Quote Originally Posted by emschuler6 View Post
Bogie limps all the time. It is worse when he gets up from a laying position. He is still running in the backyard and playing with the other two however, he seems to be paying for it when he comes in. I did call our vet that cares for the other two boys and he was talking x-rays and blood tests. There is no way Bogie can handle that. He would have a heart attack. He seems fine otherwise.
Unfortunately, you would need an x-ray to determine if it is simply arthritis, or something more serious like bone cancer. I only mention that because that's what my doggie niece had, and she was around 11 when diagnosed, and around 12 when we had to say good-bye to her. Is there any way they could give you a mild tranquilizer for him beforehand to make the visit less stressful on him?