Tag: Maintaining muscle mass in older German Shepherds

You notice your 8-year-old German Shepherd hesitating at the bottom of the stairs—just for a moment—before climbing. His hind legs look slightly thinner than you remember, but you dismiss it as “normal aging.” Those subtle signs? They’re early warnings of sarcopenia—age-related muscle loss—and catching them now could add 2-4 years of comfortable, independent mobility to…