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class=461233513-23062009>Maestro is probably getting on in years.. kinda like my
riding lawn mower... it works fine on flat ground, but when you start going up
hills.. it has problems ... even sometimes not moving at all even though the
pedal is floored ... </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=461233513-23062009>Its his advancing age ... arthritis, muscle weakness,
less confident in footing.. etc.. nothing will work wonders, but there will be
things that can improve his life.. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=461233513-23062009>Rimadyl is commonly prescribed now (try a 10 day
sampling from the vetman, if on it long term, you will want to buy it on line as
its $150 for 180 tabs, or $250 + at the vets) There are glucosamine and
chondroitin supplements, and how much these will help now after age has caught
up.. its again a trial to see...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=461233513-23062009>If you have the ability to give him a way out the
back door, and up a less steep incline that would help, or if the stairs are
slippery maybe installing a rubberized runner... I was lucky in my former house,
the back steps were originally poured in the 1960's and had been sinking faster
than the house near the top of the steps, so it made the incline less
steep... my hounds had no problem navigating that.. so they'd go from downstairs
to up stairs going outside and then up and in the kitchen door...
Now I'm in a house that has only three steps to climb out the back, and the boys
don't do the inside steps very often.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=461233513-23062009>-Robert</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>Subject:</B> [Dailydrool] Steps...<BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">My name is Lyle and my hound,
Maestro is having a problem. He is very active….</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">He is having a problem coming up the
steps…..Up to 3 days ago, he could go up and down…Now, he will only go
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