I have a black labrador retriever named chloe and she is, unfortunately, getting up there in years (she'll be fourteen in two months). She has always been in great shape, walking three miles a day, until about a year ago when her old age was really starting to set in a bit.
Now her problems are mostly with her back legs. They are weak so I help her up stairs or even pick her up and carry her. Once or twice a day (ALWAYS right when she wakes up and gets excited to see me, then afterwards sometimes she'll do it several times over the course of the day, sometimes not at all), her back legs will give way and she'll collapse. i don't think she's having a seizure because her eyes aren't glazed over, but she's definitely unhappy, and her tail bends down at an unnatural angle. it only lasts 20-30 seconds or so and then she can get up. also, during the day she gets very tired very quickly.
so is there anything i can do besides accept the fact that she's getting towards the end of the road?
2007-02-03
00:17:17
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Frank E
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