Gemmapookie
Wise Old Thumper
Hello everybody, I've been really busy so haven't been on here in a while.
For those who don't know her my Mimi is now 9, possibly 10, and has arthritis in her back legs and spine. She's now on the highest dose of Metacam I can give her.
In the past 2 days she has started dragging her back right leg a bit more and seems quite unstable. This morning she got over excited coming for her breakfast, fell over and couldn't get back up again She is still interested in food and even tried to steal some of my cereal :lol: But I'm starting to question her quality of life now. She doesn't move around much atall, only to get to her hay and water really. That said I keep her comfortable, clean, she's getting spoiled with treats and adored by her husbun Timmy as always. I don't think she's miserable yet, but I don't want her to get to that point
We're going to see a specialist on Tuesday so I guess we'll see what she says, I'm thinking it might be time for steroids atleast.
I know I have got this decision coming up though and I cry about it all the time. I have to make it totally by myself because ex isn't interested anymore. OH and friends are amazingly supportive but no one wants the responsibility of helping me with this, which I can understand.
How do you know RU?
For those who don't know her my Mimi is now 9, possibly 10, and has arthritis in her back legs and spine. She's now on the highest dose of Metacam I can give her.
In the past 2 days she has started dragging her back right leg a bit more and seems quite unstable. This morning she got over excited coming for her breakfast, fell over and couldn't get back up again She is still interested in food and even tried to steal some of my cereal :lol: But I'm starting to question her quality of life now. She doesn't move around much atall, only to get to her hay and water really. That said I keep her comfortable, clean, she's getting spoiled with treats and adored by her husbun Timmy as always. I don't think she's miserable yet, but I don't want her to get to that point
We're going to see a specialist on Tuesday so I guess we'll see what she says, I'm thinking it might be time for steroids atleast.
I know I have got this decision coming up though and I cry about it all the time. I have to make it totally by myself because ex isn't interested anymore. OH and friends are amazingly supportive but no one wants the responsibility of helping me with this, which I can understand.
How do you know RU?
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