shadow – Jan 29, 2010 12:00 AM

As we wrote last week, Shadow was very subdued, not interacting with the pack in his normal fashion. We had discussions with the Vet about any possible physical issues that we could be testing, and it was decided, at the age of ten, maybe he needs something stronger than nutritional joint supplements. We started him on a dose of anti-inflammatory medication, and his behavior improved. At his age, he may have some arthritic or spinal pain that was just not making him feel like interacting. We will continue to treat him and hope for continued improvements. There is far more stress to the life of a pack leader than to the other pack members, of course, you might want to get Aidan's opinion about that.