Our visit to the new whitecoat!

[Sudilar]

Glad that your white coat report was good!!

A lady I know from GSD rescue takes her dog to a Chiropractor and says that it is helping her GSD.

I am not familiar with the newer drugs, my last two dogs needed that type of meds, but my present two are ok in the bone and hip department so far. Those listed weren't used when my guys could have benefitted from them.
I do know that the glucosamine and condroitin are supposed to be very helpful in hip and bone problems. You can get them in pill form too.

As for dog food....
Check your ingredients and see what are the first 4-5 things listed.
I was using Wellness for Shiloh but have just now switched to something new for her and a bit for Killian (added to his homecooked). Wellness was great, but Shiloh is still to chunky for my liking. Killian needs a little something for his teeth because his homecooked is soft. This is what I switched to: Canidae Platinum Diet.

Compare the ingredients in Canidae Platinum Diet for Seniors/Reduced Calorie to the Eukanuba. That way you could see which of the foods might be better.
Canidae Platinum Diet is:

CANIDAE® PLATINUM DIET™ - BENEFITS
Formulated for Senior and Overweight Dogs


BENEFITS to Feeding CANIDAE® PLATINUM DIET™ Formulation
All Natural Ingredients plus
Super Fortified Essential Vitamins and Minerals
Naturally Preserved, Holistic and Herbal Formulation


Over 15 Reasons why you should feed your Canine . . . . CANIDAE®!


Excellent Palatability, Dogs love CANIDAE® PLATINUM DIET™!

4 Meat Meals, Chicken, Turkey, Lamb, Fish

10 Skin and Coat Conditioners

Balanced Omega 6 & 3 Fatty Acids

Wholesome Nutritional Brown Rice

Natural Psyllium Fiber

Glucosamine

Chondroitin

Cranberries

Guaranteed Probiotics

Guaranteed Digestive Enzymes

Super Fortified Antioxidant Vitamins

Amino Acid Chelated Minerals

Made The CANIDAE® Way, with Superior Quality and No Corn Wheat, Soy, Grain Fractions or Fillers and Naturally Preserved.

CANIDAE® Pet Foods goes beyond just feeding your pet™




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Ingredients

Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Brown Rice, White Rice, Chicken Fat, (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Ascorbic Acid), Sunflower Oil, (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Ascorbic Acid), Lamb Meal, Menhaden Fish Meal, Flax Seed, Psyllium Husk, Sun Cured Alfalfa Meal, Lecithin, Kelp, Cranberry Meal, Yeast Culture, Monosodium Phosphate, Choline, Linoleic Acid, Rosemary Extract, Sage Extract, Ferrous Sulfate, Mixed Tocopherols (source of vitamin E) Sodium Selenite, Manganous, Riboflavin (source of B2), Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation product, Dried Streptococcus Faecium Fermentation product, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Niacin, Vitamin B12 supplement , Vitamin A supplement, Beta Carotene, Calcium Pantothenate , D- Biotin, Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) , Glucosamine HCL, Chondroitin Sulfate , Calcium Iodate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Papain, Bromilain, Bacillus Subtilis, Yucca Schidigera Extract.



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Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min.) 18.50 % Vitamin E (min.) 500.00 IU/kg
Crude Fat (min.) 8.50 % Glucosamine HCL(*) (min.) 525.00 mg/kg
Crude Fiber (max.) 4.00 % Chondroitin Sulfate* (min.) 425.00 mg/kg
Moisture (min.) 10.00 % Amylase* (min.) 4.00 BAU/ lb (1.81 BAU/kg)
Linoleic Acid (Omega-6) (min.) 2.60 % Cellulase** (min.) 0.25CMC units/lb (0.11CMC units/kg)
Linolenic Acids (Omega-3)(*) (min.) .60 % Protease*** (min.) 24 HUT/lb (10.8 HUT/kg)
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae~ (min.) 100,000 CFU/lb (45,360 CFU/kg)
Lactobacillus Acidophilus~ (min.) 100,000,000 CFU/lb (45,360,000 CFU/kg)
Enterococcus Faecium~ (min.) 70,000,000 CFU/lb (31,752,000 CFU/kg)

Hope this helps you decide which food to use. There are also others out there, but when it comes to a specific Senior Diet, they seem to add more grain and cut out the meat. After checking into Innova Senior, that looks really good, too.

You will get a headache trying to decide which one is best!!