Dog Health Issue

Dakotazeb

Dakotazeb

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My female Brittany just turned 9 years old. Still runs and plays like she is 2 or 3. Recent health check at the vet and all was well. She has always been quite the jumping dog. She'll jump up on my patio table and in & out of my SUV with no problem. She has run of the house and jumps on the couch or my chair all the time. About a week ago she started to be hesitant to jump even on the couch. She'd look at the couch and then walk away. When I take her to the field she still runs like the wind with no ill effects. Her gait is fine and she show no limping what so ever. Just doesn't want to jump up any more. I have not taken her to the vet as I'm sure x-rays will show nothing and she just had a through checkup. Any one else seen this in their senior dog?
 
Yes, my old dog turned 10 this year. He quit jumping last winter on anything over knee high. Still runs great and at a healthy weight, I can see his hips losing muscle. Lots miles on those legs
 
She's trying to tell you something is not right. Get her checked out. We just lost our 12 year old lab to a abdominal tumor. Not that early detection was possible, but reluctance to jump was one of the signs she gave us.
 
Update on Bree. She is back to her normal self when it comes to jumping up on the couch, bed, etc. Not sure what her problem was for a few weeks but all it fine now.
 
Just lost my 12 yr old lab to an abdominal tumor. I had been watching her decline slowly since June. First sign was reticence to jump. She had always been light on her feet, jumping into the truck, onto beds, whatever. Slowly she started refusing to jump. Not good. Then started showing weakness/instability in the hind end. Still ran, just not as fast. Still loved to swim. In fact, the week before I put her down she was insistent on swimming for long retrieves. Probably because the water helped buoy her body. Finally, started refusing food. Poor appetite. To the vet. Bleeding internally. Surgery an option but not a good one for a dog her age. I let her go with dignity. I will miss her for a long time.
 
Powderhorn Jim said:
Just lost my 12 yr old lab to an abdominal tumor. I had been watching her decline slowly since June. First sign was reticence to jump. She had always been light on her feet, jumping into the truck, onto beds, whatever. Slowly she started refusing to jump. Not good. Then started showing weakness/instability in the hind end. Still ran, just not as fast. Still loved to swim. In fact, the week before I put her down she was insistent on swimming for long retrieves. Probably because the water helped buoy her body. Finally, started refusing food. Poor appetite. To the vet. Bleeding internally. Surgery an option but not a good one for a dog her age. I let her go with dignity. I will miss her for a long time.
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Sorry for your loss It's hard to let them go.
 
Powderhorn Jim said:
Just lost my 12 yr old lab to an abdominal tumor. I had been watching her decline slowly since June. First sign was reticence to jump. She had always been light on her feet, jumping into the truck, onto beds, whatever. Slowly she started refusing to jump. Not good. Then started showing weakness/instability in the hind end. Still ran, just not as fast. Still loved to swim. In fact, the week before I put her down she was insistent on swimming for long retrieves. Probably because the water helped buoy her body. Finally, started refusing food. Poor appetite. To the vet. Bleeding internally. Surgery an option but not a good one for a dog her age. I let her go with dignity. I will miss her for a long time.
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Sorry for your loss. Sounds a lot like what happened to my Brittany 9 years ago. She had just turned 8. Had a tumor on her spine. Still wanted to run but was in a lot of pain which was increasing daily. No choice but to put her down. Took me a long time to get over her passing.
 
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