My 13 yr old girl as suddenly , well over the last 6 months, deteriorated markedly, she wants to go for a walk but when I take her out, she turns to go home, and only every so often does she actually go further, she will bark for seemingly nothing, needs to be directed to her food dish, cant get direction, she wanders into the wall or door, etc. she has itchy ears, suffers from Pancreatitis and hypothyroidism. Tho the latter seems under control. She sleeps an awful lot and suffers from confusion. She also feels the heat and is constantly looking to cool down and panting, this hot weather has been a nightmare for us....
It all seems in common with a description VIXEN put on this site I while ago and seems the normal progress. She is the first Cocker I have had that has actually reached this situation, previously the 3 that got to 13 died from other issues, never showing any of this and tbh I am finding it so gut wrenching and depressing . I have a younger girl who is 4 1/2 she has allergy issues and sometimes I sit and cry and wonder what it must be like to have a healthy dog that actually dies of old age. I dont know what to do for my old girl to make her life better, if she goes near the vet she is so stressed I fear a Pancreatic attack, and tbh I never seem to get anything that helps or improves, from them other than large bills. I am at my wits end