Stretch is an old black Lab that has lived with me for 10 years. He was an adult when he arrived here so we could probably add another two to four years to his age. He is showing the years of rambling the woods in search of the illusive armadillo. Arthritis has set in and getting up or taking our daily walk can be a struggle. Watching him walk is agonizing but he does not want to be left behind so we slow our pace and enjoy the day.
Our vet has prescribed pain medication as needed. We are now doing it daily. My other Lab Annie has skin issues which I thought was diet so I have gradually changed our diet. We are on a good non grain dry food that they like. I have begun to cook the wet food which I add daily. In their food I use chicken, broth, brown rice and sweet potatoes. I add broccoli, cauliflower, beans, blueberries. I have yet to have them reject their dinner. Some of my cat collection joins us, wanting a little bowl of the wet food. Even my son in law sampled it and said it was good. LOL
At any rate, I have also added vitamins and I am seeing such an amazing change in Stretch. He still struggles with arthritis but his enthusiasm for food, walks, rides has improved. It occurs to me that I need to watch my own diet more closely and treat these older aged aches and pains by better diet as well. That is Lesson #1
Lesson #2 Is expressed in this photo. What to do on a sunny, cold winters day? Find a nice sunny spot and curl up with your "buds".
Enough said...
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