mickey3375
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My parent’s dog. They haven’t been on a vacation since we got him. During that time, all of my grandparents have passed away and they are finally making a trip to go visit their extended family.
We’ve had Max for 5 years now, we got him as a rescue when he was about 2 so he’s 7. Shih Zu Maltese mix. He gets separation anxiety and the doctors say he has an enlarged heart and bladder that has led to some health issues. He’s fine for the most part but he’s had a cough ever since we got him, and now he has to pee all the time and drinks a ton of water.
We’re going to Mexico to visit family for 9 days and my parents are so scared about what to do with him while we’re gone. We don’t have anybody who could stay at the house and watch him - at least not all day which he’s used to because my mom works from home.
We’ve been spending a lot of money taking him to a dog hotel to see how he does. He’s been doing okay there, it’s a really nice place and they treat the pets well, they have cameras that we can watch him through. But he doesn’t interact with other dogs he kind of just stays by himself.
My parents are worried about leaving him there for so long. I’m worried that with his health problems something could happen to him there because of the stress of being away.
I’m really not sure what to do… if anybody has any advice or similar experience please let me know. Thank you.
We’ve had Max for 5 years now, we got him as a rescue when he was about 2 so he’s 7. Shih Zu Maltese mix. He gets separation anxiety and the doctors say he has an enlarged heart and bladder that has led to some health issues. He’s fine for the most part but he’s had a cough ever since we got him, and now he has to pee all the time and drinks a ton of water.
We’re going to Mexico to visit family for 9 days and my parents are so scared about what to do with him while we’re gone. We don’t have anybody who could stay at the house and watch him - at least not all day which he’s used to because my mom works from home.
We’ve been spending a lot of money taking him to a dog hotel to see how he does. He’s been doing okay there, it’s a really nice place and they treat the pets well, they have cameras that we can watch him through. But he doesn’t interact with other dogs he kind of just stays by himself.
My parents are worried about leaving him there for so long. I’m worried that with his health problems something could happen to him there because of the stress of being away.
I’m really not sure what to do… if anybody has any advice or similar experience please let me know. Thank you.