My girl is getting old

[ladyluck_t]

Here's some info I found.

http://www.arthritissupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/ID/343/e/1/T/Arthritis

I also did a search on hip dysplasia in dogs and Vitamin C and some good articles came up on the benefits.

Thanks! :D I appreciate your help.

About the glu/chon I give her supplemnets for that, I learned here matter of fact that it is a food gimick. But I think her kibble has the recommended amt of oils and minerals. I will research that more. The more I can stretch this out the better I am not ready to let her go!

Boone's Fmly = no worries, this site is for education. The more we learn and share the more we grow! My current foster boy looks like he was painted in the "St Bernanrd" manner. take a look at my gallery at Diesel. I always say he looks like a bulldog blown up the size of a boxer and painted like a st. bernard. :rolleyes: He is my 80lb attached at the hip, and wanting to be closer foster !

 

[Boone's. Fmly]

O MY that is so cute. My St. was 175#. I really like it when they don't look like "every" other boxer and have their own distinction. Diesel is a handsome boy.
I can't get over how much your Maxwell looks so much like my Lexus. If I didn't know better I would think they were the same.

I praise you on being a foster...I don't think I could do it because I would become so attached I couldn't let them go. Good luck with the meds and finding the best combo of vitamins.
Have a wonderful Holiday.
Michelle

 

[dalefuller]

Please be careful...

Hi:

I know your post is two weeks old, but I just read it and had to jump in. Please be very careful... overly careful... with NSAIDs. The combination of Rimadyl and aspirin can be (and has been) fatal. Both products can destroy the mucous lining in a dog's stomach leaving it vulnerable to digestive acids that will literally eat a hole in their stomachs. Ulcers, infection, and peritonitis are often the results.

Several people here have suggested nutritional and natural treatments that are much less likely to cause this kind of problem. If you're not sure about which ones to try or if your present vet won't suggest anything, I would locate a nearby holistic vet and make an appointment for a second opinion.

Warm thoughts and good wishes, I've been where you are more times than I care to remember.

Dale

 

[ladyluck_t]

Hi:

I know your post is two weeks old, but I just read it and had to jump in. Please be very careful... overly careful... with NSAIDs. The combination of Rimadyl and aspirin can be (and has been) fatal. Both products can destroy the mucous lining in a dog's stomach leaving it vulnerable to digestive acids that will literally eat a hole in their stomachs. Ulcers, infection, and peritonitis are often the results.

Several people here have suggested nutritional and natural treatments that are much less likely to cause this kind of problem. If you're not sure about which ones to try or if your present vet won't suggest anything, I would locate a nearby holistic vet and make an appointment for a second opinion.

Warm thoughts and good wishes, I've been where you are more times than I care to remember.

Dale

Thanks for the warning. Just to clarify, we are not giving rimadyl and asprin It was an either/or case. My vet recommended getting the specially coated asprins for the people who take daily asprin. I bought her the Anacin brand. I tried a higher dosage and she started vomiting, so I am giving her the "heart maintenance" dosage (i.e. 81mg) twice a day and watching her closely. It seems to be working, no stomach upsets and LOADS of energy! She is driving me nuts now! and I wouldnt have it any other way. I guess I got lucky with my vet, I found out about him through the rescue and he is the greatest. All I have to do is bring in information and he will review and research it. Top notch! When I took one of the foster boys in for neutering, I told them "No Ace" and the vet said "People still use ACE"
He got my vote on that alone.
Right now, we are monitoring her. He said on a scale of 1-5 he would grade Katie at a 2.