how to help dogs with joint pain?
my dog seems to have problems with her legs and paws at night she licks her her paws and when she gets up she looks stiff so i wanted to know if there is somthing good for joint pain i know about GLUCOSAMINE HCL very hard to find is there a alternative and if there is no alternative should I use tablets or liquid? or something more common to natural
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I have 5 dogs…3 are getting older….
For the last few years I have given them a Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM "Joint Complex" made by Swiss Herbal – available over the counter at the drug store. I cannot believe that you are having such a hard time finding it. I use the human version…it’s still all natural so you don’t have to find a "dog specific" one. My beagle (who is turning 13) was also having some arthritic pains. When it seemed bad, I used the 81 mg Aspirin that people use to thin their blood. Both these treatments were okay’ed by my vet before I started. After a few month of the Glu/Cho/MSM, she no longer needed the Aspirin at all. I wish you luck! If you want dosage details, e-mail me with the breed/weight of your dog and I’ll try to help. Up here in Canada a bottle of the "Joint Complex" sells for about $20 and you get 120 pills.
Well there are a few things you could do but you need to get it from your vet. The first are in the form of NSAID’s such as Rimadyl on such previding her blood work is clean. or you can give her adaquan shots which are givin to race horses to help with arthritis. also any suppliment with Hyluronic acid is very good at helping as well. Talk to your vet and see what her options are.
Don’t try to diagnose your dog; you don’t know what you’re doing. Consult the professional: he went to school for a long time to get that DVM after his name.