Old boy

Hi looking for a bit of info my little boys not well and I'm worried it's the end
He's a 11 year old staffy pedigree he's been a bit stiff lately and been put on carpreive on Friday 50mg per day however today he's been drinking a lot and weeing like it's going out of fashion and just weed in his sleep poor lad
Any body else had this problem
He's going blind he snores like a tank
And now this I'm dreading the day anyone got any advice please

Hi there, welcome to the forum albeit in not the best of circumstances.

Having just looked up carpreive it doesn't say anywhere that excessive pee is a side effect or that it causes dehydration, that's not to say it hasn't aggregated something else though. I would get the earliest appointment you can with your vet and have them review things.

Do let us know how you get on.

Yeh the vet is a good old school friend of mine so I've text him and he's told me to stop tablets amediatley he's at Wembley at the minute so got to ring him in the morning  
Really worried everything has happened to my boy in the last month boo hoo 

That's a great picture.

I know how you feel, my girl isn't doing too good at the moment and is also about 11, it does make you ask what's best for them.

She's on Rimadyl which is also an anti inflammatory for a spinal cord compression, not sure if it does exactly the same thing that your lad needs meds for but might be worth mentioning to your vet as a possible alternative?

Yeh mate it's his bad neck and shoulders it was prescribed for it's horrible seeing them getting old and not being the dog your used too
Hope she's ok and is feeling better
I'll let you know how we go on tomorrow 

We have a vets review on Thursday and are hoping the meds kick in before then, the scary thing is how quickly things change as I'm sure you're well aware.

I hope your lad feels better and your mate can get him sorted and comfortable

Ian hope it goes well please let me know how you get on on Thursday fingers crossed

Any update on your little fella ?

Yeh Ian he's calmed down with his drinking and weeing now only a small lake not an ocean 
The vet has told me to hold off on the tablets till Wednesday and monitor and record the amount he's drinking it looks like his kidneys are a little weak and the steroid injection he had may have agrivated his weakness once we get his weeing and drinking back to normal then we can start his pills 
Fingers x he seams a lot better today 
Thanks for asking Ian 
I'll be thinking of you and your baby girl on Thursday please let me know how you go on it's heart breaking

Ah great news, pleased to read he's feeling better today

We've had a good day today, she's been resting like she's supposed to but was eager to play this evening. I'd like to think she's feeling a bit better in herself, though the wobbly back legs haven't improved, still, we aren't at Thursday yet so there's time to see if anything improves and thanks for your thoughts.

I will let you know.

I'm glad the drinking has reduced and it sounds like your vet buddy is good and on the case.

Watching our dogs getting older is the worst thing ever. It's so hard sometimes.

Yeh Liz p I really don't like seeing my boy getting older

Its horrible when our dogs get old , horrible process but with the right meds hopefully your friend makes him comfortable. Best of luck with oor flo flo ian for thursday.

Ian how did you go on with your girl on Thursday not heard from you 

Ah, I did say I'd let you know opps

Well the meds had no effect on Flo, if anything she got a little worse. Made the early morning trek on Thursday and the vet has reviewed the MRI and come up with a less drastic solution which is to bore thru the disc and collapse the bit causing the pressure. Hopefully that will be all that's needed, however, he has urged caution as they won't know exactly until they are in and looking at it, so there is a possibility that they will remove a part of the vertebrae too. Downside to that is that she'll need plates etc to its fingers crossed that the first option works ok.

As an aside, I lifted Flo's rear end when she was standing awkwardly yesterday and she felt so light, it's only now dawned on me that this is because she's transferred all her weight to her front end. I'm amazed at how adaptable they are.

Omg my heart is with you and flow I hope it all goes well for your little girl and you please please keep me informed 
Hate this old age in our kindest loveliest companions it's heart breaking my thought are with you both 
And Loui sends a big lick

Thanks for the thoughts. How's Loui getting on... all settled down now ?

Not to bad he's a bit stiff today on his legs so we have had. An easy day with loads of loves and snuggles thanks for asking

Thought I'd give you a brief update, Flo's op went well and the vet is pleased with how things are so hopefully she'll be home in a few days time.

Hope Loui continues to do well.

Oh so pleased fingers x hope she's home with you soon feels strange when they are not there
Loui is ok still a bit stiff but back to his old ways being a pest ha ha it's great decided at 3.30 am he wanted to play ball ha ha

Brilliant, so pleased he's feeling more like his old self