BABY & FRECKLES Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Freckles is old for a Lab as they usually live 10-12 years max but has terrible arthritis. The vet prescribed the infamous meticam. Freckles did have a little blood in her stool at one point so we took her off it and returned to vet. She claims that Freckles is just very old and told us to put her back on the meticam and added Tagamet (which is a people RX for ulcers in the stomache) . I have a freind studying alternative medicine and just advised me that spirulina is used with wonderful results on dogs, and many other pets. Anyone have any other alternative way of dealing with my poor Freckles aches and pains???? : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyking Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Have a look at Robert McDowell's Herbal Treatment web site http://herbal-treatments.com.au/index.html I have had some wonderful success with an older dog that has arthritis and also fused vertebrae by using his Anti inflammatory mix. We have been able to remove her totally from metacam and my vet is delighted with her condition. I have also given her the Nerve regeneration mixture although she is not on this currently The service is great, I ordered online late afternoon on Monday and had the delivery in outer eastern Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Hello! I find that regular Cartrophen injections from the vet and "Sasha's Blend" added to the food everyday are really effective. It could work wonders for poor old Freckles! :D Good luck and hugs to Freckles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Fish oil started working great on our Chow Chow, but I think the oil has less of an effect and his arthritis is worse, 'these days'. We've started giving him Pennywart (not sure of the spelling...) However, we have seen no apparent benefits. We grow it, so he's given a few leaves a day. However, my aunty's corgi 'helped himself' to it, as it was growing in the garden, and they have seen him become a lot better... So I guess different things work on different dogs. :D Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavsRcute Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 We are trialling a new product called Benelox, which is mainly ? marine oil, and this appears to be working well. I also find that acupuncture will be of help, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyking Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 We are trialling a new product called Benelox, which is mainly ? marine oil, and this appears to be working well. I also find that acupuncture will be of help, too We used Benelox for about a year and found it to be excellent, however I changed to the anti Inflamatory mix from Robert McDowell as I had it for another dog and ran out of Benelox. It was quite a bit more expensive than the McDowell mix so I have just stayed with that. Benelox was costing me about $75 and a bottle lasted about 6 weeks. The McDowell product costs me about $55 and lasts about 10 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 benelox is great. also add glucosamine and chondroiten to meals. Also learn to gently exercise the joints as this is necassary to get the glucosamine into the joints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Rocks My World Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 ok, having had heaps of experince in this area, with my old jenna,, i highly recommend... :D Catrophen injections!! they are fantastic!!! done it with my last old arthritic dog as well, and with my young joey, when he injured his legs recently. Gluscosamine tablets, altho they take a while to work ;) apple cider vinegar, i used to use it on my old horses too, was very effective, took a while to work...most natural things do... and altho its a drug, and a quite 'contriversal 'and expensive, jennas on Rimadyl, shes really perked up on these, but look into them first, as they not adviceable in some case...i can justify their use atm. I relate to dogs getting old and getting age related things, like athritis(sp?) im enjoying and learning what other people use, natural or vet drugs...from your post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup's mum Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Cartophen, Sasha's blend, Apple cider Vinegar - used together absolutely fabulous and without the potentially harmful sideeffects of Metacam or one of the other NSAID'S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimjm Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Had quite a bit of experience in this area with my rottie and also clients that we see at work. Metacam worked well for my dog along with a herbal remedy called joint yoga you should also keep your dog active with swimming if possible as this is a non impact exercise. Cartrophen works well in some dogs as well as sasha's blend Glucosamine tabs are great but you need to ensure your dog is recieving the right dose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catzatsea Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 I had Spud on cartrophen injections due to having two ops to mend a Luxated Patella, he also at 18 months has arthiritis on his hind hock joints. Through advice from my vet we have taken a Natural Alternative in Green Lipped Sea Mussel Tablets. Here is some info on the Green Lipped Sea Mussel, Fresh Mussel extract is a traditional food from the sea that is rich in glucosamines, chondroitins and marine lipids to benefit joint health and mobility. This Green Lipped Mussel Extract is from mussels grown in New Zealand's clean coastal waters as a valued food source. Mussels are grown and processed under strict government license to guarantee purity and potency levels. Our whole powdered Green Lipped Mussel is encapsulated in a laboratory that is licensed by the New Zealand Ministry of Health and the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. If you are looking for general overall maintence this may be a cost-effective alternative. We also have found acupunture very effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellybly10 Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 We have our British Bulldog on Cosequin which is what our vet recommended and i have to say i was totally surprised by how good it is! It contains purified glucosamine and a special 100% chondroitin whereas sasha's blend only contains 14% chondroitin according to their website. Apparently chondroitin is what stops further degredation of the cartilage so it is the most important part, glucosamine only creates more cartilage but then you are still fighting the break down of the cartilage. Thats why glucosamine tablets alone are not as good as a product that also contains chondroitin (I read that on the web somewhere!) Cosequin is a little more expensive than sasha's blend but my vet said you are getting a purer product and better value for money. I buy mine online so it ends up even cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shekhina Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 My family's dog has just finised a course of catrophen injections and she's like a new dog! Was a little bit ill for a couple of days but that may have even been from something else. She had an injection every week for 4 weeks and wont have anymore for 6-12 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Nelly, which website do you buy Cosequin from? I was thinking of giving it a try but it's very expensive (not that it matters), but if I could find it a bit cheaper would help! Thanks, Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellybly10 Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Hi Kelly I buy Cosequin from www.vetproductsdirect.com.au they have it for $73.95 for a bottle of 120 and all my local vets were charging around $120! My vet was happy to reduce the dose to only 1 capsule a day so it lasts me 4 months (my boy is 25kg). I did hear that you can now get Cosequin in a 30 capsule bottle so you can buy it monthly, not sure how much this is you would have to ask your vet, but it is definitely worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Wow, thanks for that. I saw it on some other websites for about $105 a bottle for 120. I'll give vetproductsdirect.com.au a try! Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellybly10 Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 you're welcome...i hope it is as good for your baby as it is for mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caslero Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Thanks for all the info - very interesting. My 8.5yr old boy has problems in his front pasterns/feet. As you can see from the photo below, he has bony growths in his sesamoid bones (started @ 3yrs ago) and now in his left pastern (started @ 6mths ago). The vet describes it as "severe left fore digit medial deviation and carpal medial lump" At the moment he is on glucosamine/chondroitin with MSN and application of DMSO when he is especially bad (he is lame full time unfortunately) - he has been fed raw for the last 4 years. The vet has just started him on his first course of Cartrophen (3 more injections to go) and said that it works very well in conjuction with the glucosamine/chondroitin. She also advised that if he is in a lot of pain we can administer Metacam - and later on may need it full time..... anyone know more on this drug and it's side effects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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