Doc Holliday Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 My old dog was 12 back in January. She has slowed down all of a sudden, well certainly over the past year. She doesn't move as easily as she used to and that is to be expected I suppose. In an effort to try and make her comfortable I did some research on natural products and decided on Aviform Supplex +HA. It had some very good reviews and I was happy that it used human grade ingredients. However, it has had no discernable effect on her, even after 10 weeks of following the guidelines. We are now considering, against my better judgement, putting her on Metacam or Loxicom, the latter being a relatively new product. Although I know it should be more about her confort, I wouldn't want to put her on these things long term as I feel it leads to other health issues. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Have a look for a thread on yumove some good info, I gave our old boy them and they certainly helped him. There a supplement but you can give them long term, based on muscles do fishy smell and no problem giving them the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Do a search for "golden paste", it's tumeric paste you can make and lots of people use it and give it to animals, 100% natural and clinically proven in many scientific studies to reduce inflammation, the active compound in tumeric is called "circumin" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 We are now considering, against my better judgement, putting her on Metacam or Loxicom, the latter being a relatively new product. Although I know it should be more about her confort, I wouldn't want to put her on these things long term as I feel it leads to other health issues. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Permanent pain relief from the likes of Metacalm or Meloxidyl will lead, eventually, to other issues - probably stomach related, but possibly kidney and liver too. Been there with a lab that was prematurely arthritic after a leg break as a young dog. But the question you've got to ask with a twelve year old dog is whether the long term effects will come into play at a point in the dogs life where the risk outweighs the benefits the medication will give the dog now. We put the lab I mentioned onto permanent medication when she was about 6 years old, we had to have her PTS when it got the better of her stomach as she approached 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 The big guy on the left is Max, he didn't make it to six years old due to all the medication he was on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Permanent pain relief from the likes of Metacalm or Meloxidyl will lead, eventually, to other issues - probably stomach related, but possibly kidney and liver too. Been there with a lab that was prematurely arthritic after a leg break as a young dog. But the question you've got to ask with a twelve year old dog is whether the long term effects will come into play at a point in the dogs life where the risk outweighs the benefits the medication will give the dog now. We put the lab I mentioned onto permanent medication when she was about 6 years old, we had to have her PTS when it got the better of her stomach as she approached 11. Exactly at 12 you have another 2-3 years really unless you are very lucky. Metacam certainly does work really well and an old dog does deserve pain relief rather than trying this and that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 My old lab has had to be put onto metacam for a limp on two legs at the age of 12 1/2, although there are long time side effect from it, at her age I think her comform outweighs those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) My old dog was on Yumove for about 2 years then about a year from the end when she needed pain relief she was on Loxicom. Yumove was good and gave her more mobility, but Loxicom really made a difference. Edited June 28, 2017 by rimfire4969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted June 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I realise she probably has maybe a couple of years left but it comes sown to quality of life and not quantity. I also realise that Metacam or Loxicom offer a good level of pain relief but I was genuinely concerned over the potential side effects. I just felt she was worth mire than that. I've since been looking in to Cartrophen injections and will speak to the vet about these this morning. Again, if anyone has any experience of these then I would very much like to hear of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 You could try CBD oil capsules. They are good for arthritic pain and are legal as the THC is not present so no highs. You can buy them on the internet legally in the UK. I get mine for my arthritis and use the 25% 100mg once a day.It means I have been able to stop taking the ibuprofen which was upsetting my stomach. No known nasty side effects without the thc. http://cbdbrothers.com/product/cbd-hemp-capsules-17-4/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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