i have a 7 & a half year old Lab, Who has recently over the past 2 & a half years become Obese, ( Fat) & no matter what we try, from exercise to swimming, & diet, she will not lose weight, she has arthritis in her Back hip, & has had it since she was a pup ( as she was abused & abandoned when I got her at the age of 6 months old. I DO NOT want to put her down as she Is Family, & has a lot of years in her, but i have tried Doggie glucosamine, Hip & Joint supplements, & i don’t know what else to use. i have used Doggie aspirin. She does not look sore all the time, only when she has to get up or move to a different place to lay down, once she gets moving outside however, she rolls around playing like a big horse. what can i do for her hips, & her weight? her dr ( vet ) just said cut down her food to less then a cup a day, I cant do that. she needs to eat & she is a Lab, not a Yorkie. Please help, my baby needs this
Oh she has food allergy as well ( allergic to everything.. so we try to feed her the allergen free food., but that got expensive for a little 8 pound bag, so once again she is on Kibbles N Bits.
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The vet gave my dog Deramaxx for her arthritis pain. It worked very well for her. If your dog is not losing weight even with diet food and exercise she could have a thyroid problem. Inactive thyroid will cause them to gain weight. I would take your dog to the vet and discuss these issues with him/her.
Consult your vet for meds. that will ease her pain. You could also try acupuncture or acupressure which has done wonders for my older guy without having to use any drugs.
If possible swimming is a great exercise for her with no stress to her joints.
u can give her asperin in the am and pm on bad days then cut down to 1 and then none until the next bad flare up u might want to try to give her cooked veggies or oatmeal and alternate them every other day to fill her up so she won’t be as hungry and give her lots of fresh water.gentle massages on her hips and legs will help along with warm moist towels placed on her back and hips until they cool and it has a nice sootheing effect.vit B 6 is another thing u can try and give her 1 a day.u can also keep a large towel handy and place it around her waist and u can help her walk and get up and down by grabbing each end and pulling up so she won’t have all her weight on her back legs when she is having a bad day.keep walking her and take her for a swim but don’t let her jump or run since it can pop the hip joints and cause more pain.my rottie was big and weighed 135 and she developed hip dysplashia at age 3 and i kept her going till she was 7 until i finally let her go.the weight is a big factor as well as running or jumping since it causes a lot of strain on her joints.u can also cook for her since she has allergies and u can bake,grill or boil lean meats then add veggis or brown rice and it will also fill her up. her allergies might be from wet grass and weeds or even air borne pollens that she inhales and my husky breaks out in welts so i keep him out of anything outside that causes moisture on his legs and belly. he is alos big at 110 lbs.i give him benadryal on bad days and rinse him off and use antiitch creams and powder on his sore itchy spots.it is not a food allergy but outdoor things that make him flare up and spring and summer are hard on him and i have treated him since he was a yr old and he will be 10 this fall.there are a lot of home remedies and foods u can do to make ur pooch feel better so search a natural web site that helps dogs with hip and allergy problems. good luck
Here we go:
1) Get your vet to run a CBC that includes a FULL PANEL THYROID test — T3 and T4 levels, if she comes back "low normal" she needs to be treated anyhow because of the weight. Meds are pretty cheap.
2) Feed 1/2 cup kibble (try proplan, it’s better quality than kibbles and bits — more protein, less fat) and 1/2 cup canned low salt green beans. Use baby carrots and green beans as treats too!
3) For arthritis/hip dysplasia:
— use 2 buffered aspirin (bufferin is good) AM and PM with meals. You don’t need special "dog aspirin". You need bufferin or any buffered aspirin.
– Keep her swimming — every day if possible
– If aspirin stops working well, you may need to move to a prescription like rymadyl. Use the lowest effective dosage — I used to have a dog that could have taken 200 mg twice a day, but was well maintained on 50 mg once a day! Much better for the dog. I would boost it up for a day or two if she got stiff.
– Consider asking your vet to do a regimen of adequan — you need the vet to write a prescription and teach you to give the shots. Buy over the internet. DO NOT skip the loading doses — 3 times a week for a couple of weeks, then once a week for a couple of weeks, then once a month for a couple of months, and then once every three months (maybe a bit more often depending on your dog) forever. Skip the loading doses, it won’t be effective. Adequan is astounding if you do it right and you’re patient for results (at least three weeks). It is not a pain killer, it increases the synovial fluid in the joints — like adding oil to an engine. Developed for race horses, and marketed for people under another name! FDA approved for people.
She does not need to be put down, she needs good management on a variety of fronts. You can do it!
i’ve used a med from the vet before, i think it was rimadyl? keep trying the glucosamine in addition to that, the glucos and chondroitin can take weeks to take effect
Taking medical advise from strangers isn’t the best idea. This is a subject that should be discussed with your veterinarian. With this in mind I’ll put my two cents in. First off as one of the other posters has stated, a full blood chemistry with thyroid panel should be run. This will determine a potential underlying disease contributing to her being overweight. It will also determine if she physically able to take NSAIDS (aspirin, Rimadyl, Deramaxx, Meloxicam, and others). On the needing to eat front, you would be surprised how little food dogs actually need to maintain body condition if they lead a sedentary life style. There is a lot of new research out in the veterinary field on obesity and joint disease. Here are a couple from issues of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
1) Leptins, small proteins that control hunger in animals an people, are ineffective in obese subjects. The genetic coding for receptors of leptin are deactivated with obesity, leading to increased appetite.
2) In clinical trials with two groups of obese dogs with joint disease, weight reduction is just as effective as medical pain management with NSAIDS in treating pain from chronic joint disease.
BTW Aspirin is not a good pain reliever in dogs for several reasons. 1. It inhibits platelet clumping which can lead to potentially life threatening bleeding. 2. It is a non-specific COX inhibitor. COX is an enzyme important in protection of kidney blood flow and GI protection. This is the reason NSAIDS can cause GI ulceration and kidney failure. 3. Aspirin has a long "washout" period in dogs. Your veterinarian should not use any other NSAID for 1-2 weeks after administration of aspirin.
Glucosamine and Chondroiton are beneficial supplements if they are found in increased concentration in blood plasma. Use a high quality product that is shown to be absorbed through the GI tract, or use an injectable formulation like Adiquan.
Keep involving her in low impact but high resistance activities ie) swimming. Hard running and jogging on pavement are not good exercise for joint disease. It puts too much stress on the joints precipitating the problem.
In any case, listen to your veterinarian. They are the foremost experts in the science of pain management. Hope this helps a bit.