Someone's neck was hurting so bad that he couldn't bend down to get his food, so he had to lay down to eat the other day.
Don't know what it was from, but he was whining every time he had to move his head so I took him to the vet and got him checked out and got him some muscle relaxers and he seems just fine again. In fact, he was "fine" enough to join Belle in chasing chickens around the back yard yesterday, and one slow chicken left Belle with a mouth full of feathers before it got back under the fence. But I'll be watching that neck of his. I know he's got some arthritis in his legs that's troubling him, but he powers through it most of the time. It does suck to watch your canine pals grow old.
But I will add that the next day, Belle tried to sneak in and take some of his food and that low, ominous warning growl he gave her was enough to get my attention as well as hers. She didn't try again. That's my Murphy, right there!
Hope he continues to feel better. Watching and knowing they will go before you just rips your heart wide open.
ReplyDeleteTrue of us all, sadly. Sometimes I look in the mirror to shave and ask, "who is that old bastard?" Sorry about Murphy. But happy he's on the mend.
ReplyDeleteIt hurts to see them in pain.
ReplyDeleteSad to watch our family grow old, especially when they have so few years with us, relatively speaking. (Yes, that pun was specifically for you)
ReplyDeleteDid Keith W ever send you a pic of their new puppy to accompany Zoe?
You take good care of them. Have a blessed Easter.
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ReplyDeleteMight be something to look into.
Dang. Hope he's feeling better. The Freya dog has elevated bowls too.
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