My dog is Limping - Can I give her pain meds?

[Jakesmom]

My 10 year old Golden has arthritis and disk disease, so I have been through the range of pain relief options for him. When he first started having problems, I put him on Synflex (google it, you'll find website, and can order. Its a liquid, I put on his food and he has no trouble chowing down). After about 10 days he was like a new dog. As things got worse, we added metacam (same class as rimadyl), then acupuncture.

Since your dog is just starting to have problems, I'd try the glucosamine. Synflex is an excellent preparation, is well absorbed, and tastes ok apparently. Give it a week or two, I'll bet you see improvement if arthritis is his problem.

Jake's mom

[Hero715]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I hope I didn't stir up too much trouble.

I talked to another friend who is also a vet and she also said NO NO NO to ibuprofen, naproxin and tylenol.

My dog isn't getting any worse and actually seems a little bit better. I've cut down on her walks and been giving her some good rub downs.

My friend suggested the glucosamine/chondroitin supplement...so I'll probably pick up some of that as well.

Take care everyone!