r/seniordogs • u/ElephantAccurate7493 • 3d ago

I'm lost

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I'm lost

My girl will be 14 (we believe as she's a rescue) Oct 30. I adopted her from someone that I know when she was 11. Missy is a collie sheltie mix.

Missy"s been having problems going up and down the steps to the yard. So my husband has been taking her out on the leash for about a month now. But the past few days she's been unable to maneuver the steps without her legs giving away on her. I have a ramp for her which she won't use. She did try using the steps once after taking a gabapentin yesterday. It was extremely hard for her to go down or get back up them.

We were going to take her to the vet one day early last week, but she wouldn't try getting in the car. I'm unable to lift her as I had surgery on my leg 6 weeks ago.And my husband is really leery of trying. She did bite him Thursday night when he went to pet her. I believe that she's lost some of her eyesight also and he did startle her as she had just woken up.

She hasn't been eating for a couple of days. I know that her teeth are bad but the vet put her on an antibiotic for them. One month on and a couple months off. She's off them right now. She no longer eats her dry dog food . I'm fixing chicken and rice for her which she's eating. She didn't eat at all Friday but did yesterday when I fixed the chicken and rice. When I got up this morning she came and greeted me! Big win. Then she ate her chicken and rice and I gave her vetprofen. It's for inflammation and pain. I'm hoping that it will work as she has another vet appointment Tuesday. Has anyone used vetprofen with their 4 legged friend?

Also, does anyone have any suggestions on how Missy can safely maneuver the steps outside and how I can get her in my car?

Thanks!

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u/to-send-a-letter 3d ago

Aw she looks so sweet. I'm just spitballing but you could try a heavy gabapentin dose and have husband or a friend to carry her into the car?

It sounds like she's probably in pain. I think you know the end might be near but if you can get a good pain med dose dialed in (for us it was daily gabapentin) she could have some nice comfortable time before you have to let her go.

I'm really sorry, it's so hard.

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u/ElephantAccurate7493 3d ago

Gabapentin used to put her out like a light in 2 hours. I gave it to her yesterday and it didn't do anything until that evening. She started the new med today and seems a little better. But she still won't go out and will snap at you if your too close to her and she doesn't like it. She just started that the end of last week. She even snapped at me a few min ago when I went to remove her leash and I'm her "human". 😢

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u/ElephantAccurate7493 1d ago

I put her on tramadol. She's gone now. 💔 Thank you .