Treating dog with arthritis?

mom60
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:25:41 +0000

We gave our 14 yr old lab Rimadyl but she did not tolerate it well. We had success with Duralactin (think that is it) It smells like cake batter. We also the last 2 yrs of her life gave her a pain pill. We also began at the same time as the Duralactin a supplement that we sprinkled on her food. It is called Platinum Performance Plus. It was originally developed for horses by a Vet in Santa Ynez, Ca. Prior to this she had days where she could not get up. I don’t know what was working best or if it was a combination of the two.
Our Lab died this past summer but we have continued to give the Platinum Performance to our Golden Retriever. The nice thing is the dogs don’t seem to mind the taste. The smell is pleasant. Sort of like horse grain.