WE ARE GOING TO THE VET THIS WEEK TO FIND OUT FOR SURE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ADVICE, I WAS THINKING ARTHRITIS...BUT WONDERING ABOUT THE OTHER POSSIBILITIES.

SHE IS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING AROUND AND MOVING SLOW. IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS SHE CAN'T JUMP UP ON THE COUCH (OR DOWN). WALKING SIDEWAYS SOME? SEEMS TO BE SO TIRED AND SAD. SEEMS LIKE SHE'S IN PAIN AND ARCHING HER BACK. ANY IDEA WHAT THIS MIGHT B...