Two days ago Simba started straining to go potty, got him into the vet today, turns out he has a good amount of struvite crystals in his penis and bladder. Told us our options were surgery or put him to sleep, so surgery it is. My mom was the one who took him today, so she didn't set a date, as she wanted to talk with the family and look more into things - so not sure when his surgery date will be just yet. Poor old Bubba, but at least it's something where something can be done. The vet also mentioned a change in diet can help, as my mom does feed her dogs Diamond, at the least, but a lot of junky food through out their life, and junky treats now a lot, so this also took a step in the direction for her to try a better brand of food we picked out.