In my practice, I often see older dogs who are starting to decline physically, but whose spirits are still very much alive. One such special dog is Lake , an eight-year-old Great Dane. Although this is a respectable age for an animal of his size, he was remarkably vital until recently. However, he came to me because he had stopped playing, started dragging his hind legs, and his behavior had become depressed. His owner also told me that he regularly suffered from diarrhea.

Classic aging? Not quite. What emerged from the measurements was telling: the pancreas needed serious support , just like the liver. In addition, there was a lot of tension and pain around the sacrum and lower back .