"And I'll get him an electric blanket for his arthritus (sp)."
Get Metacam (Rx from your vet) it works wonders for Arthritic pain in dogs.
Can be ordered via internet once you have an Rx from your vet - vets sell it for about $100 for a 1 month supply - $68 over the net.
Ah the golden years - gotta have gold for those K-9 seniors.
My #1 is 10yrs / 116lbs GSD - struggled getting up stairs - 3 days on Metacam and he trots up them - Xray showed narrowing in his vertebrae (low back) and his displastic hip joint contuining to deteriorate - which he has been getting glucosamine /chondroitin for the last 8 years every day - sweet stuff that Metacam. Ask your vet about it!
BTW - if your dog is classified as a working service dog - all food meds and vet visits are tax deductible ... and your dog license is free ... lots of other benefits as well -
Not to detract from "our" fallen hero - I just get going on this stuff sometimes ..
Deepest sympathy to the family - My G-d ya gotta love Marines and what the Corps does for/to young men.
s/f
One of my now deceased friends was a toy silver poodle.
When she turned eight, the vet gave me the bad news. Her spine, hip dispaysia (sp) was causing her to deteriorate fast.
She got a new electric blanket and five years on Rymadyl (sp) After I put her on that her life improved dramatically.
She also had a custom made handicap ramp to ease her to the back yard where she could poop, and slept next to me in the bed many years. I had a bowl of water next to her lush bed in every room in the house, so she didn't have to walk far to get a drink, and could be comfortable and with me no matter what roonm I was in.
I cleaned her eyes with a warm cloth every night and talked to her soothingly.
Oh, I lost her in 2001 and now am crying after all these years. I still miss her.
I guess a lot of people would think I'm nuts to want to adopt an old, sick dog.
I just want to make his remaining years comfortable, and I just had this feeling . . . when I met him at the shelter, that he has been a loving, protective guy for many, many humans through his travels.
If I don't adopt him he'll probably be euthanized. I'd just like to give him a good spoiling before he crosses over to the other side.
One of my now deceased friends was a toy silver poodle.
When she turned eight, the vet gave me the bad news. Her spine, hip dispaysia (sp) was causing her to deteriorate fast.
She got a new electric blanket and five years on Rymadyl (sp) After I put her on that her life improved dramatically.
She also had a custom made handicap ramp to ease her to the back yard where she could poop, and slept next to me in the bed many years. I had a bowl of water next to her lush bed in every room in the house, so she didn't have to walk far to get a drink, and could be comfortable and with me no matter what roonm I was in.
I cleaned her eyes with a warm cloth every night and talked to her soothingly.
Oh, I lost her in 2001 and now am crying after all these years. I still miss her.
I guess a lot of people would think I'm nuts to want to adopt an old, sick dog.
I just want to make his remaining years comfortable, and I just had this feeling . . . when I met him at the shelter, that he has been a loving, protective guy for many, many humans through his travels.
If I don't adopt him he'll probably be euthanized. I'd just like to give him a good spoiling before he crosses over to the other side.
$68 is a great price! I've been getting it for $90 at 1800PETMEDS. Where is that located?
Lolakins meds...???