Arthritis check on woofer

[samvara]

This was really useful as a diagnostic... how does your dog feel about the following statements?

1. I feel stiff in the morning. It is hard to get up & move around
2. At times I can seem depressed or out of sorts.
3. I chew or lick particular joints.
4. I have difficulty going up or down stairs.
5. I eat slowly as it is difficult to reach down to my food bowl.
6. I don't rush to greet you when you arrive home.
7. It's hard to reach some areas to groom so I can look unkept.
8. On walks I am slow and lag behind.
9. I find it difficult to jump into the car or onto the sofa.
10. I now growl or act defensively, especially when touched.

One thing we changed immediately was where Kenobi's food dish is so he doesn't have to reach down to eat.

Comments

[japester]

::hugs:: the woofer.

These also apply to a dog with less than an average number of legs :P

[samvara]

*grins* too true, don't want to get confused here :p

[sara]

I find it interesting that they assume you let your dog on the sofa! Molly isn't allowed on anything but her doggy bed (she is such a moose that if we let her up on the furniture, there would be no furniture left to put people on.)

[samvara]

Heh, it's probably them weighing the odds - woofer is a shocking couch cuddler

[transcendancing]

*loves to Woofer*

I shall have to remember these for Orielle down the track.