my dog was diagnosed with hip dysplasia.?

Question

Im reading up on it. is there any pain relief medicines or treatments that you would recommend, what about Arthrotol

Answer 1

How old is your dog? If she's less than a year you can have an orthopedic procedure done called a TPO. Seek the advise of an orthopedic surgeon for pets. I worked with an excellent one for a few years. I suggest you get a product called synovi msn. It comes in granuales you add to food. It helps build up the synovial fluid in the joints thus making movement less painful. You really don't want to start pain meds too early in life. All of them have to be filtered by the liver and cause problems in time. If and only if you aren't going to do a surgical procedure. (You can do what's called an FHO at any age.) then you can give buffered aspirin with food. Please do not give any meds without the strict advise of a vet. They know your dogs history, it's age, and it's overall health condition. There are many products to chose from for maintenance as well as pain medication. Deramax (sp?) and rimadyl are 2 of the top ones for orhthopedic pain. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

She may well be on the element that she would decide on the hip surgical treatment, yet this is likewise something for you and your vet to communicate. She may well be feeling the climate too in case you're in a chilly climate additionally. She is additionally having some arthritis set in, with that i could say cartraphin photographs, that's like gloucosamine even nevertheless that's greater extreme because of the fact a dogs takes greater then what a human does. IE: human takes 500mg to have been a dogs could ought to take 1500 - 2000 mg of gloucosamine. this would possibly not unquestionably kill your dogs, it unquestionably relies upon on how lots soreness she is in once you come back to a decision to place her down. And progression generally relies upon on how nicely you keep her = no longer mendacity on chilly flooring, staying outdoors too long contained in the iciness. shop her weight down and make helpful she gets proper exercising to make the muscle tissues better to atone for the vulnerable hips, yet in addition dont over do the walks the two. start up sluggish and small and slowly progression to longer walks.

Answer 3

It depends on whether your dog is in pain or not. This is quite a common condition, more so in some breeds like German Shepherds. It doesn't necessarily cause pain when they're young, it's just when they're older that it starts to cause problems.

Aspirin can be given to dogs, but the dosage depends on their weight and if they're taking other medication. The vet is going to be your best source here.

Answer 4

My dog has that too and my vet gave me a pain reliever and a glucosamine pill that is supposed help keep the cartilage from deteriorating. My dad is using the same thing for his joints. I think it seems like it's helping...I hardly ever give her a pain pill but I give her the glucosamine pills twice a day and she's not limping as much as when I first got her. Her bones pop really loud when she's sitting down or getting up though.

Answer 5

Also take some time to look up Gold Bead Implants on the net. It is a permanent for of acupuncture.
I had it done for my dog's back and hips a few yrs ago. She was totally pain free from that time on.

Answer 6

Start your dog on a suppliment now
Condroition and gulcosamine it can help some.
I feed a dog food that has it in it.
I give asprin asneeded.
My dog has taken several of the pain meds but gets sick from them so we use asprin as needed.
He is 70 pounds and I give one tablet with food.
ASk your vet what they think and try to go conservitave at first and get more aggressive with treatment as needed.

Answer 7

I chose surgery for my pet and while it wasn't a fun time getting thru the recuperation period, i was glad i did it because he was fine and was able to run and do all sorts of stuff and lead a normal life. If your pet is older and not a candidate for surgery, I would check the Cornell University School of Vet Medicine for info. I have found them an excellent resource on all sorts of topics.

Answer 8

Go to www.doggonepain.com and check out their product called DGP. I learned about it through the Whole Dog Journal. I would use it if my dog needed it. It's a more holistic approach than what the vet would prescribe, not that what the vet would give is anything bad.

Answer 9

My dog had this when he was about 1. After following the advice of a vet and caging him to allow the muscle to repair itself we gave up. we went to another vet who recomended swimming. It worked wonders and he was back to normal after about 3 weeks of swimming every day. If you can't get your dog to swim have a look at hydro therapy.
Take a look at http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&articleid=444

Answer 10

Glucosamine Chondroitin. (sp?).

One of my dogs was a stud for a guide dog organization. They recommend that people give it to their dogs because the weight of the halter destroys their shoulders.

It may help your dog.