I wanted to echo some of what others have said already. I don't know much
about 'Wobenzym N', so can't comment on it or possible interactions.
My own dog is on Meloxicam (same drug, different format) every other day,
and it does him a lot of good. I probably wouldn't stretch it to 5 days on
and 5 days off though. The half life of meloxicam (how long it take for
the
levels to 'decay' to half the initial value) is roughly 24 hours
(http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/cgi/content-nw/full/26/6/576/T4).
This means
that after 5 days, the amount he has in his system has halved 5 times,
which
means he has a little over 3% of the maximum amount in his system. If he's
really sore, I'm not sure you'd want to do this to him.
Definitely insist on some routine blood work before you go on it too. That
way you have a baseline for his liver, and particularly kidney function,
so
if something starts to go wrong, you know in advance what is normal for
him
at this stage in his life.
Dale
"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!
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