#esp she sometimes is restless and seems quite stiff in the mornings

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I’m starting to be convinced my dog is having joint/structural damage pain and I’m scared

#I really need to get her xrayed again #it’s been way too long since her hips back and elbows were xrayed #I mean she has fairly good hips and elbows but not prime material you know #but not hip or elbow dysplasia or anything like that #but she’s six years old now and she got her official xrays done when she was one and a half #so a lot may have changed #so I worry #esp she sometimes is restless and seems quite stiff in the mornings #so I’m afraid of arthritis #and because her breeder told me last week that yet another of her siblings from the said litter had to be put down bc of spine issues #so half of the litter is already six feet under and that’s depressing #no matter how responsibly bred #okay now I’m rambling but I’m scared she’s not just a dog for me she’s my other half #I’ve shared all of my adult life with her and her getting older is scary #and I gotta rip 500€ out of my ass to get her xrayed but I need to know the situation #vent #vee talks #working dogs #gsd #working line German shepherd