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It was a half day shoot yesterday and not requiring much walking so I took the SBD as a treat - she still sits on the doormat when I get everything ready and wants to come even though I know she's really not fit enough anymore. She has arthritis in her elbows and a touch of sciatica in her...

In the kibble area …. Lady had her head in the food bowl when she did one of those dog resounding sneezes. A fountain of kibble arose from the bowl and scattered all over the kitchen floor. :cwl: We were both in stitches (not the SBD). Dinner was rather longer than usual as she went "hunt...

What a lovely dog and so hard.

Lady figured she was wasting her time and couldn't catch one so gave up. Now a pheasant is a different matter!

Yey!

I think CBD oil conflicts with Metacam. Might be worth asking the vet.

This did work for a while with Lady. I gather it doesn't work for all dogs. She had annual injections and got 2 years improvements, but the year 3 injections didn't work about 12 months ago. She went onto Metacam as a permanent thing. It helped for a few months then started to have acute...

Yes she normally plods along at almost zero speed, but she can get quite perky if something is sufficiently interesting - like the floods, or a really fit Labrador that's up for a zoom! I don't think so! I fell over in the woods last week when I got tripped by a bramble and fell INTO the...

The nearby stream came over it's banks this morning (we had a flood alert last night) and it quickly started to fill the field that Lady and I have to cross for our morning walk. It's not deep - just extensive. I waded through with the water about 2/3 of the way up my wellington boots...

That's very true! Looking at wild flowers, insects and butterflies in our case! :)

Poor Rourke! 6 is very young to have arthritis isn't it? Lady has ED and was operated on for it just before her 3rd birthday (if I recall correctly), so we were expecting her to get arthritis at some point. She got 6 good years before it reared it's head. I'm feeling my way to be honest as...

Yes indeed. What I do do with her that still works is walking a hedgerow about half a mile from home (she can manage that). She's red hot at scenting pheasants in the hedge - just like a compass needle getting near a magnet - and we flush them back towards the woods. I give her a treat for...

It was my first shoot in 7 years yesterday without my good companion, Lady by my side. Poor lamb is now pretty much crippled with arthritis. The heart wrenching thing is she still wants to come and gets herself in position at the door just before I start to put my gear in the car. I'd planned...

I think she's getting over the acute pain. Definitely not a fracture as she's limping much less this morning. I got a pain killer down her about half an hour before taking her out and we then managed to get to the first field so she could do what she has to do. There was a pause half way...

Thanks all. Just part of becoming an old dog but maybe a bit early. She seems comfortable now but still has a massive limp. I thought it would be good to post the progression of her arthritis. We got her when she was six months old so have no clue about early puppy time, but it's been a...

I have her on green lipped mussel. I'll have a look at the ones you are using. Back a bit sore but will be fine - thanks. Carrying a Lab is like carrying a very loose sack of potatoes! %)

Poor girl - she's going through the wars at the moment. She was 10 in September and now has significant arthritis in both elbows, a touch of sciatica, and more fatty lumps than you can throw a stick at. Her history is she has elbow dysplasia diagnosed and operated on when she was two and a bit...

Only the grandchildren. She thinks their faces need a wash!

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A very special dog!