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Rott-Shep Joint Query
"Monroe" wrote in message ... My 11 year old Addisionian female has had joint problems for a while now. We have been managing well for several years with MSM complex joint formula. ........What else is in there - glucosamine? Do you give any fish oil? Healthy dog, but the joint problem as of late is getting more severe. She has hip dysplasia and (I suspect) the pred that she has been on for some 10.5 years now may have contributed to general weaking of her bone/muscles ........Yes, most likely. I had an Addisonian lab - dxed at 10 and lived to 14 1/2. What helped her most is acupuncture. Relief is remarkable but transitory. Adequan injections might also help at this point. There's a lot of nutraceuticals and herbs you can try. Here's a website that lists some of them: http://www.dogaware.com/arthritis.html .......Do you belong to any kind of online K9 Addison's group? buglady take out the dog before replying |
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Rott-Shep Joint Query
Well if nsaids are out of the question right now I would go with the
accupuncture. Something else I read about was Wobenzyme supplements. I have never used them on my dog but have seen postings where others have and they say it helps with the pain. In extreme cases you can give both the pred and the nsaid but it's very risky and something I would do only as a last resort. I remember someone else mentioning they had to do this but along with it the vet prescribed prescription carafate for the dogs stomach. Celeste "buglady" wrote in message ink.net... "Monroe" wrote in message ... My 11 year old Addisionian female has had joint problems for a while now. We have been managing well for several years with MSM complex joint formula. .......What else is in there - glucosamine? Do you give any fish oil? Healthy dog, but the joint problem as of late is getting more severe. She has hip dysplasia and (I suspect) the pred that she has been on for some 10.5 years now may have contributed to general weaking of her bone/muscles .......Yes, most likely. I had an Addisonian lab - dxed at 10 and lived to 14 1/2. What helped her most is acupuncture. Relief is remarkable but transitory. Adequan injections might also help at this point. There's a lot of nutraceuticals and herbs you can try. Here's a website that lists some of them: http://www.dogaware.com/arthritis.html ......Do you belong to any kind of online K9 Addison's group? buglady take out the dog before replying |
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