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aart said:
I'm sure he is in some pain, thing is, it's impossible to tell just how much as he is incredibly stoic, more than other dogs I've had. Meds are not an option for reasons I won't go into here.

He's not sick, that I know of(no vetting here-long story), is eating drinking peeing and pooping ok. Tho on occasion he drops a turd in the house and has a hard time squatting to eliminate. His back legs have been wonky for a couple years, pinched nerves from back injury IMO, and he did go thru a bout of anaplasmosis around the same time. The back legs thing has greatly reducing his dexterity in many situations. He will not walk on hard floors, too slippery and can end up splay-legged and 'stuck'....took me weeks to determine why he wouldn't go into bathroom where his water was kept. I now have rubber backed throw rugs in many places. He can't get up on the bed or even the couch anymore. He has trouble doing the circling and getting his back legs into position before laying down anywhere, getting back up is just as arduous.

Our main egress in and out of the house includes a full set of stairs(walkout ranch), I have to go down the stairs on my butt in front of him and coax him down a step at time and hope I can catch him if he falls. He can't ride in the van anymore, too unstable standing and can't really 'sit' any more. Two front steps off the deck to dog yard for morning pee are OK, but I had to install a light over steps.

He still prompts to play but rarely and gives up pretty quick. He still likes to wander the fields and yards and even runs a bit....but again not for long. I think that's a sign of pain.

He fell a couple times last winter on the slick front steps and back patio, my own mobility issues made that a scary situation, I almost went down trying to get him back up onto his feet. I can just pick him up, and if he fights it...SMH. He's a 12-13yo standard poodle, 24" at the shoulder and 45lbs. I am isolated here with no 'help', unless it's a dire emergency.

Phew, that got long, sorry, guess I needed to 'vent'...thanks for 'listening'.
Anyway, I can't see him going thru another winter, so not tomorrow but before the ground freezes.
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It is hard to see them declining. Hugs.
 
I have been working on a run for the rehab coop. And the carrier for quail I am taking to the giant swap in Glen Allen, VA. 20190917_144807.jpg
I wanted to make it tall enough that I can stand up in it, so I added a pallet to the 4 foot high dog run panels. Three more to go.
 
aart said:
I'm sure he is in some pain, thing is, it's impossible to tell just how much as he is incredibly stoic, more than other dogs I've had. Meds are not an option for reasons I won't go into here.

He's not sick, that I know of(no vetting here-long story), is eating drinking peeing and pooping ok. Tho on occasion he drops a turd in the house and has a hard time squatting to eliminate. His back legs have been wonky for a couple years, pinched nerves from back injury IMO, and he did go thru a bout of anaplasmosis around the same time. The back legs thing has greatly reducing his dexterity in many situations. He will not walk on hard floors, too slippery and can end up splay-legged and 'stuck'....took me weeks to determine why he wouldn't go into bathroom where his water was kept. I now have rubber backed throw rugs in many places. He can't get up on the bed or even the couch anymore. He has trouble doing the circling and getting his back legs into position before laying down anywhere, getting back up is just as arduous.

Our main egress in and out of the house includes a full set of stairs(walkout ranch), I have to go down the stairs on my butt in front of him and coax him down a step at time and hope I can catch him if he falls. He can't ride in the van anymore, too unstable standing and can't really 'sit' any more. Two front steps off the deck to dog yard for morning pee are OK, but I had to install a light over steps.

He still prompts to play but rarely and gives up pretty quick. He still likes to wander the fields and yards and even runs a bit....but again not for long. I think that's a sign of pain.

He fell a couple times last winter on the slick front steps and back patio, my own mobility issues made that a scary situation, I almost went down trying to get him back up onto his feet. I can just pick him up, and if he fights it...SMH. He's a 12-13yo standard poodle, 24" at the shoulder and 45lbs. I am isolated here with no 'help', unless it's a dire emergency.

Phew, that got long, sorry, guess I needed to 'vent'...thanks for 'listening'.
Anyway, I can't see him going thru another winter, so not tomorrow but before the ground freezes.
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It's a hard decision but its sounds like you are making the right choice for him. :(

As I heard elsewhere, Better a week too early than a day too late.:hugs
 
wow, did I ever have some reading to do to catch up..
Art, you will do the right thing for your old boy.
Our Frankie is about 8. getting pretty old for a large breed dog.
Our Anatolian make it to just over 16.
Cappy, yes, we went to Jenny's for our anniversary dinner. our most regular place.
Our waitress treated us to a glass of wine.
The owners are Mexican. the whole staff knows us by name and they treat us like royalty. Great food..
....jiminwisc....

 
Huxta said:
New chicken owner here and just found this thread. 427 pages! I got a lot of reading to do.:caf Looks like there will be a lot of good info here.
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Welcome to BYC! @Huxta
This has become mostly a chat thread, but there are thousands of other pages to read on this forum to learn what you need to learn.
 

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