Sunset

[summer_jackel]

Going beautiful places with my dogs is and I suspect always will be one of my favorite things. I got a lot of happy feedback regarding dogs at the beach pics at Furcon, so here are some from yesterday, a beautiful, quiet sunset on an empty beach.

Pryderi's hips/low back are giving him a lot of trouble, and he is about as bad as Fenris was about 6 months ago. It's painful to watch him age, and I am so very scared of losing him, especially now. Don't even want to imagine being without Pryde. Glucosomine and chondoriatin helps, and at least it isn't dysplasia, but his arthritis and loss of motion in the hips and spine are inevetable with age. He's 12, far younger than I expected this to happen (Fen was 14). But he is a very big dog, and this seems to hit them shockingly fast.

I am trying to cherish every moment I have with him. This trip to the tidepools was the first when he was not at my heels almost the entire time; he stayed on the shore watching me, only coming out into the pools in areas where the rock was particularly flat and easy to get over. I'm glad that he knows he could hurt himself and isn't taking risks. But then, this is the dog who has been backpacking with me regularly for the last 11 years---he knows his limits and his body, and he was always so good at knowing exactly how far he should go on a mountain face or slippery rock.

He seemed content and relaxed on the shore, though. Coba, interestingly enough, has taken the role of being glued to my heel at the tidepools. Maybe Pryde is glad to see somedog keeping an eye on my reckless ass as I attempt to get as close to the waves as I can...









The light made it hard to take decent pics, but the ones that did come out are pretty.


Jez doing her thing, rolling around in the sand.


Uff. Sand. Feels so good. Rotting kelp is also just the fragrance I was looking for in my fur to counteract that tutti frutti smelling stuff Jackel keeps washing us with...





Itty bitty sea stars!!!!! awwwwwww!




Lovely tidepool. The orange ochre stars are so dramatic against the dark rock; they make for some really nice pictures.



My noble Pryderi.


This one is sadly blurry but I love it enough to post it anyway.



Coba has a dash of nobility in there...


Usually, though, he's all PuppyPuppyPuppy OMGeelgrass LetMeRollInTheEelgrass yes. (I know it's blurry. Taking clear photos in low light of something that is constantly in motion is, I fear, somewhat beyonnd me...)


Sunset.

Comments

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea. He's seeing the vet next week, and I will bring it up.

Today, he seems like he's feeling pretty good. The glucosamine does seem like it makes a notable difference, which is really nice.

[furtech.livejournal.com]

I did a lot of research when I searched out an anti-inflammatory for Frieda and came up with Deramaxx, mostly because it was -not- Rimadyl (too many bad stories/side effects), but my info is about four years out of date and more research and better drugs may have emerged in that time. Beware especially of drug inter-reactions (especially with neuro-theroputic drugs like Eldypryl and Anypryl). Eventually I just went back to buffered aspirine and that seemed to be enough to ease her pain from arthritis.

[ladyringo.livejournal.com]

Depending on his health- Rimadyl or Deramaxx are both really good NSAIDS and they taste good too. Most dogs will eat them like treats. :)

[mooncatx.livejournal.com]

hugs for your fur babies. Clicked your pixel babies. Um... fogged baby chicken is waiting for you. >.> that is if you still wants it. I'm afraid to leave it fogged for too much longer.

mcx

[troubleagain.livejournal.com]

I was giving my sweet Ladybug doggie aspirin and it really seemed to help, up to a point.