I have an 11 year old dog with bad arthritis in her back leg and sometimes she can’t put it down. I have taken her to the vet and he has confirmed arthritis and prescribed anti-inflamatries, however can I give her glucosomine or cod liver oil as an extra suppliment to lubricate her joints?
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December 30th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
You could ask your vet this question, but my dogs have been on glucosamine chondroitin with MSM for years, both as a preventative and because my oldest had a touch of arthritis in one shoulder. The dosage would depend on the size of your dog – that’s what you should confirm with your vet. My dogs at just under 70 pounds get 500 mg daily as maintenance, and have been up to 1500 mg short term on vet’s recommendation at times they were having problems.
I’ve not heard of cod liver oil helping arthritis.
December 30th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Metacam and Rymadal are usually prescribed by vets for arthritis. Unfortunately both of these medications can cause internal bleeding and they horrify me; however at the onset of pain they give relief.
My GSD was diagnosed with arthritis in her knees, she suffered from internal bleeding when she was prescribed Metacam, this was apparent when her stools became almost black. I investigated other meds on the internet and discovered Flexadin. It’s about £70 from the vets and £20 on the internet. It contains Glucosamine and Chondroitin which help enormously with pain and bone problems; however it also contains Devils Claw which also helps with pain. Later I accidentally discovered that Seraquin has other virtues because as well as the above stuff it also contains Turmeric, this is about £60 from the vets and £16 on the internet. My nine year old is now chasing rabbits and she appears to be pain free.
December 31st, 2009 at 1:19 am
hi yes you can i give it my dog she is a rottweiler and 9yrs old and you wouldn’t think so it helps the coat also she has only just started to go grey under her chin to lol
hope this helps
December 31st, 2009 at 3:10 am
Sure, you can get a Glucosamine-MSM product from almost any pet catalog. Our Bulldog takes SNOVI-MSM. It comes in a chewable form and she just thinks its a treat. We order ours from KV Vet Supply.
December 31st, 2009 at 3:51 am
I also have a dog that has arthritis (he is 9 months old) he is on Dasquin and is doing great on it! I would check with your vet but I would say give him some other things like glucosomine
December 31st, 2009 at 10:41 am
See my previous answer to you question