What can you give your dog for his achy joints?

Answer 1

Nothing - you need to take your dog to your veterinarian for an examination. Your veterinarian can prescribe medication to help alleviate Arthritis pain.

Whatever you do, DON'T try giving your dog human pain medication. This includes Tylenol, Advil, Aleve, Motrin, ibuprofen, acetominophen, aspirin and all other pain drugs you can buy at the store. Dogs are very sensitive to the side effects of these drugs and even one pill can be enough to cause a fatal stomach ulcer.

**Correction/Improvement**

Aspirin is reccomended by many vets. Just don't use the enteric coated type as your dog cannot digest the the coating. Always give with food.

A typical aspirin dose is 5 to 10 mg per pound (10 to 20 mg/kg) twice daily for dogs, and 5 mg per pound (10 mg/kg) once every other day for cats.

As for Ibuprofen, it can be used for dogs. the dosing should be exact and given with food as well.

The usual dose in dogs is 2.5 to 4 mg per pound (5 to 8 mg/kg) every 12 hours.

Answer 2

There are a variety of different methods that you could explore, including simple things like using heat treatment on the joints, and making sure your dog is not sleeping on a hard surface.

But if you are looking for a supplement or a drug of some sort, you could either try Dog Aspirin which you can get from Amazon.com, or get a good glucosamine and chondroitin based supplement. www.dog-pain-relief.org , has a few videos from vets and dog owners on the front page outlining these methods in more depth.

Answer 3

Giving your dog cod liver oil capsules with it's food, or giving it liquid cod liver oil on a bit of bread or a dog biscuit will help prevent soreness in your dogs joints. Take your dog for short walks, and talk to a vet about possible treatments.

Answer 4

If you give your dog a chicken neck from the butcher, the dogs pain will ease up a little. Give one chicken neck every two days.