Hi everyone, and welcome, Raian!! Where in SC are you? I live in Greenville. We got home around 11:30 last night, Jackie, and thank you for thinking of us!! We had a marvelous trip which I'll have to tell you all about later. But KayAnn, we went to St. Augustine, Orlando (Universal Studios) and to Space Camp at the Kennedy Space Center (my favorite part).

Raian, I wanted to say that I am so glad that your Lab got some relief from the Rimadyl. I have always heard mixed reviews as well. But I will tell you that the Yellow Lab that I had during my marriage, Chuck, suffered from arthritis in his later life, along with a number of other more serious ailments. He was given Rimadyl, as needed, for his stiffness and pain, and always improved when it was used. Chuck died at age 15, which is quite old for a Lab, I am told. I am currently using it for my limping Golden Retriever, but on a very limitied basis. It seems that the good thing about Rimadyl is that one dose is effective, and that it does not have to be built up in their systems. My vet told me that he would not want to prescribe it for Honey for an extended continuous use at her young age (3), but that it certainly does serve its purpose when necessary. Honey appears to be better and has stopped limping, so I'm not using it at all right now.

We love those labs, Raian, so please let us know all about yours!!