Could anyone tell me please if they know of an good Arthritis treatment for dogs that can be bought 'over the counter'
Mary
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there is no 'treatment' for arthritis i dont think.. it never really goes away but you can get medicine to help arthretus from the vet (someone correct me if im wrong with this) ..No decent ones will be in the shops...
it may be dangerous to give certain dogs this medicine so your vets will want to give one thats particular to your dogs needs and explain the ammounts etc that you will need to give the dog..

there is natural remedys about that can ease the pain...ask debbie whos a member on this forum, she gave me some names of stuff...ive writen them down somewhere and there in my over loaded kitchen draw pmsl.

cod liver oil works for humans would this work on dogs?

Thank you all for replying. My Japanese Chin has a problem . When I had her at 14 weeks I noticed right away that she was limping slightly, had x-rays done and one front leg was slightly out of place at the shoulder. She was one of 5 puppies, which is quite a big litter for a Chin, so my vet. thought it could of happend due to lack of space in the womb or with Mum 'trampling' on her in the nest. Though she doesn't seem to have any obvious pain and can race about with the best of them , LOL, she cant really cope with long walks. A friend was telling me of someones cat that was very bad with athritis but is so much better ,but she cant remember what it was given, just thought one of you may have come across it.
My Chin is nearly 5 now and I thought it would help her. I think it is inevitable that she will get worse with age sadly.
Mary
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Dorwest herbs has a natural remedy.

I feed my dogs oily fish - sardines in oil, once a week and this helps my oldest

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thats the sort of thing i was thinking

have a looky on this site....maybe some things could help ur dog here

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Good quality glucosamine/chondroitin will help-Synoquin is really good stuff. Unfortunately arthritis will generally get to the stage where painkillers are also needed, but for now this would help to keep the cartilage healthy.

Lots of help here , many thanks.
Mary
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