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Hollywood Cannon said:
First post in the puppy thread (despite being asked to post in here a few times).

Ol' Mac may be slowing down. I can't quite say on his way out but he's changed over the last few weeks. Something is off with him. He's 12.5 so he's no spring chicken.

Earlier in the Summer he went through a shaking spell where he wouldn't eat and his entire body would be trembling. I took him to the vet immediately. Of course that jabroni mostly stopped by the time we were seen by the vet but I got some video of it. They looked him over and ran some tests along with trying to see if they could get him to show that type of behavior again. The only thing they could guess is that his hips are starting to "go" as he reacted in some type of way when they pushed.

They prescribed some gabapentin for that along with some of his general anxiety.

The shaking for the most part went away from then until about a week ago. Now he's doing it a large portion/majority of the time that i've been home over that time. Not saying that he doesn't do it when i'm not at home just in the sense that i've been able to observe it.

When he's let out into the yard he kind of wanders around aimlessly now when in the past he would do his business and come right back into the house. The other day? Stood in the back corner for ~10 minutes just staring. He's slow. Not as attentive.

His eating schedule has changed. He won't eat right as I put it out anymore but it'll get eaten as the day goes on so he's not completely avoiding food. Just not scarfing it down like he usually would.

Just feel a little helpless. First time with a dog reaching this stage in my life.
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It’s back. Meds aren’t doing anything seemingly anymore. He can’t sit without scooting now so I think it’s definitely his hips.

Got a vet appointment tomorrow but don’t really expect to hear anything more than what I was told months ago.

It’s awful watching him struggle.

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Hollywood Cannon said:
It’s back. Meds aren’t doing anything seemingly anymore. He can’t sit without scooting now so I think it’s definitely his hips.

Got a vet appointment tomorrow but don’t really expect to hear anything more than what I was told months ago.

It’s awful watching him struggle.

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Do they have any compression bandages or “shorts” to help with his hips? Keep it all in place sort of like a knee brace?

They do but I don’t know if it would help
 
My guy found a dead bird in the sand on the beach on Sunday. He refused to drop it, not even for a treat. He also just kept running from me, so I ended up just walking off the beach and I told him he can live there now. He eventually followed me into the walkway between the dunes and it was a tight enough corridor that I could grab his harness and he dropped it.

We had to have a discussion on the way home about who is in charge.
 
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Superman33 said:
My guy found a dead bird in the sand on the beach on Sunday. He refused to drop it, not even for a treat. He also just kept running from me, so I ended up just walking off the beach and I told him he can live there now. He eventually followed me into the walkway between the dunes and it was a tight enough corridor that I could grab his harness and he dropped it.

We had to have a discussion on the way home about who is in charge.
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They allow you to think you’re in charge, but you’re not.
 
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RIP my buddyboy. I had to make the decision this morning to put him to rest. Ziggy was a true warrior, until he couldn't be anymore. He's been my numero uno for the last 14 years, my ride or die guy. I'll never forget what he did for me over the years. I love you and miss you buddyboy.
 

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ybnvs said:
RIP my buddyboy. I had to make the decision this morning to put him to rest. Ziggy was a true warrior, until he couldn't be anymore. He's been my numero uno for the last 14 years, my ride or die guy. I'll never forget what he did for me over the years. I love you and miss you buddyboy.
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So so sorry. It seems like, thanks to this thread, when one of us loses a four-legged friend (I guess birds count too) we all share in the sadness to a degree. He was lucky to have you, but more importantly you were lucky to have such a good friend.
 
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ybnvs said:
RIP my buddyboy. I had to make the decision this morning to put him to rest. Ziggy was a true warrior, until he couldn't be anymore. He's been my numero uno for the last 14 years, my ride or die guy. I'll never forget what he did for me over the years. I love you and miss you buddyboy.
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Sorry to hear man, Ziggy probably had a hell of a 14 years!
 
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