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Title: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: Mr. Oinker on March 24, 2017, 07:48:10 pm I've got a 6 year old black mouth male who has lived a long life as a rough dog. All scarred up and white faced. He can still hunt some and catches like a bulldog, but he kinda runs "crooked" like he is having some joint pain in his back legs. He also can only hunt for a couple hours or couple miles before he is give out. He's in the breeding pen with my lacy gyp right now so hopefully I'll get some pups out of him before he has to be retired but is there anything to give him to help him run easier/longer? Daily supplement or something right before turning him loose to hunt?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: c dunn on March 24, 2017, 07:56:26 pm I use previcox. It works wonders on dogs and horses.
Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: Judge peel on March 24, 2017, 08:19:58 pm Science diet has a joint feed that works very good I feed it to my old dog and he has been recovering better
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: Mike on March 24, 2017, 08:39:54 pm You can give the the glucosamine/chondroitin tablets for humans also... my vet told me about that years ago.
Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: Mr. Oinker on March 24, 2017, 08:54:45 pm Thank y'all for the info. I'll start doing some research based on your suggestions
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: l.h.cracker on March 25, 2017, 06:36:20 am I have an old rough dog who is just like you describe. I use the gluclosamine hip and joint chewable tablets from tractor supply daily they have helped I also give him a ten day round of Prednisone if I notice him getting any worse good feed helps as well but he's not 2or3 anymore and still can only be hunted about once a week he just doesn't hold his legs up afterwards as much now and can run a little longer than before.
Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: Reuben on March 25, 2017, 06:45:02 pm I've got a 6 year old black mouth male who has lived a long life as a rough dog. All scarred up and white faced. He can still hunt some and catches like a bulldog, but he kinda runs "crooked" like he is having some joint pain in his back legs. He also can only hunt for a couple hours or couple miles before he is give out. He's in the breeding pen with my lacy gyp right now so hopefully I'll get some pups out of him before he has to be retired but is there anything to give him to help him run easier/longer? Daily supplement or something right before turning him loose to hunt? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Getting tired after a couple of miles could possibly be caused by heartworms... Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: Mr. Oinker on March 25, 2017, 09:20:39 pm Getting tired after a couple of miles could possibly be caused by heartworms... Title: Re: Post by: spazhogdog on March 25, 2017, 11:31:50 pm I have found it is harder to keep old dogs in shape, they like older people they need frequent exercise to keep muscle tone and air. I know I have one that gets real lazy and it takes him awhile to get back in shape during Turkey season
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: Amokabs on March 26, 2017, 07:27:52 pm Revivalanimalhealth.com. Glycoflex has , i think 3 strengths of formulas, basicly chondrotin/ glucosamine .. Also have a house brand called "doc roy's" works pretty good and is less expensive
Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: Mr. Oinker on March 26, 2017, 08:06:21 pm Revivalanimalhealth.com. Glycoflex has , i think 3 strengths of formulas, basicly chondrotin/ glucosamine .. Also have a house brand called "doc roy's" works pretty good and is less expensive I'll look into it, thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: Goose87 on March 27, 2017, 10:34:14 am I've seen and read about a product called Cetyl M, it's for arthritis in dogs...
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: lettmroll on April 01, 2017, 08:22:55 am Not knocking anybody else's answers, but if the dog had plenty of wind and only joint problems, I've tried all the above and I can tell you something that has worked 100% for my older dogs that get stove up and it is prednisone. Don't give it to them all the time just the night before every hunt. After you've tried it please reply and tell us how it worked for you. I'd start at 15 to 20 mg tablets.
Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: make-em-squeel on April 04, 2017, 05:21:27 pm Give them raw animals they will eat like rabbits chickens etc ribs out of deer it builds their joints from the inside
Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: Wruddock on April 08, 2017, 12:40:32 pm Consequin works great!
Title: Re: What to give older dogs for joints/arthritis Post by: John Renner on April 08, 2017, 01:03:34 pm Rimadyl worked wonders on one of my dogs
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