Your Questions About Arthritis

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If it is in ANY medical records then you will NOT be going in period...............lies have a habit of coming out and you end up with a dishonourable discharge to boot.

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Adequan or Cosequin. These are the only joint supplements which have tried and true results. The cheaper supplements may be effective to an extent in joint health of younger horses who aren't experiencing arthritis yet, but not for an established problem. These two are expensive, but you are at least getting your moneys worth; better than throwing money away every month on something that isn't working.

Adequan is a hefty investment as the loading dose will cost several hundred dollars, but after that it doesn't cost much more monthly than other supplements which don't have a proven record. It is an injection, but just a systemic injection-not directly into the joints. Better for this issue anyways, as at his age, the arthritis is going to be more throughout the body rather than just the hocks.

Discuss his diet & workload with a vet. Keep up on his dentist work. In addition to the arthritis, TB's tend to become even more difficult keepers as they age.

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Why are you medicating your pet without the advice and recommendation of your vet? That is NOT a very responsible thing to do. You should already have learned that from the implications of the unknown brown liquid you got on E-Bay. You really DON'T know what you've been giving your dog, do you? I hope you haven't done her permanent damage with your foolish home-remedy tactics. Do the right thing by your dog. Take it to a vet for a proper diagnosis and let him, (the expert) tell you what medications to use for your dogs arthritis (if it in fact IS arthritis!) That's what I did and he simply had me put my dog on an OTC glucosimine/condroitin supplement.

Arthritis Medicine for Dogs: Medicate Under Veterinary Supervision

The FDA has approved some nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for use in dogs. In the United States, there are no oral NSAIDs approved for use in cats. Veterinarians can, however, legally prescribe human drugs to animals unless it presents a risk to the public health. This type of use is known as extralabel, or off-label, for uses not listed on the label. Extralabel use can also mean prescribing a drug to a different species, for a different condition, or in a different dosage than that for which the drug was approved. For example, a veterinarian may prescribe a lower dose of an NSAID drug approved for dogs to a cat with an inflamed joint.

But pet owners should not give their own arthritis medicine to pets or otherwise medicate their animals without veterinary supervision, says Michele Sharkey, D.V.M., in the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine.

Different species metabolize drugs differently, she says. "You take aspirin or Tylenol on any given day for a headache and not think twice about it, but dogs are more sensitive to aspirin than humans, and one Tylenol can kill a cat. Pet owners should always work with their veterinarians to make medication decisions."

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Do you take dog medicine while you are sick ?

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