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Heartbroken…My older dog is ready to leave & the younger seems to be failing too.

I have two dogs (one is 13 the other 11).  The older dog has had hip issues and poor health for a while.  We have been trying to let her go naturally in hopes that it will be easier on the younger dog.  However, in the past couple of weeks the younger dog has gone from 70 lbs down to about 50.  When I noticed the rapid weight loss I started spoon feeding her soft food and she now eats the soft mixed with crunchy on her own but doesn’t appear to be gaining any weight back.  I noticed this after she was wormed.  She has always been and extremely healthy and happy dog so this change is painful to watch.  Any suggestions on how to get her to gain weight back?  I am heartbroken to think that I might have to have her euthanized.  🙁

I have tried calling a few vets in the area but they all suggest I bring her in but it is far too tramatic for her.  She panics when her sister isnt within view.

Any suggestions is appreciated.

Terri

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One Response to “Heartbroken…My older dog is ready to leave & the younger seems to be failing too.”

  1. Taylor - Blog Administrator VetLocator.com says:

    Hi Terri,

    How concerning this must be for you. You didn’t include where you are located, but a good suggestion is to have a housecall vet come and check out both of your dogs. Like humans dogs have both physical and emotional needs, and finding a veterinarian that is good with your dogs and can address the physical first can go a long way in helping with the emotional side of things too.

    Please visit our site and do a search for a house call vet in your area. If you have difficulty locating one please let me know and our customer care department will be happy to see if they can find someone for you that would be able to come out.

    Sincerely,
    Taylor
    Blog Administrator
    http://www.vetlocator.com

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