Old black labs
Hi, my two old black labs are asleep at my feet now, one 15 one nearing 16. It's only as the months go by that their apparent old age is becoming remarkable. The 16 yr old started on metacam having slowed to the point more or less being unable to use his back legs, he now moves 'ok' but a slow 5 minute potter is the best he can do. He is mostly deaf, mostly blind, but shiny coat and very very little grey. Big dog, never needed the vet until metacam, country active life. He has muscle loss back legs. It's becoming difficult to 'plan' for when he's had enough...or I have, I need to let him out late maybe 11.30pm, and again 6.30 am. Not easy! But he seems content, eager for food. So we plod on. My 15 year old, moves fine, grey, fat been on again diet again lloy his life but has won! Eyes and hearing good, tactical and sneaky devious to get to food/ have his own way. So...15 and 16 and no vets ever except metacam.
Hi, my two old black labs are asleep at my feet now, one 15 one nearing 16. It's only as the months go by that their apparent old age is becoming remarkable. The 16 yr old started on metacam having slowed to the point more or less being unable to use his back legs, he now moves 'ok' but a slow 5 minute potter is the best he can do. He is mostly deaf, mostly blind, but shiny coat and very very little grey. Big dog, never needed the vet until metacam, country active life. He has muscle loss back legs. It's becoming difficult to 'plan' for when he's had enough...or I have, I need to let him out late maybe 11.30pm, and again 6.30 am. Not easy! But he seems content, eager for food. So we plod on. My 15 year old, moves fine, grey, fat been on again diet again lloy his life but has won! Eyes and hearing good, tactical and sneaky devious to get to food/ have his own way. So...15 and 16 and no vets ever except metacam.