We all know this has been a long time coming, but Dende is doing worse. He has pretty much stopped eating or drinking–although he did have a little something today. But he is very weak and lethargic. He does still wag his tail when we come over to pet him, but for the most part he is trying to sleep all day. More so than usual, I mean. He doesn’t seem to be in pain, just worn out and slow. He’s looking very gaunt and has very large lumps under his jaw against his throat. Poor guy… 🙁
We had a scare last summer where we were certain he was going to need to be put down, but then he made it through. I’m not sure about this time though…
I’m so sorry. That’s very sad.
Chloe mentioned that he was dying. That is very hard, I’m sure, since he has been such an important part of your family for so long. But such is the difficulty of dogs – even in the best circumstances, they don’t live very long compared to us. But you can be sure you have all given him the most wonderful life a dog could ever hope for and you will also see that the end is as comfortable for him as you can. My sympathy to all of you as you go through this.
I’m sorry I hadn’t heard he wasn’t well.
*hugs*