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Carprofen for Dogs: Osteoarthritis and Pain Management He’s doing good, I’m limiting his activity til I know the growth plates are closed. Can you suggest which suppliments might be helpful & anything else I can do to help him have a pain free live. I am shocked that an anti-inflammatory at such a high dosage did not help him at all. This of course is in conjunction with a really solid joint supplement like our GlycanAid HA. Please tell me where you are at so that I provide any help possible. I am suspecting a nerve damage or arthritis, but as you wrote, every time we enter vets office, she gets all worked up and seems like the healthiest, happiest dog ever. One option would be for you to seek out a state human society that has a veterinary clinic and reach out to them. One option I will mention, though I do this with extreme caution, is you can try her on Bufferin or any over-the-counter anti-inflammatory that is GI coated. You can give this to here for 3 days max with food, rest her strictly and see if she improves. Overall, carprofen is effective in reducing pain in dogs with OA. However, additional benefit can be seen with adjunctive agents. Care should be taken to monitor for signs of adverse effects from the use of carprofen. Clients should be reminded to contact their veterinarian immediately in the event of signs of adverse effects. In people, virtually all of the drug is absorbed and bioavailable after being swallowed. They absorb a much lower amount of the drug after oral ingestion. But side effects like vomiting, diarrhea, kidney failure, or gastrointestinal ulceration, which I DO worry about when prescribing NSAIDs are not really on my radar when prescribing tramadol. This drug made her throwup 3x did not eat as much and was a bit lazy. On day 9 returned to the vet she told me she seemed fine. I purchased Glycanaid Ha for my dog who is experiencing problems in his hips with arthritis and etc. After speaking with carprofen 100 over a month or so ago, I decided to order it. I doubled his dosage May 1-31, then started the maintenance dosage from June 1 to the present. Yvonne unfortunately I would need more information in order to provide you with any honest guidance. My best advice to you would be to either follow the advice of your existing veterinarian or seek a second opinion with a board certified veterinary dermatologist. Joey that fact that he struggles to get up tells me he is in pain and that should be one big focus for you. No doubt it is very stressful to see them struggling and it makes me so sad. I recently lost my dear friend of 13 years and it was painful to watch him have these difficulties. Often it is because there are other topics to discuss or maybe that day your dog is having a “good day,” so you forget to mention it. Tramadol is not currently recommended for treating arthritis in dogs, as the amount that is able to be absorbed and effective in the body diminishes significantly after just one week of regular doses. Your veterinarian may recommend starting with giving this twice a day and work up to 3 times/ day. Side effects other than sedation are uncommon, but rarely dogs will become agitated. Dog Tramadol is one of the few drugs that share nearly the exact same chemical composition as a human medication. I assume that at this point he is on 3 legs and not using that leg at all. Any dietary suggestions to help with the weight control? I’m pretty sure they’ve already checked her thyroid and the labs were within normal range. Make sure you bring this up in conversation with your veterinarian so that you can gauge their awareness or perspective on this topic. If there is any gift I can give you, it would be understanding the concept of a pain trial. How can I keep her comfortable ALL the time and help her heal? My dog has arthritis in his hips and was placed on Deramaxx once a day. He has been pretty good with it, but I notice he is limping more and hope the pain is not greater then how long the medicine last.
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