cimorene

The dog was already unable to hold it at all anymore, and had his newspapers on the floor near the bathroom door. But he's been gradually getting worse at newspaper, rendering the flat depressingly disgusting, and now he apparently can't aim at all. Yesterday he completely stopped using the newspaper at all and just pooped in the middle of the kitchen floor and the hallway (two separate occasions). I'm inclined to suspect senility, because urinary tract problems can't explain poop and the poop itself is apparently completely healthy, going by its shape and so on. Sadly I'm kind of an expert in that these days.

Of course beagles are known for being ornery and stubborn, but Perry hasn't done any Statement Pooping before and I've had him nearly 15 years, so it would be astonishingly out of character. On the other hand, he's so feeble he can't seem to sit or stand without wobbling around and he does seem to be mostly blind and mostly deaf these days (and in surprisingly good cheer with it).

Evidently I have no choice but diapers now, which is kind of upsetting because diapers can get quite expensive and although we have more income than we need, sort of, right NOW, that's due to stop in a couple of months when my Finnish class ends.

There's a whole website dedicated to knit and crochet dog incontinence diapers, where you use rags as the linings; but this sounds like it might be more grossness than I can handle. I guess I may try it if disposable ones look too unaffordable though.