Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Bobbie is coming up for 9 now and all her life she has had chronic respiratory tract problems. This has been controlled with appropriate treatment. Over the last year she has developed arthritis which has resulted in her back legs splaying and in recent months she has had problems with urine scald. Managing/trying to minimise the urine scald obviously involves a lot of hands on care every day. Bobbie has never been keen on a lot of hands on care, but up until a few weeks ago she put up with it most of the time. But now she really really HATES all the daily intervention by me and she gets into such a state that she starts to choke and go blue (due to her chronic respiratory problems). The stress caused by all this has exacerbated her respiratory tract problems meaning she needs yet more daily treatments for that. Today she is basically miserable. Yes, she is eating fine, great output etc. But she is on constant alert for the next session of hands on care. Then she fights me all the way.
I dont think this situation is sustainable. Bobbie's problems are not going to get better, so the hands on care needed every day is not going to decrease. Infact it is likely to increase. I fear we are now at the stage whereby her quality of life is becoming so badly effected by all the (essential) hands on care that I will have to let her go. I will be making an appointment for her within the next 48 hours. I am not expecting a 'good' outcome because I know for a fact that there is nothing more that can be done for her. Not giving the hands on care that is causing her so much distress every single day is simply not an option
I dont think this situation is sustainable. Bobbie's problems are not going to get better, so the hands on care needed every day is not going to decrease. Infact it is likely to increase. I fear we are now at the stage whereby her quality of life is becoming so badly effected by all the (essential) hands on care that I will have to let her go. I will be making an appointment for her within the next 48 hours. I am not expecting a 'good' outcome because I know for a fact that there is nothing more that can be done for her. Not giving the hands on care that is causing her so much distress every single day is simply not an option