Posted by Dinah on December 22, 2003, at 9:32:38
In reply to My 13 year old dog, posted by judy1 on December 21, 2003, at 11:47:40
I haven't any suggestions, unfortunately. But I just wanted to say I'm sorry, and will be sending positive thoughts to you and your dog. I know how much he means to you.
I think maybe as they get older, you have to be more proactive in getting them outside instead of waiting for them to tell you as they always used to. It just hurts to get up, and lying down is so comfy that they ignore the warnings.
Harry wears a diaper (because he was a marking male, not because of old age), but I don't suppose that would be realistic with a Malamute.
I'd be interested in finding what you discover for the arthritis. My eleven year old is showing signs of Arthritis. I figured I'd eventually have to ask the vet for some Celebrex.
My house is a doggie old folks home right now, except for the new puppy. Ages ten through thirteen. Harry at thirteen has cancer, his sister is mostly blind and needs very expensive meds to keep what little sight she has, the ten year old is currently having a growth biopsied and has staples holding together her large incision, and the eleven year old is starting to show signs of arthritis. Only the twelve year old still looks like a pup. I'm slowly going broke here.
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