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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Yesterday I took Rolph for his annual injections
and check up. He will be seven in October.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The vet told me he was in excellent condition and a
good weight, BUT he has the start of arthritis in his legs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This does not surprise me. Rolph has always had a
much stiffer gait than Clara and will not get up into the car (although is quite
happy to get up on to the sofa or my bed!).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>He has been taking glucosamine and chondroitin as
well as cod liver oil for the past three years. I cannot get Sod
Boswellia in this country - only boswellia by itself. </FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Is it worth giving him that? And if I do, should I continue with the
other stuff? What do people think?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Yesterday we went for a walk in the sunshine and
for the first time I noticed his handsome mainly black coat has a glisten of
silver through it. Likewise Clara has quite a white muzzle and patches of grey
on her shoulder and hips. :((</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I wonder if age and arthritis will dull Rolph's
adventures?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sally, with Rolph and Clara,
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