I have an elderly dog. He's nearly 14, weighs about 48 kilos and has terrible arthiritis in his back legs. He's getting weaker and can't manage the stairs so has to stay in the basement, which is our kitchen.
To get outside, he has to climb up the back steps which are steep and uneven. This morning I took him out and he fell up the steps, I picked him up (he wears a harness to help me support him) but he was quite upset and kept trying to get back down. Increasingly he doesn't want to go out because he remembers the steps until he's desperate. He won't wee on the patio.
He's eating and wagging his tail though - a tough old thing (mastiff pitbull staffie cross).
When I got him out this morning he was very slow, lay down on the pavement several times and flopped on his side when I tried to get him up.
Really I think he can't live with so little mobility although his heart is strong and he clearly enjoys lots of part of his life.
He has antiinflammatories, supplements, raw food diet. I don't know what to do
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everymummy · 14/01/2017 10:00
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