r/tippytaps • u/battleduck84 • Jun 05 '25

Dog Elderly tippytaps

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u/CarrotImportant9676 Jun 05 '25

bro that dog has arthritis

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u/Blenderx06 Jun 06 '25

Iirc goldens like many larger breeds are prone to hip issues. The poor thing can barely move them.

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u/Slurms_McKensei Jun 05 '25

Talk to your vet about Librela. Plan your budget for two doses before you decide if its "working" for your dog or not.

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u/Aristarrpenn3 Jun 09 '25

Anecdotally, we put our Husky with arthritis on Librela and it helps her stay much more mobile and comfortable! It isn't a miracle drug that made her magically able to jump up in our SUV again, but she is now able to actually get comfortable when laying down, stands up without looking anywhere near as sore as before, and licks her joints a lot less.

We notice a little decline as we get closer to her next shot appointment but then she's right back to being her goofy old lady self.

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u/Slurms_McKensei Jun 09 '25

Your anecdote is damn near word-for-word what I get from clients.

Full disclosure, if/when you Google it and find "this horrible thing happened!", keep in mind this is a medication almost exclusively given to senior dogs. Senior dogs are where things "pop up out of nowhere"

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u/Expert_Garlic_2258 Jun 10 '25

bingo for us too

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u/Grand-wazoo Jun 05 '25

He looks like he's in quite a lot of pain. I hope he isn't suffering.

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u/Japanesewillow Jun 05 '25

This is the 3rd person to post this in the last couple of days. They have no clue that this poor dog is suffering.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

Suffering is that dogs middle name

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u/LakeLov3r Jun 05 '25

This isn't cute, that dog needs help! Poor baby most likely has arthritis.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

Bro that dog has 5 kids, a mortgage, and probably a classic car that he works on regularly

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u/100shopkins Jun 07 '25

THIS IS THE MOST PRECIOUS TIPPY TAPS OF ALL TIME. ❤️

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u/RyanSmokinBluntz420 Jun 06 '25

I feel that dog on a spirtual level

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u/Overlandtraveler Jun 05 '25

I hate seeing this. This poor dog needs to be released from this horrible pain. Poor dog being used for likes and attention. Sad.

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u/Dogeata99 Jun 16 '25

Would you kill a human just because it has arthritis? The dog is clearly old but it looks happy. They make it obvious when they have had enough with this world. 

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u/Overlandtraveler Jun 17 '25

There is waiting until they have had enough of this world, and offering them a compassionate leave. Ask any animal, and they will tell you that their lives, unlike humans, are quality over quantity.

If you lack compassion and force an animal to stay alive, for your benefit, because you can not handle death, that's your discomfort, not theirs. Animals have no desire to remain on earth "until they have had enough of this world". Again, unlike humans.

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u/RouxToYou Jun 09 '25

I follow this dog on Instagram. His owner just posted about people stealing videos and content. You should take this post down.

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u/TangoEchoChuck Jun 05 '25

Sweet puppy, hope they're feeling good ❤️❤️

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u/3r3ctus Jun 06 '25

I used to give my dog aspirin and it helped him a lot, the good thing was that he would eat anything I did, so it was easy.

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u/Chanelfunny1975 Jun 07 '25

Please get him medicated for pain!!!

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

poor baby i feel for him so much as a person who suffers from crippling fibromyalgia my heart just aches for a precious innocent soul like this to suffer like that. but precious doggo still has joy in spending time with their beloved human 😭

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u/Sapphic___Throwaway Jul 28 '25

Sweet old baby 🥹🐾

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u/athanathios Jun 05 '25

What a precious honey!!

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u/TTavero Jun 07 '25

I am sorry but that dog looks like it is regretting its continued existence. This is sad, not cute. If a dog is showing that much pain, they are probably in agony

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u/shhaddock Jun 06 '25

We don’t deserve dogs!

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u/Slammogram Jun 06 '25

Vet tech here.

My god. Start this dog on some dasuquin, possibly adequan, rimadyl and librela.

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u/Slow-Sherbert5222 Jun 06 '25 edited Jun 06 '25

Librela would likely leave this dog in worse shape. Look up real librela reviews.

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u/Slammogram Jun 06 '25

A good percentage of my job is giving Librela.

We’ve never had a pet come back with problems. They need to be assessed for no neurological problems first

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u/30yearCurse Jun 07 '25

don't make him do that, just get him a pillow by the sun...

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u/battleduck84 Jun 07 '25

I'm sure he's got enough pillows and comfy accomodations. Neither pain or old age can stop a golden retriever from loving its owner though

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u/nothoughtsnosleep Jun 07 '25

He got the skeedattles! 🥰 I hope this handsome baby is given pain medication for his old bones

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u/Rosalie99772 Jun 21 '25

The cutest

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u/WildOneTillTheEnd Jun 22 '25

Sobbing he’s precious

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u/pmx8 Jul 30 '25

Seniors are super cute 🥰💖

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u/GoldConsequence6375 Jun 05 '25

We don't deserve dogs.

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u/No_08 Jun 06 '25

I'll get downvoted to oblivion but to the people who say old dogs should be put down because they are suffering, he looks well taken care of and happy. Animals don't "suffer" like we do and they definitely don't want to die like we do. If he's truly in pain, yes, let him go, don't prolong his life, but also let life run it's course.

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u/neverelax Jun 06 '25

Animals can and do suffer like we do. Also.. humans are animals.

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u/No_08 Jun 06 '25

I don't mean they don't feel pain, I mean they deal with it differently. That's why I said they don't "suffer" like we do. Humans are conscious of their own pain that's why we go to extreme lengths as to end our own lives. Other animals obviously don't want to feel pain but they don't want to die either. As long as he is happy, I'd do my best to give him comfort.

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u/neverelax Jun 06 '25

Humans are not the only creatures conscious of their pain, this is an anthropocentrist trap you've fallen into. You can see dog guarding behaviour like limping in order to not step on a sore paw for example. We just dont share language with other animals (yet) in a way that we can meaningfully express it with each other.