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Boo! Bennett the Beagle is getting old

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He's 13, but with beagles, well, they're puppies for forever.

We've been tracking his cataracts for about...hm, five years now?  Maybe a touch less.  It was time for his annual, so we took him in.  We commented to the vet that he's "hovering" around us a lot, really wanting to be next to us, sticking close when we're walking, etc.  The vet looked at him and said his cataracts are really starting to get opaque and his vision might finally be starting to suffer a bit, so he's sticking close to hear and have some guidance.   Poor guy.

Now, to train Zelda as his seeing eye dog.  :)
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Re: Boo! Bennett the Beagle is getting old

  • GBCKGBCK member
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    poor puppy.
    (but blind dogs manage OK--just warn him when you move furinture!)

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  • 6fsn6fsn member
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    aaaawww poor pup

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  • 0Face0Face member
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    :(  Noooo.  Our pups aren't that old yet, but they're labs so they don't really GET to 13, and they're about 7-8...so pretty old.  *sniffle* 
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  • VarunaTTVarunaTT member
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    Beagles can live to be as old as 20, but that's the really high end.  Bennett is crazy healthy except for his "beagle bumps" (benign tumors older dogs can get) and still happy to play and take walks and all that jazz.  Though his play with Zelda has had to be gentled some.  She's so much heavier than he is (20+ pounds on him).  So, we're hoping for 15-17.  

    Zelda is about 5 now (IDK how much time has passed already) and has some grey on her chin.  Since she has lab/blue heeler, I'm expecting 13-15 for her.
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  • GBCKGBCK member
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    Dawg is about 10 now--for her size and considering her issues, that's pretty good.
    But the baby's arrival (she worries about Buffy a LOT) and the lack of knees mean her entire face has gone white in the last year or 2.
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