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Originally Posted by BiewerYorkie  He was checked by the vet about 6 months ago and was diagnosed with arthritis in his back legs. We couldn't feel any lumps or anything. I deal with arthritis myself big time and I know I get depressed and grumpy. Never thought about senility.
We are taking the girls in for nail trims Wednesday and I will talk to the vet then. I am starting to give Twinkie Cosequin DS Plus. Maybe it will help if he is in pain.
I don't want to have him PTS if I don't have to. I love him so much. I am still greiving over my other two babies I have had to have PTS this past 2 years, one blind, deaf and senile and the other with cancer.
Louise |
Yeah, just let the vet check the old fella out and do some labs to see if it's a swollen liver or something else besides his arthritis. At his age, you never know what can be starting to go wrong and the grumpiness advance to other, severe things quickly. A change in behavior to me always warrants a trip to the vet to catch any new disease process early unless you can otherwise easily account for it, such as the furnace exploded in a loud bang, fire and the dog is scared for a while after that - something so very obvious. Otherwise, I vet the dog and get a physical, hands on exam, tests.