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In response to "LOL. He has his own bed (a papasan chair, which he has trouble getting up into) and a dog bed on the floor which he won't stay on." by kelly

does he have arthirits? -- nm

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Aug 27 '13, 13:15

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He has some joint issues (he's on glucosamine-type daily meds for joint health) but I'm thinking this is more hip dysplasia (sp?). - kelly Aug 27, 13:17 10
- Yeah our mini-Lab is having the same problems and has just taken to sleeping on the bed. - spamlet Aug 27, 13:26 2
  - "sleeping on her bed" -- nm - spamlet Aug 27, 13:26 1
    - We have a dog bed upstairs and one stuffed into his dog crate (he spends a lot of down time in there now - chooses to lay there rather than up on the - kelly Aug 27, 13:29
- speaking anecdotally from a friend`s experience, she tried this Blue Green Algae powder for her dog`s joint issues and said it worked wonders. - Andie Aug 27, 13:20 4
  - Raw food diet? -- nm - kelly Aug 27, 13:22 3
    - google it. a lot of people swear by it. -- nm - Andie Aug 27, 13:24 2
      - interesting - znufrii Aug 27, 13:31 1
        
        it is just providing the food they naturally evolved to eat. -- nm - Andie Aug 27, 13:32
- yeah, that is old for a lab. the bigger dogs age faster. - groiny Aug 27, 13:20 1
  - I mean, we don't really know his exact age, but we've had him for nearly 6 years, and it was estimated he was between 4 and 6 when we adopted him. -- nm - kelly Aug 27, 13:22

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