Some good advice already but you could also try a magnetic collar - some people swear by them, some people think it's a load of rubbish!

I give my 12 year old dog shark cartiledge sprinkled over the top of her food. A homeopathic vet in Oz suggested it for a friend of mine who had an old dog back then. You can buy it in pill form and just crush it up. I think Kira seems more stiff on the evenings I forget to add it, but other than that I have no concrete evidence that it actually works... l

Apple Cider Vinegar - the raw unpasteurised kind. It breaks down the calcium deposits on the joints. You start with a teeny weeny bit in their water or food and gradually build the amount up. ACV is great for a lot of stuff

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You know i met this guy at the park who owns an 12yr old boxer,hes paying for the his dog to have acupuncture!
He swears by it !

Try giving him a Pedigree Joint Care stick every day, they come in three different sizes according to the weight of your dog and they contain glucosamine and chondroitin and Omega E, they help ease joint stiffness, they really are good i have been giving them to Erik since they first came out, I can honestly say, that they are really good.

just about asked the same question! my boy is on metacam from the vets my horse was on cortaflex which you can get from the pet shop for dogs but my old vet told me just to get msm and glucosamine (as full of ash) we used a horse one from a company called gold lable it was a really big tub for £20 and lasted over a month for a 500kg horses it can be fed to dogs but you need to work out the doseage with your dog weight should think it will last nearly a year! also magnets (biflow collars) and swimming is good lots of places/kennels do it now hope that helps.

Yes, the homeopathic vet in Oz I mentioned above (he was a regular vet as well, he just also promoted alternative remedies as an option) treated my friends dog for epilepsy with acupuncture. It really held it at bay for about 4 or 5 years and they were able not to put him on the mainstream medicine (which is quite heavy duty, I'm told) until the last couple of years of his 16 year life. The vet was writing a paper on the treatment of epilepsy and so Gus was treated at no charge He got temp earrings in for the first three months and he didn't have a single fit in that time, so they agreed to go with the permanent ones. As I say, it appeared to be extremely effective, I'd definitely encourage people to at least explore that option. Don't know many vets qualified in dog acupuncture in Glasgow though!

But we were talking about arthritis not epilepsy, sorry to go off topic Of course, acupuncture can be used for a wide range of ailments...

I have had it on me and its brill or i'm just sick? it really works you can feel it happening.
The only thing i know about it is that jenp is right and it has to be a vet, as they are the only ones allowed to put needles in animals well legaly and cannot see many vets training on to do that aswell could try acupressure (spelt something like that) you can do massage using the same pressure points and there a few books out for pet owners but bet you could find someone who has trained in that would as your vet if they know anyone

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