Treating dog with arthritis?

Brooke2796
Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:17:02 +0000

My 15-year-old part Russian Spaniel has had spondylosis and arthritis for almost two years. I almost lost him last year because the pain was so bad, but I found acupuncture. It is AMAZING. We went at first about twice a week to get him more pain free, and then twice a month for maintenance. He had lost 7 pounds and gained it all back, and he gained back almost all of his mobility.

Now we are going down a little, but at least we have gotten an entire extra year because of the acupuncture. Also, I have him on herbs from this website:

[Herbs to Heal and Support Recovery - Robert McDowell’s Herbal Treatments - Intnl. Herbal Remedies, Online Herbal Consultation, Herbs to heal cancer, Herbal Cancer Support, Herbs for Dog, Herbs for Horse, Herbs for Mare, Help with using herbs to cure,](http://www.herbal-treatments.com.au/)

If you email them with all the details about your dog, they will come up with a formula that is right for you. With these herbs, and also COQ10, Cosequin, and Omega 3’s, I was able to keep my dog on just 1/2 a Previcox pill every other day (down from 1 a day), for an entire year. The herbs are more economical than pharmaceuticals.

Now we are forced to use Tramadol (we need to up the pain meds a little), and I hope that will help. We will make that switch tomorrow.

The recovery was dramatic for us, and I hope these suggestions can help you. My sister’s Chow had terrible scoliosis in her back, and she was almost crippled in her hind end. My sister massaged her legs about 15 minutes, several times a day, for about 2-3 weeks, and the dog lived another two years. It was quite dramatic as well.

I have a question for any of you out there. Do you think it is possible to do permanent damage to a dog with spondylosis/arthritis from one long walk? We normally only walk for about 30-40 minutes, and about two miles. We went on a six-mile walk (did not intend to go so long), and after that, he rushed up some stairs before I could prevent it (about three flights). Do you think it is possible for him to have permanently damaged his hind end from that? Since then, his hind end has seemed weaker, but it could just be that it was going to happen anyway. I worry that I ushered in his weakness sooner than it had to be.

Thank you!