What are some HIGHLY recommended arthritis medicine for dogs?
I buy my Rottweilers arthritis medication on Ebay, but we had to stop giving it to her because it was making her stomach upset. I don't remember what it was called, it was some brown liquid.
I need to start giving her some new medicine because Asprin isn't working for her.
What are some HIGHLY recommended non Rx medications I can look into buying for my Rottweiler?
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papaw on Thu, 19th Aug 2010 11:06 am
Why are you medicating your pet without the advice and recommendation of your vet? That is NOT a very responsible thing to do. You should already have learned that from the implications of the unknown brown liquid you got on E-Bay. You really DON’T know what you’ve been giving your dog, do you? I hope you haven’t done her permanent damage with your foolish home-remedy tactics. Do the right thing by your dog. Take it to a vet for a proper diagnosis and let him, (the expert) tell you what medications to use for your dogs arthritis (if it in fact IS arthritis!) That’s what I did and he simply had me put my dog on an OTC glucosimine/condroitin supplement.
Arthritis Medicine for Dogs: Medicate Under Veterinary Supervision
The FDA has approved some nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for use in dogs. In the United States, there are no oral NSAIDs approved for use in cats. Veterinarians can, however, legally prescribe human drugs to animals unless it presents a risk to the public health. This type of use is known as extralabel, or off-label, for uses not listed on the label. Extralabel use can also mean prescribing a drug to a different species, for a different condition, or in a different dosage than that for which the drug was approved. For example, a veterinarian may prescribe a lower dose of an NSAID drug approved for dogs to a cat with an inflamed joint.
But pet owners should not give their own arthritis medicine to pets or otherwise medicate their animals without veterinary supervision, says Michele Sharkey, D.V.M., in the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine.
Different species metabolize drugs differently, she says. "You take aspirin or Tylenol on any given day for a headache and not think twice about it, but dogs are more sensitive to aspirin than humans, and one Tylenol can kill a cat. Pet owners should always work with their veterinarians to make medication decisions."
$RocB$ on Thu, 19th Aug 2010 11:06 am
look @ this
http://arthritis.about.com/od/dogarthritis/a/painmedications_3.htm
steffigiraffe on Thu, 19th Aug 2010 11:06 am
Glucosamine?
jksd on Thu, 19th Aug 2010 11:06 am
look for SYNOVI. they are brown treat-looking things. you have to get them from a vet though. they work GREAT. we give them to some of the dogs at my work which are rotties and within just a few days you can definately tell a difference. please check it out!
DRAYDUR BULL TERRIERS on Thu, 19th Aug 2010 11:06 am
Garlic, green lipped muscles and also omega 3 oil
This should help but will not heal.
julie d on Thu, 19th Aug 2010 11:06 am
We use Snovi-MSM for out Bulldog. We order the chewables from KV Vet Supply. It does work very well, but our dog is also on a Rx and prescription diet for severe HD, knee issues and arthritis.
Gina G on Thu, 19th Aug 2010 11:06 am
Rimadyl. They also sell Chondroitin and Glucosamine supplements, at 800petmeds.com.