It seems that my 19yr 2m old dog lucky is starting to get real bad now. This is a picture of him at around 17-18 years of age. Just the other day he started collapsing because all 4 legs are weak. The flooring we have down doesn't make it easier, and he walks much better on surfaces that are not so slippery... but hes clearly having trouble. I think the vets have done all they can for him now and it probably wont be long before he has to be put down. I knew this time would come real soon, so its not really unexpected, but still sad.
Hes lucky to have lived to 19 though, as he was diagnosed with heart disease at 15y 9m. From then on we only fed him in the mornings and gave him less food. Many dogs even his size don't reach that age.
There might be one thing they can do for him and that is give him steroids, but I that could affect other problems like cataracts. We'll see what the vet says later
today.
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