He is 8 years ancient and 115 pounds. We are looking for something over the counter to give him for his pain.
What’s The Best Thing To Give An Older Dog For Arthritis?
What’s The Best Thing To Give An Older Dog For Arthritis?
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My vet told me to give my dog glucosamine and chondroitin to help his joint health. You can get that as a supplement at the pet store or use regular Osteo Biflex. Also, some quality foods have it added. I feed Nutro Naturals lamb and rice food and it is added to the food. For pain I give him buffered aspirin, the vet said it has to be buffered. BEFORE YOU GIVE HIM ANYTHING PLEASE QUESTION YOUR VET FOR THE RIGHT DOSAGES AND TO BE SURE IT DOESN’T INTERACT WITH ANYTHING ELSE HE TAKES!!!
Talk to your vet first, but you can probably give him tylenol in an adult dosage.
I recomend going to a feed store and getting Glucosomene(spelling may be off)….my mom uses it on her 12 yr ancient Chow, he is moving around alot better. It is for the joints to keep them mobile….hope this helps.
My mother had a dog about that size and her vet told her to give her a baby asprin or a coated asprin once a day. It seemed to help alot.
I have use this product for about 2 years now. It is called Nutri-Vet Hip & Joint it cost me 12.99 at RKO. You want to get him some glucosamine for dogs. Excellent luck with your dog.
Never NEVER give a dog Tylenol, they can’t handle it. Give him a combination of Glucosamine/Chondroitin (Probably about 750 mg of Glucosamine to start) and MSM (about the same dosage). I have a 14 year ancient dog that acts about 5 or 6 because her arthiritis pain is gone due to the regimen described above. It’s also helped my dog with hip dysplasia to be pain free. I just get the Glucosamine in bulk at Sam’s. It isn’t necessary to pay twice as much at the vet when it’s the same stuff!
Never give human medication to a dog, while some meds ARE dog safe, the dosages are much different. You can get glucosamine/chondroitin through your vet, for about the cost of human meds, but in the proper form and dosage for dogs.
I get this type of medication from my vet. The medications isn’t just to relieve pain they are also inflammatory.Why would one just give pain medication to relieve the pain, but not really treat the problem. These two drugs are combined with pain/inflammatory medication. Question your vet about Rimidyl and/or Deramax.They are both fantastic medicines.You’ll probably only have to use 1-2 pills a day. Excellent luck and I hope your dog is feeling much better real soon.
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DO NOT GIVE HUMAN MEDS to your animal..can be perilous, unless the VST said it is OK….
excellent luck………..
I have a nine year ancient lab and my vet recommended ascription from the drug store. Mine only needs one pill a day. It’s a coated aspirin. I told the neighbor about it and she bought some for her shepard and he’s doing a lot better on it. The best part is it any costs around $10.00.
baby aspirin,or in holistic section try Arnica drops by mouth.
Cod liver oil in his dinner. Make sure you always keep his feet and legs dry. And you can question your vet about aspirin, this is what we had to give our fantastic dane. Question your vet for a dosage, as all dogs are different.
DO NOT GIVE TYLENOL It is poison to a dog. You can give him 1500 mg of glucosomine/condrotin (available at Wal-mart cheaper than from the vet) I paid nearly 20 dollars for 144 pills to be given once a day. Your vet may suggest higher dose.
I know it is going to sound really daft…but go to your local health shop and question what to get for someone with arthritis.
Try cod liver oil ……
a bullet to the head