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Our vet said it is the standard for pain relief, but after reading Judith's
info, I will definitely have liver panels done now.
Shair
In a message dated 12/10/2009 11:23:17 A.M. Central Standard Time,
slocum_da@earthlink.net writes:
We used
Zubrin for our Pyr. She seemed to do better on it. Plus we had to
give her meltables. She would spit out ALL pills.
deb
What a lot of good info. Our older dogs & the younger dysplastic
boy are on Zubrin, which we were told has fewer side effects. it does seem
to work better. Have You used it?
Shari
On
10 Dec 2009 at 5:30, Laurie McDonough wrote:
> Sorry, I meant
"preventatively"
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 12/10/09,
Laurie McDonough <laurie88888@yahoo.com>
>
wrote:
>
> From: Laurie McDonough <laurie88888@yahoo.com>
>
Subject: RE: [pyrnet] Glucosamine/Chondroitin
> To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
> Date:
Thursday, December 10, 2009, 8:28 AM
>
> Does anyone use g/c
supplements proactively, starting when the dogs
> are young?
Just wondering if joint issues are so prevalent that
> this might be
a consideration, I have heard it is done in some
> breeds.
My
first male had mild Hip Dysplasia in one hip, diagnosed on OFA Certs at
two years of age
and I immediately started him on Glucosamine
Chondrotin supplements. Then after some
years started him on
Adequan Injections. I also started carting with him and I feel that
and
the supplements kept him active and built good muscle tone in his
rear legs. As he got older
we also started acupuncture
treatments. There were times acupuncture helped, but other
times
he acted like he could not tolerate the treatments. Kazak did live
to 11.5 years, but the
last year was difficult for him. Then I started
him on NSAIDS which are not without side
serious side effects. Towards
the end he was on some pretty heavy duty pain meds along
with the
NSAIDS. At 9 years of age he was still carting, but I elected to not
continue to let
children ride in the cart as I felt it was too much
weight for him. So we just entered parades,
etc.
A heads
up on the NSAIDS..Rimadyl, Previcox etc. Routine Liver panels are
recommended
if our dogs are on these drugs for long periods. Vets
should also give clients the
manufactures hand out on the side effects
of these drugs.
http://www.k911.biz/Petsafety/DeramaxxRimadylMetacam.htm
One
of the joint supplements I used was Synovi G 3 which has creatine, this
helps build
muscle tone and for dogs with hip or rear leg problems I
recommend
it.
http://inventorspot.com/articles/synovi_g3_dogs_product_review_29523
Judith
Taos,
New
Mexico
jsmiller@newmex.com
http://www.goldstaranimalshelpingpeople.com/team.html
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