I'm getting worried about Hav, he's starting to go a little senile and is definitely not as spry as he was even a few months ago.
He is on a raw diet, chicken with a veggie mash, I also usually throw him a can of salmon a couple times a week.
There is a chance there is something more going on. He's been sneezing violently, not often but when he does it's like 15 in a row. Having been a search and tracking dog for so long and having been at WTC doing recovery there is a chance there is something serious in his sinuses. My vet is on holidays and I'm not willing to have his sub "investigate" unless it becomes urgent.
He's slowing down a lot but can still get on the couch and into the truck. However, that is with weekly laser and chiropractic (which is breaking the bank at about $50.00 a week but it's worth it for my boy) I'm nervous as to how he'll be if we were to stop that. He takes meloxicam on days were he seems sore.
Supplements he's on right now are.
2 fish oil capsules a day
glucosamine
shark cartilage
MSM
flax seed oil
His coat is totally crap right now and he's usually got a lovely coat--granted we've had to keep the entire area over his shoulders/neck shaved for the laser work (we clip it with a 7 blade every other week)
For the past month he'll sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and just stand there barking. I have to get up and actually touch him to be able to "reach" him.
Tonight, I just let them out for their last pee. I heard barking and ran out (we have invisible fence...so nothing to prevent some dork from coming on the property) and there he was standing in the middle of the front yard barking at the sky. Even Bedlam who normally barks the instant Havoc does was standing there staring at him like he'd lost it.
He is on a raw diet, chicken with a veggie mash, I also usually throw him a can of salmon a couple times a week.
There is a chance there is something more going on. He's been sneezing violently, not often but when he does it's like 15 in a row. Having been a search and tracking dog for so long and having been at WTC doing recovery there is a chance there is something serious in his sinuses. My vet is on holidays and I'm not willing to have his sub "investigate" unless it becomes urgent.
He's slowing down a lot but can still get on the couch and into the truck. However, that is with weekly laser and chiropractic (which is breaking the bank at about $50.00 a week but it's worth it for my boy) I'm nervous as to how he'll be if we were to stop that. He takes meloxicam on days were he seems sore.
Supplements he's on right now are.
2 fish oil capsules a day
glucosamine
shark cartilage
MSM
flax seed oil
His coat is totally crap right now and he's usually got a lovely coat--granted we've had to keep the entire area over his shoulders/neck shaved for the laser work (we clip it with a 7 blade every other week)
For the past month he'll sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and just stand there barking. I have to get up and actually touch him to be able to "reach" him.
Tonight, I just let them out for their last pee. I heard barking and ran out (we have invisible fence...so nothing to prevent some dork from coming on the property) and there he was standing in the middle of the front yard barking at the sky. Even Bedlam who normally barks the instant Havoc does was standing there staring at him like he'd lost it.
You've done so much... the only thing I can think of is actually something I read about in a dog magazine at the vet. There was an article about older dogs, and it suggested that doing things to keep his mind working would keep him "younger". The article talked about going new places with him, and bringing him new toys, and teaching him new tricks... My grandma's doctor suggested similar things to her, basically, and she's still pretty with it at 92.
We have 3 cats and if it wasnt' for Daphne's issues 
: we'd have a house full. We have the 1 dog, whom we love dearly and if the perfect second dog came around we'd jump at him/her, but two dogs seems like soooo much work.
