Posted by Brokenwrench on March 25, 2014 at 16:47:27 from (75.100.29.218):
In Reply to: Re: Animal senility? posted by Nancy Howell on March 25, 2014 at 10:46:31:
Nancy and Tom
Thanks for the replies.
I noticed his hips and front shoulder started bothering him about 4 yrs ago. I brought him to the vet and he has been on the Glucosamine/chondroitin dog food since then. He really did well with it for about the next two years. He was already losing his hearing then. It was last summer I figure that he went totally deaf.
I bring him to the vet every spring, the last time there, she could really tell he was slipping. In fact, if it weren"t for the heated garage for him to lounge in this winter, I don"t think he would have made it. It was brutal cold and he wants absolutely nothing to do with being in the house. I can hardly keep him in the garage.
Im afraid its just getting to be that time for him. Ive been watching him closely for the last month. I think old age, hip dysplasia, and a lifetime of being a rugged outdoor MN dog are just all catching up with him. BW
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