Name: Peppi
Age: 9 1/2 years old
I have had her for 9 years and 4 months
She is an American Cocker Spaniel.
Currently she is fed Canidae all life stages and gets Missing Link plus some brewers yeast.
Peppi has had a couple minor problems like a tumor that needed removed but not anything life threatening. She is very active and playful, she has the same energy level as she did as a puppy if not more now. You wouldn't know she is 9 years old if you met her.

Traci, I would like to welcome you and Peppi. He sounds like he is doing really well.

Welcome to 'Moose' and all the other older dogs that are in this little club of senior dogs. Lets try to help each other out and let each other know about anything that has helped our dogs.

Bo is doing great. He is very active for an 11 yo. I am very happy to see him wanting to play like a puppy would.

NAME Delsi
AGE 15 years 8 months
HOW LONG HAVE YOU OWNED 15 years 6 months
M/F Female
HEALTH PROBLEMS AND WHAT YOU HAVE FOUND TO HELP Never been sick
DO YOU GIVE VITAMIN Yes
(and add anything else you think might be helpful) Never fed dog food to her. I home cook for the dogs

What a great thread...I've missed it all this time
 

Attachment 137718NAME Kirby

AGE 15 years

HOW LONG HAVE YOU OWNED 15 years
M/F Male
HEALTH PROBLEMS AND WHAT YOU HAVE FOUND TO HELP Chronic ear infections that we've been fighting for years...would love to know of any natural/homeopathic remedies that any of you have found that WORK.
DO YOU GIVE VITAMIN Yes

He is currently eating Canidae Platinum Dry. Best food for seniors that I've found, he loves it.

Bo, glad you are doing so well.

Delsi, welcome and all I can say is you are one healthy dog for 15 yrs. That home cooking must be really working for you.

Kirby, another 15 yr. old wow, welcome to you. Gingergirlsmom, my Crystal had ear problems for awhile canker powder along with various prescriptions from the vet did clear it up but they can be hard to eliminate sometimes. I'll try to find the info on canker powder and post it tonight. I'm in a hurry night now.

Welcome again. :)

All I am finding is Jack's Canker powder that you put in the ear canal and that is not what I mean at all.

What I had was sent to me from England is Thornit canker powder and I was told to use it to keep problems from occuring again. I was told to sprinkle a tiny bit on the outside of the inner part of the ear....not the ear canal. I'm not sure if that helped or what my vet gave me but so good so far. I would not try it without checking with your vet first. This was the only thing I ever tried other than what my vet prescribed.

I can give you the site info that was on the little bottle she sent me.

www.doghealth.co.uk

This can be used for cats and rabbits too.

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just saw it myself for the first time. It's under supplements on the first line the little bottle with black lettering....click on it to get info but remember this site is in England.

Here is a site with interesting info

http://www.animed.org/dogs_aging.htm

DOES ANYONE HAVE A DOG WITH AN AUGUST BIRTHDAY:confused:

Going to Plan B and try to reach as many as I can via the thread and will pm those I don't hear from

These are the ones I have Birthdays for, tell me if am am incorrect and anyone else please let me know when your dogs birthday is or when you would like to celebrate it.

Sydney April
Gabby Feb.
Crystal June
Sadie March
Bo July
Pebbles Jan. (since we have two Pebbles this is Juliealfiesmum
Scooter May
The Moose June

So you can see I need alot of Birthdays.....so whenever you have time no rush UNLESS your dog was born in August and we will celebrate Bo's too since his was just a few days ago and by the way is doing really well.

On a sad note stefeke13's Scruffy went to Rainbow Bridge. I think most know this but just in case someone missed the post. Our hearts go out to you and after being with you for 16 years, I'm sure it is going to take time.
Hugs from all of us !!!

tye and zac are doing ok and will be 14 on the 30th of december.
tye now has heart failure but is doing well on the meds, and zac has started to get a bit of a cough so could be the start of heart probs.
both still run about like loonys though:D
rip scruffy:(

Thanks Sashajade, it's wonderful to hear the twins are still running around like crazy and enjoying life. Crystal was just 13 in June so your guys are just alittle older than her. She takes a few more naps but can run like lightening still too. I must add she had 9 more teeth pulled in June but it hasn't bothered her much at all, otherwise she is pretty good for old gal.

Hugs to Tye and Zac:aimeeyork

My Asti was 18 yrs..
PROBLEMS ...blind ..loss hearing and teeth decay
most her problems where because of neglect from her first owner.

Buddy..12 yrs no problems until this year..lots of ear infections and
going death now

daisysis, I am so glad you posted but let me ask you a question. When you said 'was' do you mean she is no longer with you or WAS 18 her last Birthday?? My goodness what a long life but so sad that she had so much neglect in the beginning.

I am so sorry your Buddy is nearing the end of his life. I will keep him in my prayers and I'm sure other on this thread will too. Hugs.

We have Mukie who will be 16 yrs old April of 08... Cindy who is now living with my friend Beverly who will be 18 yrs old Nov.. 15..Max another friend has two of Mukie's puppy's that will be 15 this Dec.. We lost Posha Cindy's Mom 24 days from 18 yrs.I tried to get them to take her to a vet but they wouldn't:( :( I think she had a bladder stone blockage..She was awonderful girl. I'd like to see one of my dogs make it over 20.. So far Cindy is doing great sleeps alot but as to vets isn't on any meds.. Her mom at 17 was taken to a vet who didn't beleive how old she was as she had all her teeth and the only sign of aging was here hearing wasn't as good as when she was younger.. Here is a pic of Posha...and one of Mukie who is going on 16.. Posha is Mic's grandmother longevity..

Heres a pic of Mukie at around a yr old....Attachment 139137

Welcome Rosie and all your lovely yorkies. You will have to teach us your secret to getting your dogs to living this long. Of course I know they are not all living with you.

The picture of Mukie at a year old is adorable. Again Welcome.

No secret... Genetic's Genetic's Genetic's....~~~!!!! This line I've been working with has teeth when they are well into their old age none are on meds just good dog food and many aren't even taken to vets very often just for shots and things like that... This is why I keep from my own stuff.. I don't have any idea as to what adding Ceylon and Soleil will do with the length of life.. I won't be breeding much longer to know.. I'm 60 now and if they live to 15 will make me 75... I sure hope if Jesus taries I can still keep my dogs going.. But with the way of the world today.. I can't see that happening..But were ever I am my dogs will be there too.. AMEN...:D :D :D

NAME: Newman
AGE: 9 years will be 10 years in December.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU OWNED: Since a pup.
M/F: Male.
HEALTH PROBLEMS AND WHAT YOU HAVE FOUND TO HELP: Newman has been pretty healthy up until this year. Newman has a stage III tumor in his foot. We had it operated on in March (Lumpectomy) and less then four months later it returned. It's a rare cancer. Our vet who has been practicing in well respected hospital for over 30 years has never seen it before and neither has the oncologists he's consulted with. So... We are goiong through pre-op testing to make sure it has not spread and if all is good Newman will be having his leg amputated in hopes of curing him.
DO YOU GIVE VITAMIN: I do not give any vitamins although I question whether I should or not. I do home cook for him as well as my other Yorkies. I use Chicken Soup dry and keep it out all day and at night boiled chicken, brown rice and carrots.

The only other thing I can think of is that Teeth Cleaning is very very important in small dogs. Their teeth can rot out very fast if not taken care of and that in itself will cause a load of problems. I start at the age of one or two years of age and have their teeth professionally cleaned. I usally have them done every other year or if I see they needed earlier I have them done yearly. I notice as Newman is aging his teeth do seem to need cleaning yearly whereas when he was younger I could go every other year to have them done. I also think that having more then one dog keeps him younger. Before we had others and he was our only he seemed more like and old fart. LOL. He's now like a young stud. LOL. He's neutered but still seems to have the urge if ya know what I mean. Tee hee.

I fed Purina for yrs till they changed their formula and my dogs would not longer eat it.. I'm feeding Royal Canin and wonder as to it's quality??? I'm thinking of researching Purina again as all substances come from with in the country as far as what I've been told.. I'm so sick of this China crap and all the stuff they've shipped in with problems.. We are wide open to the whims of our government... It's a known fact that the heavy metals in all that they produce as far as food is really toxic stuff.. Why we would consider using anything thing from that country in a food product is beyond me....:mad: As to cancer I feel it's food and exsporsurer to chemicals that are unhealthy... As we all know the cancer rate in humans is sky rocketing.. All the additives are not good.. As to dog treats don't feed any with flavor enhancers in them. People having trouble with dogs eating their own poo or some other dogs poo is do to those additives... I only feed those little milk bones as I don't like what the others have in them... My dogs also get a little goats milk every day as a treat.. they get treats from the table like if I fry fish they are given that which they love.. Baked chicken I give from the table in limited amounts.. I don't like beef and don't eat it.. We do have our own pork which the dogs will get little lean pieces of but beg like crazy for it. It's all limited and their diet is mainly the dry dog food.. Oh... I do give cheese as a treat too.. I try not to give the dogs anything I would not eat myself except for the dry dog food.. Some people give their dogs awful stuff.. As you know yorkies can't tolerate fat but know people that feed it and wonder why their dogs get sick.. The only vitamins I give are to pregnant females a few weeks before having puppy's and all though nursing of that litter.. Keeps them from blowing coats and in great health.. I find giving the vitamins before whelping the pups come out all wiggly and active..

Welcome Jrsygal34 and Newman. Little Newman will be in our prayers and when it is something rare it is hard because you can't get a direct answer to many of your questions. You are certainly doing all you can do and hopefully for out for Newman.

I agree about the teeth in small toy breeds. I had Crystal's professionally cleaned every year for ten years but she still had problems. She is now getting amoxicillin in 2 (50mg) tablets the first three days of every month to help her keep the ones she has.

I might mention that I was in the vets office once when a dog came out after having a leg amputated and the owner told everyone in the waiting room that the vet told her the dog would walk like he had never had a thing done and he did. The look on this face was not fearful and was as happy as a lark....they do adjust so much better than we do.

Keep us updated and you both will be in my prayers.

Rosie have you ever used the Missing Link?? I am thinking of trying it but I have her on Solid Gold to extend her life (she is 13) and is doing really great on it. I have heard good thing about Royal Canin and I did feed it to Crystal for awhile. Lots of great food is not always good for senior dogs unless they have a product just for senors I've found. Most dog owners I know including myself do not like purina....they spend alot on advertising and not a lot on product..just my opinion and alot on the forum. It's working for you and you have the age of dog to prove it works for some so I always hate to say one is better than the other. I do like human grade dog food though.

Did you read about Newman that just joined, this has to be so hard to go through when even the vets are not sure what to do. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Also daisysis's Buddy needs prayers too.

When my eyes stop filling with tears, I will post about Sophie and Charlie. This is a tender thread and there is something so special about senior pups. Warmly, Deborah

We'll be here Debbie.

Notice To All Members
 

Also Sherry Lynn hasn't been on in awhile and we miss her, I will see how Dempsey is doing since Dempsey has a Sept. B. D.

NAME: Rascal
AGE: 8 years old
HOW LONG HAVE YOU OWNED: less than a week
M/F: male
WEIGHT: 4 lbs
HEALTH PROBLEMS AND WHAT YOU HAVE FOUND TO HELP: sensitive stomach, bad bad breath, dry itchy skin, goopy watery eye,snores
DO YOU GIVE [COLOR=green! important][FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif][COLOR=green! important][FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif]VITAMIN[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR]: not at this point
FOOD: Sience Diet (previous owner said don't dare try to change it or he'll throw up blood and have diarrea)

He is absolutely perfect though!!!

Welcome Rascal and Mom, glad to have you here. Was he in a rescue situation?? Looks like he has a few issues to work through and a vet visit will probably give you a better idea of what your dealing with here. He is darling and I'm sure he will keep you busy wonderomg how you ever lived without him before. So nice of you to give a senior dog a home.

The ladie we got him from has 3 small kids and works full time. So she just felt terrible b/c she couldn't give him any attention.

He went to another home before ours and only lasted 1 night. That person only wanted a dog for her kids and I guess he felt that that was not a good place for himself and acted up.
We got him last Friday and he has done soooo well!! He has made himself right at home.

I found out last night that this month is his 8 th birthday!! So happy Birthday to him!! :2party: