I am so Scared and Anxious
I don't know how i'll get thru the summer. I KNOW my anxiety and fears don't help anything and that I need to relax and enjoy Rocky but I just can't. I KNOW I am being over dramatic/melodramatic but i just can't bounce back.
We were at the vet yesterday. While Rocky is good in many ways, and we've really done good on keeping him mobile, his LP has quickly escalated.He "pants" at 15 degrees celcius (with cooling vest, under 10 minutes). now, I know panting is normal but the vet saw videos and said that's not normal panting but breathing issues and we want to avoid that. We are gonna be shut in all summer :( I had him outside today at 25 deg c ((77 F), for under 10 mins just puttering in the shady area on the side of my yard (not a walk i just wanted him to pee). And we're gonna have bouts where even overnight it doesn't go under 20C (68 F)
I am PETRIFIED he will have a breathing crisis and we'll be at the vet. I live alone with no car so while I've got a list of contacts this isn't a straight forward thing. Even if I have a car, I have to get him downstairs and in the car.
I am just scared. Can I go back to only worrying about his back end please? LP is horrendous. I don't know how I'll even get him to pee and poop in this heat. and what kind of life is this if he can't go outside?