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I use this on my 9 year old labrador, as well as Joint Guard and fish oil tablets (under vet supervision). Within days of starting the rosehip, we noticed a marked improvement in both his disposition and movement. He is much happier and livelier than previously.

Apologies if there is another thread elsewhere on this but I couldn't find anything recent. I am looking for recommendations on dog doors - specifically ones that go into glass doors. We are moving into a new home soon and would like to put a dog door in for our two labradors. It is not a rental so would prefer to put in something permanent (opposed to an insert). We are looking for something lockable as well. There seem to be some amazing doors available in the US, with special collars to active opening them, but I haven't seen anything like that here. If you have any experiences, good or bad, recommendations or comments, please let me know :)

My boy is his own worst enemy, his pain threshold is very high, so am comfortable if his endurance doesn't improve as he would only run himself into the ground. I am so pleased his movement has improved, mainly from the perspective that he is in less pain so a happier boy. Ray has been great, I highly recommend him. Thanks for the referral Inevitablue! I'm glad I took the time to investigate this for my boy - it's been so worthwhile :)

It's been 4 weeks since my boy had his injections and I thought it is timely to check in and let you know how he is going. I am super happy with the results so far. My boy, who is nearly 8, has arthritis and very cranky knees and elbows. Over the past few weeks he has become much more agile, more comfortable in moving around, in getting up from a laying down position and just happier in general. His endurance hasn't improved but that's not really a bad thing. Ray, his vet, is also very pleased with how he is going. We are back at the vet in 8 weeks time - hopefully there will be some more improvement over that time, but if not, I'll still be happy with the outcome overall.

My boy had his operation on Tuesday. 5 separate injections, both elbows, knees and one hip. Everything is going well so far. He seems quite comfortable and is bouncing around. My partner works from home and so sees him all day and thinks he is moving more freely. We'll see over the next few weeks how it goes. Interestingly, my boy was also having muscular issues and spasms arising from his joint problems. He has had two cortisone injections in his back (prior to his stem cell therapy) and the benefit was immediate. Glad to read it's going well for you HonBun :)

Great to hear HonBun! My boy won't have the operation until early Feb, so i'll provide some updates then.

Just a quick update - my boy is considered a good candidate and will have the procedure done at the beginning of February. He will be having both knees and elbows done (hips are okay and back is good). Very excited by it all and can't wait to get it done!

That's great to hear all is well so far. Looking forward to hearing more updates

He is most likely going to be suitable. Just need to rule out neurological issues and other problems such as spondylitis etc. Statistically he falls into the osteoarthritis category. Would be fantastic if you could get some before and after footage What a good idea! I will do

Hi Kahnazhu The operation is on the 13th? Good luck and please post and let us know how it goes! My boy is being assessed on the 22nd, so fingers crossed they think he is suitable.

He's booked in to see Ray Ferguson just before Christmas - I'll let you know how the appointment goes

Thanks Inevitablue, I'll give them a call. Glad to read things are going well HonBun!

I did post this question in another thread - interesting in knowing experiences of anyone in Melbourne? Any vet recommendations? I have a 7.5 year old Labrador who has severe arthritis, so would love to do this for him so he doesn't need constant pain relief.

I'm interested in getting this done for my 7 year old Labrador - anyone in Melbourne had it done? Recommendations on Melbourne vets?

Thanks for your responses. I have ordered some of the Tuffie Toys and will see how my pup goes with those. Unfortunately I also have an older Lab who is very food possessive so using bones or Kongs as a chewing alternative is not an option. What are Buddy Bones? I haven't heard of them - are they treats or similar to Nylabones?