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08-02-2015, 03:08 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hicksville NY
Posts: 74
| Seniors..how old is your senior My Rex is just shy of 13 and only now showing he is aging.I was curious how many older babies are out there and how they are doing.. |
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08-02-2015, 05:43 PM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ohio
Posts: 364
| Hi and welcome to you and Rex. My oldest is Haley, she turned 14 in May. She's been on medication for about a year for a heart murmur and enlarged heart and she was diagnosed with early stage kidney failure about a month ago. With that being said, you would never know it. She still runs and plays like a puppy! Her favorite game is fetch and she will play as long as long as I keep throwing. Watching them age is so difficult, I know. I lost my Bear, also to kidney failure last September, a couple of weeks before his 15th birthday and watching him go down hill for a year broke my heart. He also had really bad arthritis on top of the kidney failure. Best wishes to you and Rex.
__________________ Yorkie Mom to Haley, Toby and Lily. RIP Teddy Bear |
08-02-2015, 06:00 PM | #3 |
www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County
Posts: 17,408
| I see dog food bags saying "senior" is 8+ years, but that just seems too young to me. Uni is 8 and Toto is 10. They both act like puppies, esp Toto. Uni is a bit more lazy. Like Haley, Toto will play fetch as long as I can stand to throw the slimy ball.
__________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12 |
08-02-2015, 07:03 PM | #4 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
Posts: 9,816
| I have two that are just about to turn 15. One is showing more signs of aging now than the other but both are in decent shape for the most part.
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08-02-2015, 08:30 PM | #5 |
www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County
Posts: 17,408
| So what do you guys consider senior?
__________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12 |
08-02-2015, 09:51 PM | #6 |
♥Love My Puppies!♥ Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: US
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| Mine are both 11. One will be 12 in six days and the other will be 12 in February. Where have the years gone. It seems like just yesterday they were puppies.
__________________ RIP My Sweet Darling Angel Daisy 08/09/03 - 10/02/15, RIP My Sweet Baby Boy Teddy Bear 02/01/04 - 02/11/16 Photos HERE |
08-03-2015, 04:26 AM | #7 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Arkansas
Posts: 1,310
| I don't know if it's because she had a rough start, but Anna is 8 and there is a definite difference between her and the two boys, who are both 2. She spent 6 years as a breeder in pretty rough conditions so that might be the reason she has "aged" so young. She has periods of playfulness, but in general, she wants to nap. The shelter was only guessing at her age, so she could be older.
__________________ Becky...mommy to Barney, Anna (RIP), Willie Jack, and Zoe... RIP Max |
08-03-2015, 05:19 AM | #8 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Our Wylie is 11 and although he has many health issues, he really is doing great!
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
08-03-2015, 07:27 AM | #9 |
Jada + Bogie = ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mayberry AKA smalltown usa
Posts: 24,078
| Jada is 8 years old now and my vet requires the senior blood panel when she has her annual exam now. I don't think of her as senior by any stretch of the imagination though.
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08-03-2015, 07:33 AM | #10 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Vets usually go with 8yrs but for the Yorkie breed maybe 9 or 10 yrs old.
__________________ Razzle and Dara. Our clan. RIP Karma Dec 24th 2004-July 14 2013 RIP Zoey Jun9 th 2008-May 12 2012. RIP Magic,Mar 26 2006July 1st 2018 |
08-03-2015, 07:33 AM | #11 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Venus,Fl USA
Posts: 22
| My Sparky Sparky just turned 15 July 28th. He is on thyroid medication. He hurt his back some how a couple of days ago but has recovered with some pain meds. He used to be a truck puppy, he traveled with my brother around the country in his 18 wheeler. He is retired now. He sleeps a lot , but gets up and plays when he wants to. |
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