Thread: Pain relief
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Old 07-06-2009, 12:59 PM
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Re: Pain relief

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Originally Posted by DoubleTrouble View Post
Prednisone is a steriod.

Most vets use rimadyl for pain relief I believe as dogs can be more sensitive then humans with abnomal bleeding etc!
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Originally Posted by noushka05 View Post
Metacam comes in tablet form & i they give it for arthritis in dogs x
The problem with both of these, is they take a few days to take effect
He has Metacam if the joint swells at all, but I don't want to give him too much at the mo, he is only 8 years and will be living on Metacam or similar for a lot of his later life
Thanks for replies though
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