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Posted in my journal too, some more details there. After about 14 years I am most likely going to have to have my senior kitty put down. She is going on about 17 years old and is obviously in pain, isn't feeling well and is exhibiting some behaviors that she's never done before such as having diarrhea off and on and peeing on the floor next to her litter box instead of inside. She seems a bit confused too. It's affecting me too, since I'm having to literally spend hours each day cleaning up after her and washing her waste off of her. I do love her, she's my little friend and my roomie and it's been just the two of us for years. I call us "the two little old…

Hello ENA people, I feel the need to ask this here because I'm sure some of you can help me figure out this minor problem. Our dog is a small breed, some kind of terrier mix, he is adorable and very very sweet - good with all our kids, thinks our baby is his baby. I thought a smaller dog would have more anxiety with kids, but it doesn't seem to be that bad. Sometimes he does shake when around our daughter, but I think it's because they've had bad experiences as per below: I seem to suck at training him not to jump on the couch too fast. I want him to be able to sit there with all of us, but I don't allow him to anymore because he can't seem to slow dow…

I adopted a domestic shorthair female from a shelter when she was four months old. She is now almost three. We love her very much, but she shows aggressive behaviors toward us on occasion. For example, just this morning my husband sat on the floor to do a few sit ups. Our cat walked over and sat down next to him and I saw her head bob up and down as she followed his movements. Suddenly her ears went back, she crouched down and screeched, then lunged at his head. Other times she will be sitting next to me and I'll put my arm down not even touching her and she will bite my hand. We have said "no" in a firm voice and either move her away or get a toy to redirect her …

Hello all, I've not really posted on here that much in the last 6 months to be honest but i do value peoples opinions on here and i'm after advice. I'm angry about something and i dont want to be. Last summer i sold my own house and moved back into the family home with my mom and my sister short term to avoid getting caught in a property chain. During this period they said they wanted a dog and i agreed to financially contribute on the understanding that at some point i will be moving out when i buy a new house but i will still have a few days a week to lighten the load but ultimately responsibility would be with them most the week. They agreed.…

Hi all! Would love some advice please on which location to receive my rescue dog coming from overseas due to arrive in a couple of weeks! I am fostering (with the view to adopt) and I had my home-check already and I told the shelter that I don't have direct garden access, I live in a flat and I only have a communal garden, they were fine with that, and said they have re-homed into flats before - I do have a small balcony I could lay out some turf for toilet training, and the dog I chose is one of the more confident ones that are friendly with people so they didn't anticipate lead training to be too challenging. Nonetheless I have had some anxiety over the adjustment …

My ole boy has kidney disease and now diabetes. My husband doesn’t want to torture him with tests and implants and needles and pills and would rather he went over the rainbow bridge. My son is in agreement as well. He spent 10.5 wonderful years with us and would have been 12 in March. So tomorrow at 3:30 he will be “ going home”. My vet is allowing me to be with him while it is done. Then when he comes home he will be in an urn and be with us in spirit.

My beloved 14 yr old dog passed away 2 mos ago. :icon_sad For those of you who were dog owners, did you get a new dog after your previous dog passed away? If you did, when and why? If you decided against repeated dog ownership, what were your reasons? Do you have reasons from other dog owners such as your parents, in-laws, friends or acquaintances? Thank you for your opinion and stories. I appreciate it. There is sudden lonely freedom from losing "man's best friend." However, I don't miss the reality check of enormous commitment, responsibility and expense of taking care of "a toddler" for 14 years. Also, I can't experience another final good-bye and broken…

Hi Friends, my dear 14-year old cat was just diagnosed with renal failure. The vet said this is fatal, but with some treatment she might be able to live up to a few more months to a couple years. However the vet said any treatment may only be about 50%. She is a senior cat and unfortunately was born with very small kidneys which likely is making her condition worse. For treatment, she is on the second day of a daily sub-cutaneous fluid injection to remove and dilute the urea from her system. In spite of this, she is rapidly declining. I am doing everything I can to comfort her and put fluids and her favorite soft foods near her. She only takes a few bites, th…

Hello! First time posting on the pets section of this forum. I did some light reading first, and I think my topic is pretty popular: When it's time to say goodbye. For some history, I've had my dog for about 7 years now. He was approximately 5 when I got him. He was on the "kill" list for the city animal shelter and his time was almost out. Long story short - I saved his life. Fast forward to 2020. I have seen him get a lot older. He stopped playing with toys a while ago. I allow him on the couch, and one of his favorite things to do was to sit on the edge over the armrest. It became tough to jump on the couch, so he stopped trying entirely. In early …

I need advice on a situation that is really starting to bother me. First of all, I am an animal lover and have many pets. The problem here is my boyfriend's ill-trained dog. He bought this dog with his ex, obviously before I came on the scene. I have tried to speak calmly to my boyfriend about his dog's behaviour, but he won't listen and cuddles him loads. When we are preparing tea, his dog - let's call him Fido - stands close to the cooker watching every move my boyfriend makes, hoping to get scraps, which he usually does for the privilege of begging. I often find dog hairs in my food. I've told my bf the dog shouldn't be in the kitchen when food is being prepar…

I have a two year old domestic short hair cat. She is an indoor cat, but always anxious to get outside any time she sees the opportunity. She rushes past me when I open the door and if my arms are full I cannot immediately stop her. So, a few times a week she ends up being outside for a short while until I can lure her back in. I have several toys in the house to keep her occupied, but it does not seem to replace her interest in the great outdoors. I let her sit in window ledges to look outside and get a whiff of the good outdoor smells, but she sees squirrels and chipmunks and runs to the door scratching at it like she wants me to let her out. Sometimes she stands…

My kitten is generally well behaved. We have vertical blinds and of course cat nature is to look out the window but I am worried that she is going to mess up these blinds. The problem is we have to keep our blinds closed cause we don't want to deal with an obnoxious nosy neighbor peering in. I am wondering how do I keep my kitten from messing up the blinds and potentially ruining them. I know I'm working against cat nature to look out the window, but any tips would be helpful. Thanks ❤️

Thinking about getting a French Bulldog. Is there anything I should know before I buy one? Are they high maintenance? Health issues?

Hello all, I adopted a little kitten in a refuge about 3 weeks ago. He is about to turn 4 months. He's been sneezing quite a lot lately (like 25-30 times a day). He eats well and drink as well. He is quite active during the day and night. I'm just concerned about the sneezing. I noticed he had greenish/yellowish nose discharges. I'm supposed to renew his vaccinations next week, but I don't know if I should go and see a veterinarian before that. He has been sneezing for a few days now and it doesn't seem to stop. He doesn't cough or doesn't have runny eyes. Everything seems normal except for his nose. Anyone has any advices? Should I just go to the vet?

So, myself and my two kids got a puppy. My son, 13 is afraid of dogs and i thought bringing a small puppy into the house could help that. We had been thinking about it for ages, I did my research and thought we were ready. We were so excited! Well well well...... So I chose a cocker spaniel puppy . I bought her from a very nice and responsible breeder at 9 weeks. I met her parents and older siblings. All seemed like great dogs. She's now 11 weeks. I choose a puppy who was a 'middle of the road puppy'. In the litter of 8 pups she was not the shy quiet one but neither was she the hyper dominant one. She seemed playful yet calm, quiet but affectionate. The first few d…

We have an eight year old chocolate lab who has a bite history. We’ve had her since she was about six months old. She’s never bitten me, my wife, or my kids, but anyone she’s bitten has been men outside of our immediate family. When we were socializing her, she would always run behind me or my wife whenever adult men would walk up to her. She was always accepting and affectionate with women and kids, however. When she has bitten someone, it’s strange because there’s no warning; no growling, snarling, showing teeth, anything. She just does it. She just got a friend of mine on the leg, and this was a month or so after we had a party with about ten people in my hous…

Named after one of my favorite Spanish players. We're very fortunate to have a backyard in our New York apartment. My wife got a new job in the Midwest that we're relocating for, so after helping her settle in, I came back to NYC to get everything wrapped up for the move and to redeem as much of the security deposit as possible. We'd previously had a stray cat I'd occasionally put food out for hoping she'd come by often enough to keep to be a nice buffer between the apartment and critters outside. Upon returning to the apartment last month, I was shocked to see this little girl tailing her mama as she came out from the brush. She's getting fed well, and I just to…

My sweet, precious, loving kitty is 14 years old. She is a tortie and is very shy. However, she is very, very youthful. She is strictly an indoor cat and rarely, if ever, has health issues. I noticed about three months ago that blood would sometimes come out of her nose when she sneezed. I did some research online and most of what I found attributed this to allergies. After a week or two of this continuing, I took her to her veterinarian. He ran blood tests and looked in her nose and did not find anything. He gave her an antibiotic shot as a prevention method. It seemed to stop. For the last few weeks, she has been having bloody noses and sneezing blood a LOT. There…

I am somewhere between being extremely annoyed with and worried about my cat. (Yes, I am going to take her to the vet. Not even hesitating.) She uses her litter box excessively. Just this morning she got in 8 times in the space of 20 minutes. Peed once, pooped once, the rest of the times she just jumped in, crouched, kicked some litter around, then ran around my home for a few minutes meowing loudly (she's headed back in there as I'm typing). For some reason she always runs around the house meowing loudly every time she's done pooping. I've read that it could be a UTI or blockage, but she's able to pee and poop just fine. I have to change her litter box ev…

Hi guys, I took my cat to the vet this morning pretty certain what the prognosis would be: that Blue, after 16 years by my side, and probably something like 18 or 19 on the planet, has reached the end of her time. She's been drifting in this direction for a while now, over the past month it escalated, and here we are. She's on some fluids that will give her a decent day or two—and me some time to just love her without worrying—but all that could be done has been done. I've always respected that this is part of the deal of pet companionship, a hard reality that should be honored. The last few weeks, as she's really declined, have been surprisingly sweet. She's w…

He is having all his canines removed today. He has a condition where he is allergic to his own teeth.

After our 14-year old cat died in September, we decided to get a new kitten a few weeks ago. She is sweet and friendly and a pure joy. We confined her to one room the first couple days, with barriers. She seemed happy, but soon showed interest in the rest of the house and started jumping over barriers. After about 10 days, we let her have full access to the house and she seems comfortable. She chases her toys around, and seems to have bonded with my husband. She will walk over me to get to him and curl up in his lap. Since she has access to the full house, she is also able to sleep with us at night. I put a kitty pillow on the floor but she has no interest in i…

Hi Amazing Pet Owners! Just wondering what everyone's thoughts are for using Manuka Honey on small wounds on cats and dogs? I did a veterinary related degree and spent a lot of time with work experience in practice. I have seen many vets push medicines for "money" instead or using alternative natural treatments. I know some vets and rescue centers use it as a valid treatment but very rare to find those that advise this. I am not crazy and would never ignore going to the vet for something serious. I read an interesting article about a women who was prosecuted for using it on her cat and banned for having pets for a year! She literally ignored her cat's…

My husband is allergic to cats. We have always kept my cat in a separate room or garage until June 2018 when we moved to our new home. We have two air purifiers with HEPA filters, and I clean the hair on furniture daily and vacuum every other day. I wipe her down with a dander remover cloth I got at petco once a day.. We have an upholstered couch which I know holds dander more than leather, but we don’t have the $ to buy a new couch. We also keep the bedroom door closed at all times. It has been good up until two weeks ago when my husband started sneezing 3x as much as before .. Are there any other tips anyone can share that have helped their allergic owners live in …

Some of you were here this tuesday when i posted about my elderly dog passing away. I know it's only been two days, but i feel like utter pathetic ####, weeping at the most inappropriate times. Maybe you know this about me, maybe you don't, but i have a huge issue with pathological mourning. In that, i can go on mourning until the cows come home, barely functioning, keeping the lost person/pet inside me like some living dead, and it leaves very little energy to invest in new life. i've gotten significantly better about it with time, but i fear reverting to this melancholy now. I want to act differently this time, just worried i might take it to the other extreme. I…