Posted by Caroline on July 22, 2009, 4:31 pm, in reply to "I'm wonderin about Gully now"
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I lost my 15 yr old lab last year. She had very bad arthritis and was on KD. Cut down on the walks a lot. It is important to exercise the old joints to keep them from giving up so I would advise to still go for walks but only very short and slow walks. What about very short walks but maybe a few of them a day? I'm talking only 10-15 mins just to let him out and sniff about.
Let him take it easy and enjoy his retirement.
I think you'll just know when he's had enough. My baby loved to get out and about right up until her last day. She slept a lot though - maybe 22 hrs a day. The mind was willing but the body just couldn't cope. It is so sad when our babies go like this. hugs to you both.
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