Why is my senior husky suddenly inactive and sleeping all the time?

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Hi there, My husky is being oddly inactive these three days. I did bring her to the vet, we got her blood and everything seems normal. She used to bark and jump around but now she loves to be alone with her unusual laying position. She doesn’t feel excited play with me and just wanting to sleep. I checked her poop and they seemed normal and healthy, no discharge/ vomit etc. I’m worried that I don’t know what has happened to her and hope you can help me with it soon. Thanks. Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Female | unspayed | 7 years and 4 months old | 46 lbs

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

I can understand your concern. It seems you have done the right thing by checking her vital organs with baseline bloodwork and her poops are normal. At her age, she is entering senior/mature dog status, so this is most likely the reason Hazel is slowing down and no longer behaving like a puppy or young adult dog. I would also suspect that Hazel may be experiencing some arthritis in her joints, which tends to enable pets a bit. I would recommend getting her started on some joint supplements such as Dasuquin, Synovi- G4 or Duralactin to see if that makes any difference with her activity level. And if you are overly concerned and start noticing an abnormal gait, then I would consider getting an x-ray done of her joints to look further into things. I hope that Hazel does well moving forward. Best wishes and take care.

Why is my senior husky suddenly inactive and sleeping all the time?

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