With Ox's 19th birthday approaching next month I have noticed the last couple of weeks that he seems a bit confused at times.
He's always concerned about food when he can see a bit of the bottom of "his" dish even though there are four others.
But I've been checking the dishes when he stands by the bathroom door and they are fuller than is usual fussy state. I just shake the dish a bit to even out the amount of food.
A couple times this week he stands by the family room door wanting to go outside (poor litter box user) which I don't know if he doesn't remember its winter and cold?? He is well used to going outside with this door. So I carry him upstairs and let him in the garage to use the litter box but sometimes he just sits on the bench and doesn't use the box.
Some BM messes in the kitchen in the morning too.
I'm sure this is aging the majority of the time he is just fine.
The reason I'm concerned is we are going to visit my sis in March for one week and I wasn't planning on having someone come over every day.
Can't board him due to bathroom problems.
Any thoughts/advise???
He's always concerned about food when he can see a bit of the bottom of "his" dish even though there are four others.
But I've been checking the dishes when he stands by the bathroom door and they are fuller than is usual fussy state. I just shake the dish a bit to even out the amount of food.
A couple times this week he stands by the family room door wanting to go outside (poor litter box user) which I don't know if he doesn't remember its winter and cold?? He is well used to going outside with this door. So I carry him upstairs and let him in the garage to use the litter box but sometimes he just sits on the bench and doesn't use the box.
Some BM messes in the kitchen in the morning too.
I'm sure this is aging the majority of the time he is just fine.
The reason I'm concerned is we are going to visit my sis in March for one week and I wasn't planning on having someone come over every day.
Can't board him due to bathroom problems.
Any thoughts/advise???