Arthritis in dog

deeksofdoom

Had the dog at the vets over the weekend, she is pushing on 10 this year but she's gone very lame getting worse every day.

Anyone have any experience of arthritis is there anyway of improving it with diet and nutrition, supplements etc....

J.R.

I've a cocker 13 years old.

Same happened her two years ago....out for a while, then stiffen and seize up.
She would be seized up for 2/3 days after a two hour hunt.

I brought her to the vet. He said she was overweight & had arthritis.
He put her on Royal Canine Obesity food and medication called "Synoquinn"

He said the medication would improve her after a month. It worked slowly and took over 3 months but now she's full of energy again...hunting away like mad.

She can't do a full day but will hunt away no bother for about 3 or 4 hours. When she has enough she will just walk behind you...about ten paces back. It's time to call it a day then.

She has given many years of great service with some brilliant hunts and memories. I'm happy to carry on with her as she is at the moment.

deeksofdoom

J.R. wrote: »

I've a cocker 13 years old.

Same happened her two years ago....out for a while, then stiffen and seize up.
She would be seized up for 2/3 days after a two hour hunt.

I brought her to the vet. He said she was overweight & had arthritis.
He put her on Royal Canine Obesity food and medication called "Synoquinn"

He said the medication would improve her after a month. It worked slowly and took over 3 months but now she's full of energy again...hunting away like mad.

She can't do a full day but will hunt away no bother for about 3 or 4 hours. When she has enough she will just walk behind you...about ten paces back. It's time to call it a day then.

She has given many years of great service with some brilliant hunts and memories. I'm happy to carry on with her as she is at the moment.

This dog isn't obese, but is your dog still on the tablets?

Birdnuts

Theres a type of drench you can get for this condition in older dogs. Had an elderly collie that was on it. I think is was called Yanix or something like that - I'm down on my place in the West over the WE so will see can I dig up an old bottle to be 100% on the actual name.

J.R.

deeksofdoom wrote: »

This dog isn't obese, but is your dog still on the tablets?

Yes the dog is now on the tablets all the time.

My cocker was not overweight until she began to show signs of arthritis. Then she began to slow down. If she was out hunting on a Sunday for 2 hours she would be stiff and sore. That evening she would be completely seized up. She could hardly walk for 2-3 days after. As a result of not being able to walk far, and being stiff and sore when trying to walk in the days after a hunt, she began to put on weight.

A lot of lads said to me that her days are over with her arthriitis and age. We had some great hunts together over the years and she has a brilliant nose...leaves nothing behind. I brought her to the vet and he said she'll be okay if put on the tablets and lose weight.

As the tablets kicked in and she loosen up it was then easier for her to lose weight. She is still on the tablets and will be until the end of her days.

Birdnuts

Birdnuts wrote: »

Theres a type of drench you can get for this condition in older dogs. Had an elderly collie that was on it. I think is was called Yanix or something like that - I'm down on my place in the West over the WE so will see can I dig up an old bottle to be 100% on the actual name.

Found 2 medications I was using for this. Loxocom and Metacam.

Birdnuts

I should have added that some of these medications can be hard on the stomach so some kind of bicarbonate preparation may be have to be incorporated into the dogs diet if on them long term