Quote:
Originally Posted by RoxyLuv  Ohhh mannnn! You've certainly got your hands full! I wish you well with this. Don't know if I can help, but will try.
1. Walks should help... a good 30 min or more as long as you are feeling good enough. If not see if you can get him interested in playing fetch. Labs like to fetch usually so maybe Dewie will work hard to compete. I know... bending over more. : ( I would definitely get him neutered and his teeth taken care of. Neutering should help with the marking & settling him down. The baby teeth are setting him up for gum problems & may interfere with perm teeth aligning correctly. Once that is done, feed him soft food for a few days as his mouth will likely be sore for a bit. Baby teeth should all be out by now. You & vet aren't going to want to put him under for 2 surgeries when it can all be done at once.
2. Yes neutering should help with the marking.
3. Roxy went through a time when she would stay just far enough away from me that I couldn't pick her up... but then I was the one who did all the grooming, baths, etc to her. At 1 yo she has pretty much gotten through that & wants me to pick her up more. It was hard to get upset w/her cuz her avoidance procedure was so cute, but dang it anyway. I found that coaxing her to jump up onto a chair & treat worked a lot of the time... and less bending for me. Once she was on the chair, she didn't have a problem letting me pick her up.
I hope something here helps. I'm sure others will have some ideas too. Good luck girll! |
Thank you!! You have given me hope!! I was hoping to get some positive feedback..
I called the vet and its going to be quite costly to get him fixed and teeth pulled
but i really want to make it work! My Doc told me to start walking about 30 min a day so that would MAKE me get up and actually do it lol. I have the time right now- its just the energy level lol. Thank you sooo much for your advice and positive outlook.
