u/Magekk0

I’m petsitting a senior chihuahua (14M) with a heart condition and due to his heart meds he has accidents (makes him pee more but also has accidents due to old age). The bedroom smells strongly of it and ammonia so I need to clean it asap. I can’t use anything strong smelling because of his trachea. What is the safest solution or cleaner I can use to get it out of the carpet?

There are quite a few urine stains and the window was closed and stuff so I need to at least get the ammonia out.

I can always sleep on the couch otherwise, chihuahua prefers the bedroom and I want him to be as comfortable as possible.

Thanks in advance!

I’m petsitting a senior chihuahua with a heart conditions and due to his heart meds he has accidents (makes him pee more but also has accidents due to old age). The bedroom smells strongly of it and ammonia so I need to clean it asap. I can’t use anything strong smelling because of his trachea. What is the safest solution or cleaner I can use to get it out of the carpet?

There are quite a few urine stains and the window was closed and stuff so I need to at least get any ammonia out.

Thanks in advance!

I’m really angry with my mom. Our female 5 year old yorkie needs dental work done and she just dismisses and refuses. As an adult that still lives at home I could take her but I would prefer being able to get permission or be able to at least notify with minimal upset possible because it could seriously damage our relationship. It’s been like a year since the vet recommended it so my patience has really reached it’s limit. I have tried giving her the facts and stressing the negative outcomes. So here are a few ideas I have now, not sure which one is best or if any of them are good:

-Reframe it and try to secure the first appointment as a first step. If successful, then letting the vet take it from there and hopefully convince her to book and go through with the second appointment/procedure. Not confident because the vet gave her a run down of it initially and she was very dismissive.

-Negotiate/ultimatum: I do work for her kind of I can either negotiate to be paid by her taking the dog to the vet or allowing me to. Or boycott by withdrawing my labour till she gets the dog help. If she wants to use her power, I’m not above using mine. This would probably hurt our relationship but not as severely.

-Offer it as a gentle suggestion repeatedly. Low pressure till she does it. However I rather push harder now because it’s already been too long IMHO.

-Call the clinic and organize something behind her back. I feel like there’s a big possibility I technically need her permission to make these decisions for the dog anyway but it doesn’t hurt to check. This would be more of a last resort because she’d be very upset. As I previously stated it would be damaging. I feel okay doing this for the first appointment but for the second/procedure it feels wrong. Second feels like it deserves notification due to risks.

-Honest confrontation. Ive told her how it affects the dog and in this option I can tell her how it affects me and the impact it will have on our relationship going forward. The resentment it’s building, how it is eroding my trust in her, etc because I would never forgive her.

Any other ideas or success stories that have worked for others is greatly appreciated too. I am writing this from a place of frustration and anxiety with the situation so my brain is currently focused on forcing her hand. I feel like that may backfire and make her dig her heels in harder though. I’m very stressed about the whole situation.