Comments on: Old Golden Retriever – Caring For Your Dog As They Age

By: Soundarya

Soundarya — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 19:19:10 +0000

In reply to Olivier Boëls. What food u give him can u please tell me

By: Jacaranda

Jacaranda — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 15:53:41 +0000

In reply to Paul Benoit. I am so sorry to hear of these sudden losses, they are such a shock and so hard to accept. We also recently lost our 9yr4month Golden very quickly, all was well when suddenly one day she would not eat and started vomiting. She was diagnosed with acute kidney failure the next day and 3 days later had to be euthanised. It still hurts so much!

By: Paul Benoit

Paul Benoit — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 15:27:00 +0000

In reply to Angela DiMare. We just lost ours on July 27th, he was fine two weeks ago the. Stopped eating and walking, found out he had a very aggressive form of leukemia, then he was gone!! It’s been the most difficult thing in my life loosing him!! I can’t seem to get by it!!

By: Angela DiMare

Angela DiMare — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 18:24:15 +0000

In reply to Ashley. Hi I just lost my golden on June 14th he was amazing dog just like a person. He was my child and we took such good care of him. I cry every day cause I can not believe he is gone. I know it will take time for me but he is in my mind 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Thanks for sharing story be well Angela DiMare

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 05:08:00 +0000

I lost my beloved golden retriever, Levi on June 8 of this year. He was healthy, and so loved by many. He had a normal morning, ate his reakfast, then went to cuddle with my friend, then collapsed on top of her and broke into Cluster Seizures, one after another. Learned that day he likely had a brain tumor we had no idea about. Normal one minute and gone 12 hours later. Im still reeling because it was.so sudden. He was 9 1/2 years old. This dog was my constant companion, travel buddy, and always with me day after day. Its worse than losing a relative because their always there

By: Gayle Wilson

Gayle Wilson — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:30:33 +0000

I have a 16 yr old boy he eats well and likes to be inside but he barks for no reason sometimes in the middle of night I put him out then he comes in but still keeps barking it’s hard to know what he wants

By: Aria Noelle

Aria Noelle — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 08:59:43 +0000

My 14-year-old Luthien is the last of her siblings. Most of her siblings lived past 10 (I kept in contact with every home they went to). Her mom, who was mine, lived to 13.5, though her dad died of a very rare cancer at just 5. She’s half blind and somewhat deaf, and doesn’t move as well as she used to, and sleeps a lot, but otherwise, she’s still her same ol’ self. She’s never been intolerant with anyone. If anything, she’s aggressively tolerant. No matter what, she insists on being chill. 🙂 While my heart is scared of losing her (a little over two years is the longest we’ve gone without a pet-loss, which comes with the territory of having over half a dozen at any given time because this is a pet-house), I really think there’s a chance she’s got more years in her. As long as she’s not in pain and still has some quality of life left, even if that means sleeping 23 hours a day, then we’re happy she’s here. When pain becomes the #1 thing, then we’ll reevaluate. But for now, she’s plodding along.

In 2019, though, she was doing VERY badly, as in, I was saying we needed to put her down. She was almost 12, and clearly sick, and if we’re honest, life-saving measures in dogs this old tends to be uncomfortable for them just to buy us a few more months, and I won’t do that to a dog for my sake. She’d lost most of her fur, had developed lipomas all over, and was bone-thin and not eating. My husband was adamant about not letting go yet. He couldn’t do it. She was so bad off that, if I showed you a pic and said we did nothing, you’d probably consider it to be abuse, as I did. It led to a lot of fights. I won’t put an animal in this house down without him and our daughter on board. So Lu wasn’t put down. But then it’s like she aged backward. Only one lipoma remains, and her fur is the thickest it’s ever been. She’s eating very well, drinking, etc. It’s honestly the biggest miracle I’ve ever see in in a dog. Even if she was a much younger dog, this kind of turn-around wouldn’t be expected, no matter the level of care. She’s a miracle dog, and we’re hoping for a few more years of her being happy and our precious lump on a log.

By: Loren Arbaiza

Loren Arbaiza — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:06:24 +0000

My almost 16 yr old golden retriever has slowed down. Her health is good. She just got teeth cleaned and removed a little lump she had in her gums. She sleeps most of the day but goes on occasion walks. She mostly plays with my 2 yr old son. Her hearing isn’t great but she still enjoy life.

By: Melanie Bosch-Reitz

Melanie Bosch-Reitz — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 01:32:24 +0000

In reply to Melanie Bosch-Reitz. Sasha was my north south east and west. I miss her everyday. I still cry for her.

By: Meg Austwick

Meg Austwick — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 08:21:59 +0000

In reply to Melanie Bosch-Reitz. I'm so sorry for your loss, it sounds like Sasha was an amazing friend.