So this morning I woke up around 4am to hear Shaqua whimpering as she stood up. I was worried and said her name and she came up to me to be pet. So I pet her but she kept her head down. When I tried to lift it up to scratch under her chin how she likes she whimpered. I started feeling all over and looking but I can't find anything out of the ordinary. An hour or so later she was more or less back to her old self. She still cries a bit if Journey tries to play with her (Journey got the hint now and seems to be sulking) but seems pretty normal. She is carrying her head up like normal and everything.

I know the only way to be sure would be to ask a vet but I was curious what you guys thought? It kind of sounds like either A) a pulled/strained muscle or B) arthritis. She is getting up there in the years so neither would be surprising.

Have any of you all had something like this happen with your senior sibe?

Could be either/or. When Tasha was getting older she was more sensitive. She still wanted to play and be her wild old self, but would hurt herself sometimes. I'm sure after a couple days rest Shaqua will bounce back.

Dakota gets like that if he's having a bad day with his arthritis acting up. He tends to put on a brave face and not cry unless you pet him or feel around for anything out of the ordinary. Several hours later he's often back to his old self and playing again.