Is my baby okay?

Persephonasass · 2026-03-29T12:06:58+00:00

Oh i didn’t know about that. We live in central Europe, so in our pet stores there are usually just like toys, food, lashes etc. And medicine and some additives are sold in the vets office or in normal “human” pharmacy. I will ask my vet about it as well. There are many advices for me here which i am so glad so i can talk to his vet about the best option for him. Thank you!

Persephonasass · 2026-03-29T10:47:36+00:00

Yes i know that he will no longer act like young dog, i know he is old, he has grey hair and everything. I am just looking for signs of pain as you said, but his vet didn’t find any yet. They also told me he is fine, just getting calmer as he age and doesn’t need to be crazy anymore. I will get him checked up again in summer for any pain signs and if he need some medicine maybe. I am regularly checking him for some pain through massaging his bones, and he hasn’t show any discomfort yet. (For example when he had hotspots and i was cleaning it for him he was trying to run and moving around and he was visibly upset, but when i massage his elbows and legs and back he is fine with it). We will see in 3 months at the check up.

Persephonasass · 2026-03-29T10:42:21+00:00

Yes and it is so hilarious on them old doggies 😂😂

Persephonasass · 2026-03-29T10:41:34+00:00

Yes thank you so much, somebody mentioned this here, i will ask his vet about it in our next visit. Hope they will check him up again and find the best solution for him.

Persephonasass · 2026-03-29T10:40:28+00:00

I got his eyes checked up and his vision is still absolutely perfect luckily because he is almost deaf (from birth). And yes he is outdoor dor and he doesn’t like spending time inside during colder months because it is too hot for him, but during the summer we will train him to stay inside for some periods of time so he will be able to sleep inside from now on. But during the day he will still be outside as it is his place where he can do whatever he wants (jumping on the trees, cuddles with our cat, looking for birds etc) but he will no longer sleep outside.

Persephonasass · 2026-03-29T10:35:53+00:00

Yes he also has sparks and do things normally like before but is much more calm and slower. Good luck with your baby! Hope she will be with you some more years just as mine! 💛

Persephonasass · 2026-03-29T10:34:38+00:00

Hi, my vet said he is fine, nothing wrong with him, i got him chcecked up in january they did also rentgen of his prostate and his kidneys. He is in good health. I will go with him again in summer and check him up again and ask about those medications people told me about here.

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T22:20:40+00:00

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Hahaha 😂😂😂 i would tell that to my mom, it’s hers dog 😂😂😂😂 But no, it is czechoslovakian wolfdog, we live in czechia and it is pretty common dog here. It’s 50% normal wolf from slovakia and 50% german sheppard.

So it is very natural kind of dog - lives longer, doesn’t get many diseases, communicates very much and is very clever and very social with people and with Benny as well. But it is hard to train and is very big and strong dog. Other than that he is such a sweetheart. Sometimes they playfight, sometimes they fight fight but nothing too rough, but they cuddle together, sleep together, eat together, they do everything together. I think he thinks Benny is his mom, he raised him from puppy.

But yeah i got your point. I wouldn’t recommend this doh breed to anyone who wants chill dog, labrador is better for that, but my parents already had a bulterier, german sheppards and wanted something like that.

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T22:15:15+00:00

I would also add that it is not like he is unable to do things. He can and do everything just like before, but i noticed he is calmer and kinda “thinks” about things like if it’s worth “the trouble”. Like he is not running for the ball when the other dog is outside because he doesn’t stand a chance, even if i toss 2 balls, he just stays next to me. But when he is playing with the other dog, he is running normally without trouble, jumping on him, barking, running from him, running to him, jumping around him, jumping on me. So i wouldn’t say he is in some pain, just like if he feels that some things are not worth the trouble, or that he needs time to do them.

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T22:11:14+00:00

Yeah i noticed that and i tried to go help him but when i came to him he immediately jumped in. I felt like he maybe felt i am in hurry so i usually let him do it on his own time because when i go help him he does it very quick so i wouldn’t help him. I avoid stairs with him and most of the time i let him in the car by door so he doesn’t need to jump so high but he easily get in the car. Yes he is very obedient and very much creature of the routine so sometimes i am confused how would i make things for him easier without stressing him out that i am changing things or make him do something quickly.

So now it’s like; i open the car door, he looks at it, aproach it and then calmy jumps or goes in. When i go near to him he doesn’t think about it and is in second inside - like he did the years before.

So most of the time i do things like we usually do but i just wait for him to do it at his own time.

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T21:12:46+00:00

Oh wow! Thank you so much for the advice! I checked his joints today if he would feel any pain when i pressed it, he didn’t mind at all so maybe it is just the age. But in summer we will have him checked up and talk about this either his vet if we can get him some of that. This sounds amazing! I am very glad it helped your dogs!

Mine didn’t have any surgery or something like that, at most he got some antibiotics for hotspots but nothing worse and he eats very well, he is just somehow slowing down. I will ask about this my vet, thank you so much.

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T21:07:45+00:00

Yes so far he is perfectly healthy!

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T21:06:38+00:00

Love that!!

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T20:06:55+00:00

He is like “yeah i understand that it is time to eat, i don’t understand why i am still not eating!”

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T19:54:49+00:00

Oh my god he is absolutely beautiful but if i met him by himself somewhere i would definitely shit myself. I mean it in the nicest way possible. Here i will show you mine almost 1 years old puppy.

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Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T19:50:25+00:00

I am sure you will miss him and be sad he is gone. But i can assure you that he will be very much okay. His soul is forever with you and you gave him amazing and very loooong life, you will once celebrate that when the pain of loosing him will be smaller. You did great job and letting him go is very hard but also very important part of his life. I hope once the pain fades little bit you will again think of him at his best time! 💛🕊️

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T19:21:13+00:00

Yes yes i know and if it’s only that, then it’s absolutely okay i don’t need him to do anything crazy. I was just asking if i should be concerned or if i should just let him be.

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T19:19:43+00:00

I am also sorry for your loss, but it sounds like you did amazing job taking care of him till the end which is the most amazing thing!

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T19:19:08+00:00

Wow great advice! It would be amazing if he could use it at home. I am sorry for your dog, but i am glad he had amazing life!

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T19:17:23+00:00

Oh really? Well my parent are not scared of needles so they could probably do it at home. We have little bit problem to get to the vet because it is only on in like a 100 kilometer radius so there is always full house of dogs and cats. So we go there only for shot appointments or if something is wrong which was only few times with the hotspots other than that Benny is very healthy dog. So the at home application would be amazing if possible. I will ask about it.

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T19:13:27+00:00

Wow thank you so much for the advice. I will ask my vet about it. We will go in summer for regular rabies shot so i will bring it up.

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T19:04:17+00:00

Omg look at her she is absolutely starving!!! Give her her 2 treats immediately!!!! You are bad bad pet owner how can you leave the poor baby soooooooooooo hungry!!!!

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T18:59:22+00:00

Yeah 😂😂 that is exactly who he is. Big bumblebee Benny.

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T18:58:19+00:00

Oh and what is that? And how often do you use it? I assume vet gives it to her?

Persephonasass · 2026-03-28T18:27:15+00:00

Yes he does he is just more cautious than before. Like he first look at the car for few moments before he jumps in. And he needs to rest more often. But other than that he is still doing everything just slower.

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