. I knew moving would be the worst thing for him, but I really had zero choice in that. It has been a traumatic 6 months for me and I needed to get out.
Since moving to the new place, as expected he has zero idea where he is. He is constantly pacing, bumping into everything, he won't sit on his mat or next to me on the lounge. The other is fine.
I have two problems:
- I cannot leave them (particularly him) alone here.
At my old house they knew where they were, I left them in the same spot when I'd gone out, it was routine. Granted I tried not to leave them as much as possible, but it was okay if I did.
- Toileting
Every morning (early - 5/6am) I wake up to him whining at the barrier because he has gone to the toilet and can't find his way back to the mat in my room (it's about 2m away). I pick him up and put him back on the mat but he just gets up and wanders again. over and over again. I know I sound silly, but I really need to sleep. I have had such disruptive sleep over the last 6 months, my body is tired, my mind is tired, and the no sleep has started to affect me deeply. I feel like I can't take my sleeping pills (Seroquel) because if I don't wake up early enough, he will have spent hours whining, lost, confused which I imagine is stressing him out.
He also makes a mess. This morning he must have stepped in poo and I could see how much he was pacing from the poo paw prints. There was poo on the walls. The smell is awful and it's right outside my room. I have all the windows open 24/7 but it only does so much. It's a small space. The whole place smells. So then I don't invite people over, because I'm conscious of how bad it smells in here. I'm extra scared because it's a rental, I'm not used to being a tenant, I'm scared I am going to ruin the floors and/or that the smell is going to be noticeable upon inspection. I can only mop so much so I don't ruin the floors (hardwood).
to be honest the mess is also getting to me. I came from a really messy, chaotic environment and now I crave cleanliness, order, clarity. I don't feel clean and I'm constantly cleaning up his accidents if I don't watch him and put him on the grass during the day. When I don't feel clean I won't eat - yes, this is besides the point and something seperate I need to sort out, but this situation is making it a lot worse.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can leave them (not all day) without stressing him out? And stressing me out so I can go out and relax rather than worry about what I might come home to? and for their toileting at night? is there a better option, way? is there a magic cleaning product I dont know about to help with the odour?
I don't even know what I am asking for here, I'm stressed, he's stressed, I left a highly stressful situation only to face more stress. I have spent the last two years dealing with anticipatory grief and it breaks my heart to watch them go downhill.
I don't know how to judge his quality of life - I see the vet monthly, she comments on how good they are for nearly 18. He is definitely not a bad dog, he is just confused, and he is confused because I moved house. He has no idea where he is, but I did that. As I write this post, I'm crying and he's pacing. I don't know what to do but it is really taking a toll on me.
My other dog is fine - just a bit arthritic.
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2025.02.01 21:41 esutiidajo AM said no reproductive rights
Wanted to get it off my chest. An update from my previous emotional post. I wanted to write this with a clear mind. Thank you everyone for your supportive help in the previous post.
I personally have extremely painful periods, not irregular but painful. I haven't been diagnosed with anything and the doctors just waved it off as oh just regular pain.
I love kids, I love playing with them and being near them but that is it. I know that I don't want to go through the childbirth or even take care of my own baby. I like the kid as long as they aren't crying or being bratty. I know I got no patience.
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AM clearly stayed because she had two kids and AF clearly stayed because he had a free maid, sex maid and a free will to continue abusing AM mentally, emotionally, financially, a little physically, sexually (forcing himself without protection and shit) and a fake societial defination of family man fame.
Let me tell you my AM is absolutely against adoptions (she believes that adopted kid will always be a stranger and will never take care or tolerate their parents unlike the blood child) and is totally trying to gaslight me into thinking that the 9 month pregnancy is the only thing and it will go by fast. When I asked her, 'what about after birth, what about my health and the baby?'
She asked me back, 'what about it? You'll be fine and if you don't want the baby then just give it to me I'll raise them.'
Honestly, in alternative timeline, if I ever do go though childbirth then I would like to raise my own kid. And definitely not give the kid/s my APs. I do NOT wish to destroy one more life than two already destroyed.
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