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In response to "does he have arthirits? -- nm" by groiny

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?).

Posted by kelly Aug 27 '13, 13:17

I understand that's common in labs and lab mixes.

We've noticed in the past that he was occasionally having trouble getting onto the bed - now within the last few days he can't do it at all.

He's an 11-ish year old dog. He moves a lot slower these days.

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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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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?).

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