Posted: 12/17/2010 2:22:08 PM EDT
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Is there any over the counter medicine that i can give my dog for arthritis?
Took my boy to the vet today, looks like he has a sprained hind leg, anti-inflamatory medicine prescribed... Should be better in a few days. I did get some good advice from you guys on supplements for him and I thank you for that. |
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Im giving him the glucosamin when i have him. Unfortuneately my ex has him most of the time and he has taken a turn since thanksgiving. He is limping on 3 legs and i need to help him. I've got some leftover Rimadyl leftover from when my GSD passed. you're welcome to it if you want to try it. |
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My GSD has Arthritis at less than 2 years old.
He was always limping etc, I started giving him 2 fish oil pills and a glucosamine/chondroitin tablet every day at recommendation of the vet. It's made a HUGE difference. Took a month or two to start, but its been a big improvement |
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My GSD has Arthritis at less than 2 years old. He was always limping etc, I started giving him 2 fish oil pills and a glucosamine/chondroitin tablet every day at recommendation of the vet. It's made a HUGE difference. Took a month or two to start, but its been a big improvement the glucosamine made a big difference in my GSD too |
PLEASE research this and give it a try : try giving your dog Ester-C for about a month. Ester-C is a highly bioavaliable form of vitamin C that has been shown to greatly improve the condition of dogs suffering from these ailments. There are a few pet pharm companies that make liver flavored Ester-C tablets, but you can also get the same benefit from buying human grade capsules of the same and sprinkling it on your dogs food. I'd try about 100 - 250 mg a day to see if that makes a difference. Most of the over the counter liver flavored products are about 250mg per pill. Good luck 
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aspirin, omega 3, glucosamine Aspirin is toxic to dogs & cats. aspirin is not toxic to dogs Agreed. Aspirin is not toxic to dogs at recommended doseages. However, it will give them stomach ulcers, so you only want to use ecotrin or ascriptin, which are buffered so they don't break down until they hit the intestines. Note that when I use the term 'buffered', I don't mean any buffered aspirin. Ecotrin or Ascriptin only. We've raised this question w/ our vets before, and while they all agree that using ecotrin or ascriptin is ok for short-term use, they also say they're not very effective. Our personal experience agrees... the aspirin didn't do much good compared to the prescription stuff. And if you get a good generic, the price may be negligible. |
| I gave my beloved Beagle Chewy Glycoflex 3 for years and it really made a difference for her hip arthritis. It is not a drug so it doesn't give the liver and kidney problems and can be used long term without side effects. It is not over the counter, but you can get it at places like Petmeds without a prescription. Good luck. |
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Quoted: PLEASE research this and give it a try : try giving your dog Ester-C for about a month. Ester-C is a highly bioavaliable form of vitamin C that has been shown to greatly improve the condition of dogs suffering from these ailments. There are a few pet pharm companies that make liver flavored Ester-C tablets, but you can also get the same benefit from buying human grade capsules of the same and sprinkling it on your dogs food. I'd try about 100 - 250 mg a day to see if that makes a difference. Most of the over the counter liver flavored products are about 250mg per pill. Good luck This advice is DEAD ON! You can also put the human vitamin on a Ritz cracker with some peanut butter and they'll gobble it right down. |
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Im giving him the glucosamin when i have him. Unfortuneately my ex has him most of the time and he has taken a turn since thanksgiving. He is limping on 3 legs and i need to help him. I've got some leftover Rimadyl leftover from when my GSD passed. you're welcome to it if you want to try it. I really appreciate the offer. I'm going to start him off with the Omega oils first and aspirin to go with the glucosamin. So I will see where that goes first. I think a buddy who just had to put his GS down has that Rimadyl, I will get with him and check it out. Thanks. Sorry about your pup. |
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I'd recommend taking the dog to the vet and getting a proper exam done and get the correct drug at the correct dose for your dog. Don't start throwing different drugs at it or you're going to cause intestinal ulcers, or worse.especially with aspirin. Dogs are not small people and they metabolize drugs differently than humans. You also don't use the same doses for a 4 lb poodle as you use for a 100lb lab. Do yourself and the dog a favor and take it to the vet instead of self treating or using other people's drugs.
As for toxic drugs...ANY drug is toxic at high enough doses. Aspirin is not toxic to dogs but it can cause GI ulcers in fairly low doses and even at recommended doses. Cats are especially sensitive to aspirin. Using ibuprofen in dogs and cats is a good way to destroy their kidneys, same with naproxen (Alleve). Tylenol is toxic to cats. There are published does for dogs, however it is mostly used short term or in dogs with terminal diseases like cancer and then in combination with opioids like vicodin. You aren't going to hurt your dog with glucosamine/chrondroitin supplements but it may not work and it may take a month or more to work. I'm really not a huge fan of all the miracle cure supplements etc. I doubt they are going to hurt the dog but there is no scientific proof that they work. There are mixed reports on whether glucosamine even works. http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=587 |
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I'd recommend taking the dog to the vet and getting a proper exam done and get the correct drug at the correct dose for your dog. Don't start throwing different drugs at it or you're going to cause intestinal ulcers, or worse.especially with aspirin. Dogs are not small people and they metabolize drugs differently than humans. You also don't use the same doses for a 4 lb poodle as you use for a 100lb lab. Do yourself and the dog a favor and take it to the vet instead of self treating or using other people's drugs. As for toxic drugs...ANY drug is toxic at high enough doses. Aspirin is not toxic to dogs but it can cause GI ulcers in fairly low doses and even at recommended doses. Cats are especially sensitive to aspirin. Using ibuprofen in dogs and cats is a good way to destroy their kidneys, same with naproxen (Alleve). Tylenol is toxic to cats. There are published does for dogs, however it is mostly used short term or in dogs with terminal diseases like cancer and then in combination with opioids like vicodin. You aren't going to hurt your dog with glucosamine/chrondroitin supplements but it may not work and it may take a month or more to work. I'm really not a huge fan of all the miracle cure supplements etc. I doubt they are going to hurt the dog but there is no scientific proof that they work. There are mixed reports on whether glucosamine even works. http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=587 Like I said. Ask the vet. |