We had Dylan (GSD, age 9) at the vet's yesterday for her
three-month cancer check. The really good news is, no sign of a
recurrence (it was discovered nearly two years ago).

The not so good news is that her hip dysplasia has gotten worse,
to the point where we may need to consider surgery. (We knew
this before seeing the xrays - she's been having a problem with
stairs for about three weeks.) She's been on Feldene for more
than a year (primarily as an anti-cancer drug), and her
oncologist switched her to Dermaxx, a COX-2 inhibitor, which he
said appears to be at least as effective against cancer as
Feldene. We'll also be adding chondroitin and MSM to her
glucosamine.

Does anyone have experience with Dermaxx with their dog? Good or
bad?

FurPaw
(also posted in rec.pets.dogs.behavior)
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Marie Castellano wrote:
My lab has a ACL tear and the orthopedic vet has him on Dermaxx. I can't
tell you much about it because this just happened. You may ask your vet
about "Adequan" which is suppose to be excellent for repairing joint
problems. I will start the Adequan injections for my lab next week. Good
luck.
Marie

Thanks, Marie, I'll ask about Adequan. After a week I'm seeing a
small improvement in Dylan's stair-climbing ability (and
willingness to do so).

FurPaw


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There's no reason to give credence to anything spoken above 90
decibels.

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Marie Castellano wrote:
My lab has a ACL tear and the orthopedic vet has him on Dermaxx. I can't
tell you much about it because this just happened. You may ask your vet
about "Adequan" which is suppose to be excellent for repairing joint
problems. I will start the Adequan injections for my lab next week. Good
luck.
Marie

Thanks, Marie, I'll ask about Adequan. After a week I'm seeing a
small improvement in Dylan's stair-climbing ability (and
willingness to do so).

FurPaw


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