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    lrhall41 Posts: 123, Reputation: 6
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    Dec 27, 2007, 09:06 PM
    My over 14 year old beagle
    Does anyone kow how long are beagles supposed to live? We have this beagle that we adoped when he was about 2 years old and that was 13 years ago. About 3 years ago he was in fairly good health and we kept in a crate during the day when we went to work. HE started having this lumps on his body which were cancerous and were growing and growing. The vet recommened removing some of them They turned out to be cancerous, When we brought him home, we did not want to get in the crate and went crazy in it. The next day we took him back to the vet and let him stay there until he recoverd from surgery. After 6 weeks at the vets ($$$$) we bring him home and he still didn't want to be in the crate. He totally chewed it (it was metal) and almost killed himself, because he got caugth in the wires... The vet told us that he separation anxiety and gave us "doggy Prozac", bu that didn't help.We got rid of the crate and let him roam free around the house. Now he is so old that he has Alzheimer's, is deaf, blind, has accidents all over the house, etc. We put diapers on him when we leave the house to minimize the damage but when we get home and let him out, he just stands there, like no knowing what is he supposed to do in the backyard.
    Anyone out there know about the oldest living beagle?
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    Dec 27, 2007, 09:27 PM
    I just googled and found out that beagles live from ten to fifteen years (average). Maybe it's time to assess his quality of life and take him to the vet for the last time? It's killed me to have to do that with my cats, but why allow them to suffer or be confused or not live life to the fullest any longer? Whatever happens, please let us know.
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    Dec 28, 2007, 06:14 AM
    He is not suffering or in pain. The tumors that have grown back do not seem to bother him. One thing that has not changed with him is that he knows when feeding time is. HE stands there and waits and makes circles around us until we feed him. Also, he gets into everything and anything that has food, candies, snacks, etc. My daughtr brought a bag with some snacks they gave her over the holidays and left it in her room and her door was open and when we came back that evening, he had eated everything inside the bag. The days after Halloween, I had an unopned bag of Hersheys assorted chocolates and left it hanging inside a grocery bag on the back of one of the chairs. Even though he couldn't reach it, he knocked the chair over and ate the whole 1 lb. bag of chocolates. We thought that would kill him, but nope, he is still around.
    I was just wondering if anyone else had this experience with beagl;es. They love to eat.
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    Dec 28, 2007, 08:53 AM
    Averages mean little to an individual. Well bred dogs that get good care live much longer than others of their breed. Smaller dogs live longer. I think even in his condition, he could live several more years. When to euthanize him will be a tough decision. How does he seem to react to his fouling the house? It looked to me like my one old dog hated waking up in a puddle. While he may still enjoy eating, how happy is he being left alone if he reacted so badly to the crate?

    You might see how he does on a tie down, just a simple short length of chain with a snap on the end.
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