Baldy and Pee Boy

For 18 years Diego-san’s special time with me was right before bedtime when I would comb him. He loved being combed. He wouldn’t let me go to bed until we did the routine. With his health issues the past month, he hasn’t wanted to be combed. And because I haven’t been able to comb him, he’s developed mats So I tried to undo them by using my fingers, this led to clumps of fur being removed.

So now Diego-San has some bald spots on his chest, the most prominent being right under his neck where there used to be a proud tuft of fur.

During the last few months of his life, Thompson started having trouble using the litter box. I moved one into one of the unused bedrooms on the main level of the house. This meant he didn’t have to go downstairs to get to the litter box. But in the last months, he didn’t always use the box, and the carpet in the bedroom got stained.

A few weeks after Thompson was gone, I noticed a new spot on the carpet. Thompson hadn’t been the only culprit. Ever since then Theo hasn’t always chosen to use a little box to pee. I’ve taken him to the vet multiple times to see if there is something physically causing the issue. Nothing has been found yet. It’s almost like once he saw Thompson not using the litter box he decided litter boxes in our house are optional.

You may have seen some of the pictures in the upstairs main bedroom where I have puppy pads laid out on areas of the carpet where Theo has peed. This week I discovered he’s been peeing on some rugs in my office (which I haven’t been using other than throwing empty boxes in it). A couple of days ago I moved a litter box in the main level bathroom. Thankfully he’s been using it and I haven’t found any non litter box pee spots. (I was sure to give him a treat the first few times he used the moved litter box.)

So this week I’ve given both Diego-San and Theo new nicknames: Baldy and Pee Boy. I don’t think they particularly like their new names. All of us can confirm it sucks to get old.