old man

max's moaning kept kara up all night last night as well as the night before. she's working right now, as she worked yesterday, operating on very little sleep. i was able to sleep through his insomnia somehow, though i did get up fairly early this morning. we don't know what's troubling the old man. his sagan-inflicted wounds have healed and look good. we don't know why he's not sleeping. he's on all the pain medications our vet seems to think he can handle, but he might still have pain. when he moans we don't know what he wants. does he want to be picked up? sometimes he can pick himself up and sometimes he can't. his back legs, his hips, are very weak. is he just lonely and wanting attention? kara goes and pets him for a few minutes and returns to bed, but soon he's moaning again. we don't know. i don't know if he's deteriorating suddenly or if this is just a phase, a mood. i wish he could talk and tell us what he wants.