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Old Crank

(6,388 posts)

10. Nearly 75

Reply to Aussie105 (Original post)

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 06:35 AM

Nov 1

Current dog is 16, mostly blind and deaf. Relative good health other than that. We haven't decided yet about another pet. Cats tend to live longer. We plan on some travel and that is harder with a pet. Even if the daily walks with a dog are good for us.

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Life without pets. [View all] Aussie105 Nov 1 OP

... 2naSalit Nov 1 #1

Awwwww... murielm99 Nov 1 #2

I worry about that, too. zanana1 Nov 1 #7

Such a sad post, for many reasons. 3catwoman3 Nov 1 #3

. irisblue Nov 1 #4

Here I am, at 76 years of age . . . Aussie105 Nov 1 #5

I have 3 dogs... Trueblue Texan Nov 1 #6

My heart is with you. Hope22 Nov 1 #8

My last dog died in 2011 jmbar2 Nov 1 #9

I'm deeply touched by your post. Aussie105 Nov 1 #18

Nearly 75 Old Crank Nov 1 #10

Love our pets, but multigraincracker Nov 1 #11

I'm sorry you and your wife are going through this. callous taoboy Nov 1 #12

I'm so sorry, Aussie. A home without furbabies is missing brer cat Nov 1 #13

Sounds like us..... Karadeniz Nov 1 #14

A poem for you Nigrum Cattus Nov 1 #15

Many Blessings Richluu Nov 1 #16

I'm so sorry. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 1 #17

These were the first dogs that we have had from birth to death. Aussie105 Nov 1 #19