On April 22nd, 2021, Big Steve turned 17 years old!! He sure is a miracle dog!! 🙂
Since the last time I posted about him, he is doing so great. Just about 5 days ago, we went to Pet Food Express near our apartment. A person working at Pet Food Express thought Big Steve was 12 years old! 🙂
Although his hind leg is bothering him, he is still walking outside (very slowly). He is still having his appetite and we are happy that he is surviving! 🙂
However, he is getting old… He can’t control his toilet, so we put him in pet diapers. We still take him out for toilet every 2.5 to 3 hours. We carry him from the 3rd floor to the dog area. We have also noticed that he sometimes aimlessly wanders, pacing around, circling the same area. He is staring at walls, trying to go in narrow places and getting stuck behind furniture, not sleeping at night…. I was so worried about this strange behavior he does and searched online to find out what is going on with him.
It seems like he is having dementia now.
I’ve read some of the website to see what we can do to treat Big Steve for dementia. Here is what we are trying to do.
1. Have Patience : We need to know that all of what he does is not his fault. We just accept what he does.
2. Exercise : He cannot walk long distances, but I always take a walk to make sure he have some exercise.
3. Talk to him and don’t leave him all day : We know that he doesn’t understand what we are saying, but just show we love him and we care about him.
4. Try to keep him awake during the day time : He will sleep at night, if he is tired, so we try to keep him awake during the day time.
There is a good day and bad day for Big Steve, and we are scared and worried each time. But he is probably being old and we shouldn’t stress out too much. We just accept what he is going through right now and take care of him.
We are so lucky to have this amazing dog! 🙂
I collected some of his video and put them together! Look how amazing he is doing!
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