Same as in a human that dies of 'natural causes' in old age.
1. Slowing down. This actually begins after the peak of adulthood and is usually not an immanent sign.
2. Sleeping more - spending more and more of the day in a state of light sleep.
3. Not wanting to eat much, then not wanting to eat at all. (Taste and smell are the first senses to go, hearing is usually the last.)
4. Not wanting to drink after a while, either.
5. Staying in one spot drowsing, not active.
6. As death approaches, extremities get chilly.
7 Possible incontinence. May have restless spells, confusion, 'seeing things.'
8. Near the end, obvious changes in breathing with eventual cessation.
Life expentancies differ for dog breeds. For some of the larger breeds, 12 - 14 is doing great. The process of dying can take hours to days.
Always ask your vet about your pet's health and any changes you see.
Veterinary medicine doesn't have a good handle on whether or not dogs actually experience senility or if it is simply physical degradations such as hearing loss and Arthritis. However, some symptoms include not responding to learned commands, or responding inappropriately; disruptions in normal schedules such as eating or sleeping times; changes in personality such as sudden aggression or docility.
A graying muzzle, a slowed step, not eating all of its food, problems passing urine and feces.... If you have an elderly pet, my salute is to you. I cannot handle pets; I am too sad when they die. My mistake buying puppies; they are now almost 3 years old and I dread the day of their death. =[
It depends on the owner which cares for the dog. ive seen a old dog had hair loss and blindness bumping into walls. the owner however dragged the poor thing up n down the stairs. everyone gets old. but who will care for us at the bitter end. in a proper way hmmm.
The best thing to do is to take your dog in to be checked out by your Veterinarian immediately, do not let your dog suffer. The Vet is the only one that can actually tell you what is going on. It may be something that can be treated, if only for awhile, or not.
If it talks and says whats up vanilla face!
Older dogs can be lethargic; they don't want to play as much as they used to. They possibly sleep more and lose weight. An older dog will need better nutrition.
Dying of old age is one way of dying of natural causes, there are many others. Disease and illness for instance.
No. I want to die of old age.
how old is he/she and what are the signs? sickness or oldness?
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I would say old age and cancer. I had two very healthy dogs, the Husky mix died from old age (18 or so and went blind and deaf as her elder years came) and my golden/lab mix died at 13 from Cancer.
You can tell if you are dying at the age of nine if you start stuffing yourself with food or act as if you are one billion years old.
Your dog would be a little over 1 year old, to equal u in age
Methuselah, dying at age 969.
Pictures do show the signs of old age, if you look at a picture of yourself 10 years ago, you will see a change.
The dog is so old, he played with wooly mammoths as a puppy.
most people die over the age of 50 or if they have an illness they might die under the age of 50 but the average of dying is 50 to how ever old you get
because of the difference of the people in old age and people in modern age