My Poor 'ol Pup

alaska511 · March 31, 2009

My 15 year old huntin' buddy lab is having a hard time getting around, and now that we have likely sold the house, I am wondering if he will survive being put in a box and flown down to Oregon...wish him luck!

tobias · March 31, 2009

Poor guy.

Jennabear · March 31, 2009

Check with your vet to see if you can give him anything to calm his nerves. We gave our lab aceprotezone (sp?) on a cross country trip. Maybe 66nova could help ya out?

alaska511 · March 31, 2009

Check with your vet to see if you can give him anything to calm his nerves. We gave our lab aceprotezone (sp?) on a cross country trip. Maybe 66nova could help ya out?

Thanks, Jenna. Yes we will check with the vet, we were just discussing this possibility.

bigredmariner · March 31, 2009

Talk with a vet is a great idea, get him calmed down and he should be fine. He hasn't been around all these year because he's a wimp, he's probably got a little left in the tank. Good luck.

onac255 · March 31, 2009

I wish him the best and I hope my choc labs get to be as old as yours

BuckFeverZ · March 31, 2009

Poor guy indeed. Hopefully he'll be able to make it down with ya

66nova · March 31, 2009

Check with your vet to see if you can give him anything to calm his nerves. We gave our lab aceprotezone (sp?) on a cross country trip. Maybe 66nova could help ya out?

Thanks, Jenna. Yes we will check with the vet, we were just discussing this possibility.

Is he a nervous dog? I use acepromazine quite a bit for travel. A lot of airlines don't like them to be sedated for flight, but for me, I would rather sedate most of my patients some so they are calm. A dog that is freaked out for how ever many hours is much worse in my opinion.

I certainly would talk to your vet. I would recommend some sedation if he is healthy enough. I also noticed you saying he has a hard time getting around. Do you have him on anything for this? If not, let me know. I will give you information to ask your veterinarian about.

Jennabear · March 31, 2009

Robert- I heard you can give dogs Dramamine for the car, would you suggest this? We are taking a road trip soon, and our lab doesn't do so well, but I don't want him sedated. What would be the recommended dose per weight?

97SierraGMC · March 31, 2009

Good looking dog!

hope he makes it alright, looks like he has a lot of life left in him.

alaska511 · March 31, 2009

Check with your vet to see if you can give him anything to calm his nerves. We gave our lab aceprotezone (sp?) on a cross country trip. Maybe 66nova could help ya out?

Thanks, Jenna. Yes we will check with the vet, we were just discussing this possibility.

Is he a nervous dog? I use acepromazine quite a bit for travel. A lot of airlines don't like them to be sedated for flight, but for me, I would rather sedate most of my patients some so they are calm. A dog that is freaked out for how ever many hours is much worse in my opinion.

I certainly would talk to your vet. I would recommend some sedation if he is healthy enough. I also noticed you saying he has a hard time getting around. Do you have him on anything for this? If not, let me know. I will give you information to ask your veterinarian about.

Not nervous at all. He has been the absolute best dog ever. If anything, he is so attached to us, that I fear the seperation anxiety might get him LOL

He has never been in a box, unless the door was open, hell he has only been leashed a few times. I can walk down a busy city street with him, and he would stay at my side, one step behind unless I snapped my fingers and told him to go.

alaska511 · March 31, 2009

Good looking dog!

hope he makes it alright, looks like he has a lot of life left in him.

Thanks. People can't believe it when I tell them how old he is. He is just really slow now.

sgrah230 · March 31, 2009

I wish him luck on his big trip.

He looks like a good dog, and I bet you have some good hunting stories to go along with him.

alaska511 · March 31, 2009

I wish him luck on his big trip.

He looks like a good dog, and I bet you have some good hunting stories to go along with him.

I have a picture with him bringing back 2 ducks at once. I will have to find it and scan it. It was half the fun of duck hunting, watching him do his thing.

tobias · March 31, 2009

Good looking dog!

hope he makes it alright, looks like he has a lot of life left in him.

Thanks. People can't believe it when I tell them how old he is. He is just really slow now.

Just like his old man.

My last chocolate only lived to be eleven, fifteen is awesome! I can only hope the yellow I have now can make it that far. She just turned four in March though so we have awhile still.

No chance of putting him on a boat and taking the scenic route?