ɪn hɜː lˈæst jˈɪɹz, pˈoʊɡoʊ sˈʌfɚd fɹʌm mˈɛdɪkəl kəndˈɪʃənz ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə hɜːɹ ˈeɪdʒ, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ hˈɑːɹt pɹˈɑːbləmz, ɑːɹθɹˈaɪɾɪs, ænd dˈɪsk dɪzˈiːz ɪn hɜː lˈoʊɚ bˈæk, ænd spˈɛnt hɜː tˈaɪm nˈæpɪŋ.
In her last years, Pogo suffered from medical conditions related to her age, including heart problems, arthritis, and disc disease in her lower back, and spent her time napping.