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Hello, I recently just joined. I rescued my golden about 10 years ago. They had her listed as a year old. She is a great dog but a medical nightmare. She had a nodular melanoma, that I found on her back foot, a couple weeks after adopting her. It was removed and that has not reoccurred. She is...

Liam turned 16 in January. The last year was probably the most dramatic in terms of behavior changes...up until then he could hike up to 12 miles and swim for hours. And, then something shifted. This last year his blood work showed some liver disease (new prescription food and supplements have...

Hello all, I am desperate and hoping someone here has experience with what is going on with my 9 year old male golden Peyton and can offer some insight. Back in June he was standing in the living room right in front of me, and his whole body suddenly jolted. It looked like a quick electric...

Hi, My Golden is 11 year old and very energetic dog last couple of year slowed down a bit but not a lot. He get two walks a days of a bout 25min each. I just moved to a new country he did well on the 7 Hour flight :smile2: Now we are looking to rent a place. is been hard finding something that...

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum. I sought something like this out to ask this question as it has been freaking me out. I have brought my 12 yr old Golden to the vet and her bloodwork and everything checks out. I explained to the vet what was happening and he didn't seem overly...

Hello! This is my first time to the forums so I'll take a quick second to introduce myself and my dog-- I'm 24 and married my husband 2 years ago, my husband has had our golden retriever since he was a puppy and he's now 13 years old. His name is Midas. He is such a joy in our lives and is an...

Hi Everyone! We received the dreaded diagnosis that my soul-dog has hemangiosarcoma. He went in for emergency surgery to remove his spleen on 6-24. I have been supplementing him with I'm Yunity, but we opted not to go for chemo. The first couple of weeks post surgery he was great, my boy was...

Hi, I have an 8 year male golden retriever called T.J. He eats a normal senior diet to the required amount for his ideal weight (32 kg), he is prone to being overweight but I think that that is probably just because he doesn't get enough exercise. He has mild arthritis and has ruptured his...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and really enjoying my time here so far. You are all wonderful! We have only ever owned one Golden, our beloved boy Bart. He sadly passed on July 14th 2013, but we feel so fortunate to have had him with us for so long. I am currently 18, and I wasn't even born...

HI, I copying my comments from another location, as I am not sure where the best place to post this information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello everyone. I have searched this forum over the past few years and found it be helpful, enlightening and amusing. I have finally taken the step to join today. I...

Hello everyone. I have searched this forum over the past few years and found it be helpful, enlightening and amusing. I have finally taken the step to join today. I am an adult learner full time college student and single parent. Two 12 year old Golden Retrievers and two house cats. I...

What a beautiful forum. My last Golden, Boomer, crossed the Rainbow Bridge at 18 totally healthy years of age and a long term love affair with Mr. Kitty, at our ranch in California and I now am a house sitter specializing in Senior Goldens and touring the most beautiful country in the world...

My Sherman has been in and out of the vet for the past 2 years with inconclusive results. He's a large golden weighing in at 85 lbs and we strictly monitor his diet, but with his reduced activity levels managing his weight has been a family commitment. He is currently lame in his left hindlimb...

I posted here almost 2 years ago when our beautiful Lana had seizures due to Trifexis. She has certainly rallied since then, but about a year ago at the age of 13 she was diagnosed with LP. We have chosen to keep her comfortable rather than put her through surgery. She is now 14 years and 8...

Hello everyone, I have a wonderful 10+ year old GR (rescue dog, so not exactly sure, but I have had her for 8 years and she was at least two when I got her) with physical limitations. She had some permanent damage to her leg joints, and her hips at the time I took her in to save her from being...

Hello. I've been going back and forth about getting another puppy (or senior). Duke is now 19 month olds and the bond we've developed is more than I've ever anticipated. And now I want to add to our family...but I'm not sure which way to go. I was leaning strongly towards another breeder...

Here´s a little video shot today of my 13 year old Cookie playing in the snow! On Monday she got some fever, because she cut herself swimming in a little creek close to our house. Her front leg got really swollen from an infection! I was really worried because at first I thought she twisted...

Hello, This is my first post here on GRForum and I have enjoyed reading other posts. I am hoping I can get some much needed advice about my Golden and thoughts on her quality of life. In a nutshell: 14.5 years old, female In her prime, weighed 75 pounds, current weight less than 50 1 year...

Our 12 1/2 year old Golden is in the late stages of Degenerative Myelopathy & last week he suffered partial paralysis in his hind area & stopped standing or eliminating. Working with acupuncture he quickly regained the ability to eliminate. He can bear weight on his rear left leg, but requires...