Father Yod & YHW 13 wrote:
> 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?
I can't answer your questions about Wobenzym or Ashwaghanda or Metacam,
but
I can tell you that Adequan injections made a huge difference in mobility
for two of my dogs (A GSD and a Chihuahua) that had severe arthritis.
Google on Adequan for more information. Personally, I'm hoping it's
approved for humans before my arthritis gets any worse!
We had the vet give the injections about every 4 weeks; IIRC, it cost
about
$32/injection/visit. You can also obtain it from the vet and give the
injections yourself, for a lot less cost. (I was thinking about doing
that
when our GSD died; I was unwilling to try with our Chihuahua because her
muscles were so tiny.)
Hope this helps -
FurPaw
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of
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