Mr Spaghetti Legs is a very old boy, who unfortunately leaks. His bed needs scrubbing down quite often. Then I prop it up against something like the door, to catch as much winter sunlight as possible, so it can dry by the evening.
I heard a scrabbling sound and when I looked outside, there was old SL, settling himself on beddy. It didn’t seem to occur to him that his bed was vertical! He just made the best of it and lay down.
By the looks of things, Β he couldn’t quite understand why his bum did not fit on his bed. His front paws were in the correct position, so what was going on? Not normally spatially-challenged, he just could not figure out that his bed was sideways on!
Ah, I’m getting into the leaky stage myself! π
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hahaha Well we’re all heading that way! π
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August 5 happens to be WORK LIKE A DOG DAY, which I could handle, if I can emulate Mr. SL. π
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haha Just read your post π No idea where the expression comes from, since all SL does is eat and sleep! It’s a Dog’s Life sure isn’t too bad! π
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It will come to us all, four legs or not. π
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Eventually I guess π
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Awwww, love him! Is he saying, “Does my bum look big in this?” π
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hehe Could be! π
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It could be a sign of diabetes. I had a dog with the same problem and it turned out he had diabetes.
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Thanks for the heads up about diabetes – I’ll ask next visit to the vets. π
He had all sorts of (expensive) tests when I first got him, and turns out it was a persistent bladder infection caused by bacteria resistant to penicillin and it just keeps flaring up. He has no other problems apart from arthritis, which at 13+ is not bad.
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It’s probably not diabetes. The other symptom is drinking lots of water which my dog was also doing before diagnosis.
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It’s as well for me not to get complacent – just because one thing is wrong I mustn’t assume that is all that it is. SL does drink more than LM, but he always has – old boy, kidneys probably not 100%. I’m always grateful for any tips – Thank you π
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Once we started treating my dog – daily insulin injections – he stopped peeing in the bed.
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We will all be old one day. Leaky, crotchety, hopefully not finnicky or senile. Mr SL has so much love from you. He is truly blessed to have you π
I hope when I am old and crochety, I will have an “owner” as kind as you π
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Little Monkey chose Mr SL π We are all lucky to have him absorb her unbalanced energy!!
We can all only hope to end life with some dignity and someone who cares for us π
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Yes….living with dignity! I call it living graciously and leaving triumphantly!! π
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We can only hope! π
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You may be an old boy who leaks, but you are too good to make everyone love you β€ β€ β€
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hehe He is rather cute! π
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hehe yes π π π
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I sure know how the ol’ guy feels. I swear my butt fit in my pants last week. .. At least I don’t leak… yet!
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hahaha Shrunk in the wash – Again! π
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Dogs do love their beds. My daughter has an old leaky dog too! Just thought I would throw that in. Like Colinandray said, we are all going to get old and leaky someday. Think the reduced brain cells come before leaky. Ha
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hehe Well Mr SL is pretty sharp still! And the leak comes from spending nearly 11 years in kennels in a rescue organisation π¦
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Wow, Mr SL had quite a life. If only he could talk and tell us his story. Glad he has a good home.
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I wish I could take them all! They really want to belong to a family. Still I take one at a time. π
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Funny boy!
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hehe yes he really is! π
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My one furkid also leaks, so I symphathise.
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Yes. Tho it doesn’t bother him in the least! π
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My one sometimes gets quite embarrassed, She knows when she leaks because then she won’t come sit by me.
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Aw, poor thing. Girls are usually easier to stop leaking – with estrogen. Boys not much you can do. I have mats all over the place – and keep washing them! π
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We’re all going to be old, leaky, and functioning on reduced brain cells one day. I just hope that I get as much TLC as SL! π
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haha I’m sure you will! π
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