54_and_counting Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 On 05/07/2024 at 11:31, Rizzo said: Find ourselves back in the position of being on borrowed time with one of the dugs. Skye's been slowing down over the past year or so (not entirely surprising, given she's now 14.5yo). Noticed she was struggling with stiffness in her back legs over the past couple of months. Went to the vet who reckoned it was probably arthritis given her age so started treatment for that. Didn't really see as much progress as we'd hoped, and last night she was suddenly quite unsteady on her back end so headed back to the vet. Awaiting blood tests and urine results today but looking like she has dementia. No cure for that although seems a bit more settled and steady today. Found her on our bed yesterday and I have no clue how she is still getting up there. How is skye with getting lifted etc? Cause you can get a harness type thing that goes under them and when you walk you can essentially take a lot of the weight off their back legs, might help keep her active a wee bit more and her mind active We tried that with finn in his final few months but he absolutely hated being lifted underneath by anything so refused point blank it lol, ive seen other older dogs with it though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 On 06/07/2024 at 15:45, Rizzo said: Is it just the one leg Shug has trouble with? Hopefully the vets can suggest something for him. Skye has another appointment on Tueaday as well. Best option is libiuirm I think which doesn't impact kidneys and liver. Will see if insurance will cover it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, 54_and_counting said: How is skye with getting lifted etc? Cause you can get a harness type thing that goes under them and when you walk you can essentially take a lot of the weight off their back legs, might help keep her active a wee bit more and her mind active We tried that with finn in his final few months but he absolutely hated being lifted underneath by anything so refused point blank it lol, ive seen other older dogs with it though At the moment she can still actually walk ok, just struggling on slippy floors or uneven ground. We've been carrying her up and down the stairs in the house. We'll see how we go, she got a new drug to try today that's supposed to increase blood flow to the brain. At the end of the day she's a good age so health issues aren't entirely unexpected. She doesn't seem to be in pain or distress or anything and the vet is quite happy that she's better this week than when he last saw her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 43 minutes ago, RH33 said: Best option is libiuirm I think which doesn't impact kidneys and liver. Will see if insurance will cover it Maybe the dugs and Shugs of P&B can start their own Librela club. Hopefully it helps! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 11 hours ago, Rizzo said: Maybe the dugs and Shugs of P&B can start their own Librela club. Hopefully it helps! Bunch of junkies! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 "She says the jungle,....it just came alive and took him" 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 The Mrs is away to work so we're just chilling watching shite on YouTube 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Been a bit better the past few days. Now thinking that the hind leg weakness and dementia symptoms were maybe a side effect of the librela. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Funny you say that as I think Shugs right leg is even worse than before. Almost bending like the prosthetic blades runners use. Sadie's come into season so she's in lockdown as knowing her she'd look for a great Dane to shag. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 19 minutes ago, RH33 said: Funny you say that as I think Shugs right leg is even worse than before. Almost bending like the prosthetic blades runners use. Sadie's come into season so she's in lockdown as knowing her she'd look for a great Dane to shag. I've been doing a bit of snooping on social media re librela and hind leg weakness seems to be a symptom to watch for. Hopefully Sadie's season comes and goes without incident. One was enough for Millie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 6 minutes ago, Rizzo said: I've been doing a bit of snooping on social media re librela and hind leg weakness seems to be a symptom to watch for. Hopefully Sadie's season comes and goes without incident. One was enough for Millie. She's only going to be £300 to spay so three months after this she'll be sparked out getting fixed. She's even more barky. Wasn't sure if it would bother Shug as he only got baws off when he came to us. So far he's been fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Sadie's come into season, so shes on bed with her teddy, coffee, lunch bag and ice cream. Standard period basics 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieKTID Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Have a great weekend, Kind regards The Amsterdogs 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Sadie's a tart and the old boy still got moves, even if no baws....... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 "An unattended biscuit, how interesting!" 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Currently dog sitting this yappy wee b*****d. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 "We came to wreck everything and ruin your life. God sent us." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 I am not a dog owner but is barking like f**k for no apparent reason normal dog behaviour or is this one faulty? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 There's a dog treat shop in Portobello high street, and while driving past it today, I saw a guy walking past with a labrador, the dug decided it wanted to venture in, nearly pulling the guy off his feet 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 13 hours ago, Richey Edwards said: I am not a dog owner but is barking like f**k for no apparent reason normal dog behaviour or is this one faulty? Some are louder than others. Daschunds for example 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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