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Shelley Strohl

by Shelley Strohl on 23 August 2008 - 21:08

Dogs never cease to astound me. I turned my stud dog, T, out with my 12.5 yr. old female Conni, who although in pretty good health for her age, has only had two heat cycles in the last 3 years. To my amazement, T was trying to mount fer, AND SHE WAS ALL FOR IT...  A quick check confirmed she is bleeding, starting to seriously flag. Hard to tell as she is in a gravel run, prefers being outside in the summer to the house or kennel life. (She's never been comfortable indoors for long, raised in a kennel in Germany till I got her at 4.5 yrs. old) I would be tempted to ignore it, but last time I did, on her last heat at 10, and so Ali now exists...

I've never heard of a 12.5 yr. old female coming into full heat, let alone conceiving, but I separated them immediately. Stranger things have probably happened. I really don't think there's anything wrong with Conni. No signs of infection or anything, eating like the pig she's always been, everything normal except some arthritis and a "bump" on one elbow that she's had for a couple of years theat doesn't seem to bother her and a bit of arthritis in the mornings when she wakes up. We even let her have a few bites with a junior handler a couple of weeks ago, which she dearly loves.

I guess that "Young at Heart" supplement I've beeen feeding my older dogs is better than I thought it was.

SS


by beepy on 23 August 2008 - 21:08

I've another OAP who would love to see your girl.  He's 12.5years too and thinks he is about 2!


AhSighEE

by AhSighEE on 23 August 2008 - 21:08

SHELLEY:  in human years , what  age does that make her?  I have heard several stories about how you add them up..Is that true, ya think?


by beepy on 23 August 2008 - 22:08

My vet says its 1 dog year to 7 human ones and then for the bigger dogs add a bit more at the end of their life.  So our oldies are 88years plus.


by eichenluft on 23 August 2008 - 22:08

Had a client dog have puppies in her doghouse, no bedding, winter - not nice living conditions for the dogs but I was there to feed/water/clean them (pet sitter at the time) - dog was 13 years old but looked older (outside kennel dog).  Obviously puppies did not survive, I found them already dead - very sad.  But the owners didn't even know she was pregnant, had her kenneled with their stud dog but "she was too old to be bred".  Shame.  Should have been spayed long before!

 

molly


by susanandthek9s on 23 August 2008 - 22:08

This is not unusual. Female dogs do not go through menopause the way humans do. Also, the risk of pyometra goes through the roof for an elderly unspayed dog.


JustLurkin

by JustLurkin on 24 August 2008 - 00:08


by eichenluft on 23 August 2008 - 22:08

...dog was 13 years old...  ...Should have been spayed long before!


Yes she should have been.  As should this one at 12.5 years. 

At 12.5 years old why wasn't she spayed?

 


by k9queen on 24 August 2008 - 06:08

Why wasn't she spayed when you were done breeding her? It is much healthier for them to be spayed as soon as they are done breeding -- lessens the chance of mammory tumors and cancer, pyometria, and many other health issues. They give you their breeding career, it is your job to give them a healthy life in return.

by Abhay on 24 August 2008 - 07:08

Where's the Love??  Shelley, It's quite an accomplishment to have a healthy 12 yr old GSD to begin with. You must be doing something right!


Two Moons

by Two Moons on 24 August 2008 - 07:08

Life's full of suprise's.

I won't spay a dog because of old age,   I won't kennel a bitch and stud together either.

Why?   Because I know better.   So do most people.  Most people.

I don't agree with all these health concern's.  

 






 


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