u/Honest-Chocolate-535

My 7yr old beagle suffered from Disc protrusion in C4-C5 which impacted his right limb and was in constant pain. He would drag his feet during his walks and fell many times just trying to move. He was on medication for 2 months and whenever the medicine stopped, the pain was back. It was heartbreaking to see him yelp in pain. Every-time he yelped, I would cry.

Medications and rest wasn’t helping so we decided to go for an MRI to understand the issue. His disc protrusion was 80% and was pushing into his spinal cord hampering the nerves which in turn made him unable to walk. We then decided to go in for a spinal decompression surgery. He’s currently in the OPD and my heart is pounding. I have cried my heart out and I’m sitting here waiting to hear the news that the surgery went well.

I just wanted to share this and how hard it is for pet parents. People think that pets aren’t like children and they are so wrong. I don’t even understand how some people abandon them. I hope he comes back safe and recovers soon. Thank you for reading.

Care taking my elderly parents as all my other siblings live abroad, care taking my parents dog suffering from health issue, managing my house, making sure the groceries are there, making sure everything is clean and tidy, doing laundry, folding clothes, making sure the cupboards are tidy, dusting, changing sheets, changing curtains, washing the old ones, making sure the cook knows what to cook for different people, managing everyone’s medicine, and so many other chores while also working, earning and trying to take care of myself.

I’m overwhelmed and exhausted and I want to just leave everything and go but I’m responsible for everything and I can’t leave.

I’m tired and I’m losing it and before you judge and tell me that I should be happy taking care of my parents and shouldn’t complain, I want to say that I love them to moon and back but they are also stubborn and even though I love them, all these work is extremely overwhelming.

Is anyone in similar situation? How to manage mental health while there’s never ending work?

My brother’s dog was diagnosed with IVDD/cervical spondylitis a month back. A 7yr old beagle with IVDD. I feel so bad not taking him out and keeping him constrained at home. He’s been peeing everywhere and it’s getting overwhelming for me. I have got anti slip mats, socks and watch him everytime he gets up or moves.

I work from home and I’m also responsible of taking care of my elderly parents and today I just broke down. It’s not easy. Care taking is hard. My emotions are all over the place.

Any positive thoughts or comments will be helpful. Thank you.