Lab/Border Collie 15.3yrs

  • grumpy
    Iowa, Clinton
    Posts: 489
    August 30, 2012 at 11:51 am #1278711

    not looking good, walking is a real effort, stopped eating this am. hind legs have been going for about 3 yrs..will take her to the vet today, she takes pain meds..my gut hurts:( see below

    iowa roger
    North central Iowa
    Posts: 259
    August 30, 2012 at 11:59 am #1095739

    I feel for you man, it hurts to do any thing at the end.
    Our vet says it is something that we can’t do for people that we can do for dogs.
    Still hurts a bunch.
    Sorry for ya,I just got a new one from the Rescue Shelter, after being without a dog for a couple of years.
    Like losing a member of the family, dogs get to be like a person in the family.
    Roger, a fellow dog lover.

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    August 30, 2012 at 12:13 pm #1095743

    Sorry to hear that Grump. I also have a lab Border Collie. Very smart dogs. 15.3 years is a long full life for a dog.

    grumpy
    Iowa, Clinton
    Posts: 489
    August 30, 2012 at 1:12 pm #1095760

    15.3 AND COUNTING, thanks

    she is smart as a whip, picks everything up faster than me!! snd she is not happy with this process…

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
    Posts: 4102
    August 30, 2012 at 2:54 pm #1095791

    went thru the same thing in March. very hard to deal with. we picked up a lab mix from the shelter in June. he’s turning into a great dog.. glad we got him..

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    August 30, 2012 at 3:54 pm #1095822

    Sorry to hear and hope for the best. Never easy to watch a dog take on those later years. Damn shame they don’t live a lot longer….

    You guys who adopted orphan dogs >>> My current dog found me the same way. Just a day or so from heading to the shelter. Been a gret dog!

    -J.

    drew-evans
    rochester MN
    Posts: 1099
    August 30, 2012 at 8:24 pm #1095910

    sorry too here, i dread the day mine gets there (12.5 Lab) stay strong and keep on remembering all the good times you’ve had together!

    grumpy
    Iowa, Clinton
    Posts: 489
    August 30, 2012 at 10:42 pm #1095933

    went to vet and trying a new med see if that helps any? if not – it’s the quality of life, which is declining:(

    brice120878
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 51
    August 31, 2012 at 1:31 am #1095953

    Sorry to hear that…went though it a few years ago with a dog my family got while I was in 8th grade (she was 16). It’s tough, and I’m not looking forward to going through it again with the little stinkers I have now. Best of luck to you sir.

    jerry b
    western WI
    Posts: 1506
    September 1, 2012 at 12:23 pm #1096167

    I have to admire your stance on quality of life for your best friend. It’s not something one gets over quickly. I never have for any of my little buddys, instead opting to learn to fondly remember the good times we had. It’s taken me a year to get brave enough to start a new pup. Now that I have I’m asking myself “what took you so long?” jerr

    grumpy
    Iowa, Clinton
    Posts: 489
    September 1, 2012 at 1:42 pm #1096173

    “Magic” my dog, has responded to a change in treatment and is walking better and eating..::))))) I hope it continues..

    My last dog died in my lap 15 years ago at home! she was 10 1/2

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