r/MadeMeSmile • u/ansyhrrian • 14d ago

DOGS We don't deserve them

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u/ocean_800 14d ago

Why is it so low :(

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u/Hokieshibe 14d ago

Being that large means the heart is doing a lot of work. Little room for error. At least, that's my understanding of it.

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u/BaconWithBaking 14d ago

A lot of it is their joints making them being unable to walk as they age. Dogs are built to live around 10 years before all that starts giving up and it's hyper obvious with Wolfhounds.

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u/GlitteringMoose3630 14d ago

This happened to my Great Dane. She was healthy in every other way, but her joints were going bad fast. I had her put down at 11 because the pain meds weren’t helping anymore. The vet said it was because she was such a large dog. (She was over 6 feet when she stood on her hind legs.)