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Health / Re: How do I know if my chin is dying of old age?

« on: October 03, 2009, 02:50:19 PM »

Not eating and not drinking is a bad sign ... this by it's self can contribute to impacted bowels.  Do you know how to force feed her?

If you do not want to do that, you could put some Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice 1/2 and 1/2 with water to encourage her to drink.

If she does not eat or drink soon, she will be very close to death.

Hi Jo Ann, she passed on to a better place.  She probably waited for me because it happened right while I was watching.  Took the last breath and then she left.

thanks for your help on this.  this would be my 4th and final Chin, they brought joy to my life and I miss all of them.

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Memorials / Beloved chin Daisy passed on....

« on: October 03, 2009, 01:39:20 PM »

Daisy, hopefully you didn't suffer much.  You've accompanied me for 10 years everywhere I go, you will be missed as a family member.
 

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Health / How do I know if my chin is dying of old age?

« on: October 03, 2009, 09:49:26 AM »

Hi,

New to the forum, I had experience with sick Chins and I've seen teeth problems and digestive track issues, but this one is different.

I have a female chin about 11 years old, she was doing great up until 3 days ago when she was not eating as much.  All of suddent things deteriorated quickly and now she completely stopped eating and struggling to stand up.  I looked at her poops and they look ok and continues to poop a little though it's about half the size of normal (seems like no digestive track blockage).  I don't see any signs of diarrhea and now she completed stopped eating/drinking so I can't really hand-feed her.   Now she's on dying bed and losing heat.

so I have a question:  how do I know if my chin died of old age?  what are the signs of old age?  do old chins stop eating and wait for the inevitable like the elephants?


thanks in advance for your help.