Some dog owners who have kept dogs for a long time know that as their dogs grow older, the quality of life of dogs entering old age will also decline, and there is no way to do this. Just like human beings, after all, in the old age, they lose the ability to do strenuous activities, and they also have more than enough energy to eat. Treating older dogs is much more careful than taking care of younger dogs, and the items prepared should also be suitable for them.
Many pet dogs don’t like the well-prepared kennels of their owners. They prefer to rest freely in their favorite places indoors. This is the case with my dog. Although he is five years old now, he can sleep wherever he wants after the kennel he prepared at the beginning was dismantled. Although the owner does not allow it to go to bed, the dog will still lie on the bed to rest after the owner falls asleep. This may be due to the reason of protecting the owner or feeling safe by the owner’s side.
However, elderly dogs will also change their temperament after they are not very convenient to move, and they like to sleep in a comfortable fixed position. At this time, even though the dog didn’t like the dog living in the kennel in the past, he will change his original habit. Because at this time, the elderly dog likes to rest most of the time, it is necessary to prepare a kennel for it that can support its joints and muscles. And at this time, it will habitually like a comfortable and fixed position.
Due to long-term sports, elderly dogs will generally have a certain degree of wear and tear on their joints. In this case, the dog will lack the corresponding strength to deal with the need for balance or slippery ground. Therefore, at this time, the owner should avoid the dog walking up and down the stairs or walking on steep slopes as little as possible. The goal is to avoid more serious damage to their already fragile joints.
Due to old age, some body organs are weakened, and their functions will also be weakened. Most older dogs suffer from urinary incontinence. It is also necessary to use diapers used by humans at this time to solve the problem that dogs may defecate anywhere at home. Although the old dogs do not like to play like the young dogs, they still maintain their interest in playing, but just like the old humans can only dance or play Tai Chi in sports, they can only do some slow exercises. active. Therefore, when preparing toys for elderly dogs, the toys must be soft and cannot be as fast as a rolling ball. This is to protect their teeth and joints.
In addition, the older the dog, the more anxious and separated it will be due to its own weakness. If conditions permit, the owner or family members should try to give them as much company as possible, so that they can continue to feel the care of the owner within a limited time, which will also make the owner feel less hurt. But it is necessary to remind here that when the dogs feel that their lives are about to die, they will choose to run away from home and find a place they think is suitable to die. This is the inherent habit of all dogs, which can never be corrected, and it cannot be eliminated by themselves.
Old dogs find their own suitable place to die in their own way, which has been the practice of dogs for thousands of years. It is impossible to realize this wish. After all, knowing that dogs may die at any time, it is impossible for the owner to keep an eye on them all the time, and there is indeed no suitable place in the city. Therefore, in the vast majority of cases, maybe when and where, the owner who returns home will find that no matter when he returns home for more than ten years, the warm welcome from the dog that he would enjoy is gone. You will find that the dog has left in a relatively secluded corner of the house. The dog’s final helplessness is that he has not found the place he wants to go.
Therefore, the owners who have elderly dogs at home should find a secluded place while caring for and taking care of the dogs, and prepare a kennel for them. Even if the dogs sleep in it, it is easier The comfortable kind. In normal times, try to guide the dog to rest inside as much as possible. Relatively speaking, in fact, this is the ideal place for them to die. But in reality, few people can think of it. Here is a reminder, so that after the dog is gone, you will feel less sorrow and more comfort!
