Onset of athritis in my poor pooch.

Kinski

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

Kinski...how much of the antler powder do you get in a pot?

I bought it in a local pet shop, there's 75g in the pot and you only need a tiny bit, I've got a 10 kilo dog and a 5 kilo one, after 6 weeks I'm about half way through the pot, there's nothing to say how much you use but I don't think it matters. My pair get no other supplements only the deer antler so it must be the antler that's helped Ellie, a friend also uses it for her 13 year old border collie and shes noticed a difference in his coat, his coat is so much better than it was before its a lot thicker. Her dog had an op on his crutiate a few years ago and is also on medication for a couple of things but she also sees a difference in how her dog moves which she's putting down to the antler. I'm going to have to go and buy some more before it gets very popular and starts to sell out :rotfl:.

Hedgehog99

Our collie cross Charlie had arthritis in his later years. If he licked his forelegs when lying on his rug in the evenings, it usually meant they were hurting him. I used to use the Boots Pain Therapy Intrasound Unit which it turns out has been discontinued, but maybe you can find something similar. We'd bought it for human use, but Charlie also seemed to appreciate it, using the flat circular head (Unit comes with two types of head). The human instructions said to use it for ten mins, so I had that as a maximum for Charlie, sometimes he'd wander off (much more comfortably than before I started) before that.

The intrasound was different from the buzzy massagers - it's meant to increase circulation to the area. It does buzz, but it's quieter than the cheaper basic buzzy ones.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

sheramber wrote: »

Murphy sometimes showed discomfort in one shoulder.

I use Fish4dogs salmon oil. I have used cheaper ones but the resuts were not so good.

I also use Riaflex joint daily and have recently added green lippped muscle from the same people with excellent results.

Steady short walks are better than one long walk. Walking on grass in better than hard pavements. My ver recommended off lead if possible as that allows the dog find its own pace and posture.

Swimming is excellent for exercise without taxing the joints.

Dry thoroughly if he gets wet.

I'm thinking about getting the Glucosamine and the Green Lipped Mussel supplements from Riaflex. Those supplements look well suited to what I want to achieve for my dog.

teddysmum

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

I'm thinking about getting the Glucosamine and the Green Lipped Mussel supplements from Riaflex. Those supplements look well suited to what I want to achieve for my dog.

Lintbells make Yumove which is similar and will send you a large free sample, on request. (There used to be a sample link on the webpage, but I'm unable to check this as it doesn't come up once you've had a sample.)


It's done wonders for Joly, my 11 year-old cavalier,who used to limp badly, after lying down for some time, but a year later he doesn't and even moves faster on walks. He adores his tablet and waits in the kitchen, every morning, until he gets it.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Thanks teddysmum. The Yumove does sound good and I like the idea of it as it's tablet form as opposed to powder supplement.

I couldn't see any link to a free sample, so have emailed them inquiring whether they still offer samples.