"Spot" <spot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> At some point you have to weigh the good it can do verses the
possibility
> that the dog may have problems with it. For every dog out there that
has
> had problems there are 100's that the medication has been a life saver
and
> made their lives pain free.
>
> Out of all the meds out there for arthritis medcam seems to be the one
> with the least amount of problems. Personally if it were me I would not
> hesitate to give it to him but I would use it daily. You also need to
> have proper follow up blood work at the vets office to be sure it's not
> affecting the liver or kidneys. I get labs done 2 weeks after starting,
> at the 3 month mark and every 6 months after that.
>
> These meds are not only a pain relief but inflamation to, by yoyoing the
> dose you are not giving adequate inflamation relief and sabotaging the
> whole effect of the drug. You also need to learn what signs to look for
> if problems do arrise.
>
> I've had two dogs that have taken Rimadyl and Deramaxx and neither of
them
> have had any problems. Barney took it from the age of 5 to 12 for
severe
> arthritis and did wonderfully on them. Buddy blew his knee out and even
> after fixing it has bad arthritis and neurological issues in that hip.
> He's been on Rimadyl for the last 2 years. Without it he is miserable,
> he'll bite and snap at everyone because he's pain and he can't get
around.
> I was hesitant to put him on it just as everyone is but he's done well
on
> it and I keep an eye on him and watch for signs of problems so I can
catch
> them early on.
>
> Celeste
>
>
>
> "Father Yod & YHW 13" <everythingisall@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
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>>I have a 14 year old Wicklow Collie that has slowed down a lot and has
>> arthritis and back leg problems.
>>
>> I have him on 10mls of glucosamine (Arthri Aid) a day and (thanks to a
>> previous poster on this group - and thanks a lot) Wobenzym N, one
>> tablet at night, human dosage and every 3 days he gets an Ashwaghanda
>> tablet.The Wobenzym N has done him a lot of good and three neighbours
>> seperately have said he is much better than a year ago.
>>
>> Now, because the dog doesn't have long and because he started getting
>> old when he was 9 I am wondering about giving him Metacam say 5 days
>> on and 5 days off.I have read online that long term Metacam can be bad
>> stuff but because the dog has maybe a year or two I wonder what your
>> views are?
>>
>> It is simply to give the dog a bit of comfort in his old age.Before
>> Wobenzym N I gave the dog Metacam 3 times over a few days to relieve
>> pain he was in and it had a good effect.
>>
>> I want to know if I should use it on a more regular basis.
>>
>> ps, the dog's appetite is very good, he is slightly overweight but has
>> no immediate health issues.
>>
>> Thanks!
>
I know that IBuprohen is very bad for dogs, but how about simple aspirin
once per day?
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