Golden Retreives

[kayjay_1000]

My 7 year old golden retriver (female) seems like all she wants to do is sleep she seems ok in her self but is very tired, i dont know if im worriying to much. Also when we take her out for walks she comes back limping for a few hours then is ok is she just attetion seeking? I hope this dosnt sound to confusing x

[Clanad]

My youngest son has a 5 year old Golden male that experienced roughly the same symptoms.  Vet found that the dog had thyroid deficiency and prescribed medication which is given to the dog twice daily.  It dramatically improved the dog's health.  Also found that he had an allergy which produced a stonger that usual "dog" odor and scratching with some hair fall-out.  This was treated with medication that is now only given once every 20 days.  This also helped the dog.... Good luck!

[cassimer]

At her age she could be getting arthritis already - our goldy had. This would explain a certain lethargicness around the house. But I do accept its difficult to tell - both ours are able to put on an excellent limp shold the siutuation demand it.!
A trip to the vet might be a good idea, and feel her joints yourself for any heat or inflamation.
Another reason might be that she is just a bit depressed. When we lost our old dog, the younger one was very miserable and sleepy. Has anything changed at home, or has the amount of time you spend with her altered?
Hopefully a vet might find something.
Good Luck!

[scubadiver]

You aren't worrying too much - you will know if her behaviour is different to how she would normally behave. Take her to the vet - the tiredness is too non specific a symptom to know what could be causing it - the vet will check for a number of thinks. Likewise the limping.

Our two Goldies sleep a lot, but this is normal for them.

[gastwo]

Probably a bit late on this one - its nearly four weeks old...

Have you had her 'hip scored'? Goldies are well known for having dodgy hips, very similar to German Sheps.

Our young male goldie (2 yrs) has mild hip problems, and cant tolerate too much exercise - curls up and goes to sleep after every walk.