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[quote=Anonymous]I could have posted this! Our 12 year old mixed breed dog has the exact same issue but it’s been going on for 18 months. We thought it was knee pain or arthritis but ruled that out. For the record, he runs around like crazy in the yard and even jumps on and off a low retaining wall with seemingly no difficulty. I thought it was vision but the vet said no. We can’t carry him up and down the stairs because he flips out and panics. Same if you try to harness him and help him up. Thankfully after a few minutes of gentle prodding he will eventually go back down but never up. I even tried bribery with his favorite treats.  We live in a 70s split level and he insists on spending his days on the lower level which means he has no access to water or food and whines like crazy that he can’t greet visitors. We have to walk him out the back door and through the yard to the front to bring him into the kitchen at meal times. If he’d at least be willing to spend his days on the kitchen level all the issues would be eliminated but he is very on edge when he is on that level and won’t even lie down. I assume there is something about not only the stairs that freaks him out but the main level. It’s been really hard. [/quote]

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