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Here’s my boy from his 1st birthday a couple of months ago.


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He’s a Portuguese Water Dog and we’re best buddies! He’s great with our kids and just a brilliant dog
 
tyke_ said:
Yeh i think the dreaded time isn't far away but i've been thinking that for a while now, but i do think it's close now unfortunately. It's hard seeing them decline isn't it. We think his teeth are giving him hassle as he's very hard to feed - he's become extremely fussy and usually will only eat small amounts of soft foods that has to be hand fed to him, he is losing weight albeit slowly.

I'm a bit disappointed in my vet tbh - 2 or 3 years ago now he suddenly became a fussy eater, my usual vet were closed at the time so i took him to another vet who said his gums look red and could do with checking out. So a couple of says later i took him to my usual vet stating what the other vet had said and he just brushed it off after a very quick look inside Tykes mouth. I bet that was the start of his dental problems, and as he was younger and fitter back then getting them sorted wouldn't have been as risky. Now i'm not sure what to do for the best.

I could put him through an anaesthetic for his teeth but he is not far off being lame now and his dementia is advanced so is there a point to putting him through an operation. It's difficult.
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As the time approaches it's one of the hardest decisions you'll ever need to make and I'm not about to advise you on that, only to say that you do need a sympathetic vet to help you through it. The decision has to focus on what's best for the dog and less about your feelings about the situation.

The risk of doing nothing for his dental problems is an inevitable slow decline in health as opposed to potentially offering a period of relief. Your vet should be aware of his overall health and can (should) advise whether he's likely to benefit from the procedure weighed against the risk of not surviving the anaesthetic. That procedure is also probably not cheap so it really needs to offer a substantial improvement in health and wellbeing. I hope you have a good outcome to this and keep us informed.
 
Mike_J_Smith said:
Here’s my boy from his 1st birthday a couple of months ago.


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He’s a Portuguese Water Dog and we’re best buddies! He’s great with our kids and just a brilliant dog
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Lovely looking dog, and I bet he swims well!

My Hazel looks like that but she's a cockapoo, and she doesn't swim that well but she's still enthusiastic about trying :)



^it's a video on Flickr that won't embed to play direct, you'll have to click on it..
 
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Aunts picking up her puppy tomorrow and I have to admit, I'm very nervous.
Reminds me of when we picked up Maddie, don't think I slept right for week. Was so scared something happening to her because she seemed so small.
 
ChrisLX200 said:
Lovely looking dog, and I bet he swims well!

My Hazel looks like that but she's a cockapoo, and she doesn't swim that well but she's still enthusiastic about trying :)



^it's a video on Flickr that won't embed to play direct, you'll have to click on it..
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You’d think so what with having webbed feet and all, but he’s a bit nervous around water. He likes a paddle though!

Hazel looks like she is enjoying herself; Alby wouldn’t go into water like that.

They do look a lot like cockapoo’s, just a bit larger. Everyone gives him a double take as they can’t work out why a cockapoo is so big!
 
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FBi7 said:
Thanks. I'm sure she'll be back to her normal self tomorrow. Doesn't stop it tugging at the old heart strings though...:)
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From what I can remember, dogs seem to recover much faster than us humans with these kinds of things too.

Although that's probably not too helpful for what it emotionally does to you though when they're feeling so uncomfortable and woozy. :(
 
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