taking a break for Love

[sergebroom]

Another long day at work. Nourishment included a bit of cheese and some chips. I did take a break to drive the Goddess of Love to the vet. The reason for her limping is what I thought it was: my girl Freya is getting old, with some bouts of arthritis.

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[commodorified.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Metacam?

My vet says she's seen it give a dog a new lease on life and take five years off.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Thanks. At first, I thought that maybe it was caused by the tendon reconstruction one of her hind legs had gone thru last year, but we noticed that it was one of her front legs that was bothering her. By the time I took her to the vet, she was walking fairly normally, but the doc examined her anyway, manipulated her paws and felt nothing out of joint so she figured it was a flareup of arthritis. Freya is not yet 11 years old, but she's not getting any younger either.

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

A regular dose of anti-inflammatory may help, and you can consider using the chondroitin/glucosamine/MSM tablets -- there's some research in dogs and horses that suggests these may be helpful. Also, talk to your vet about Adequan.

Best of luck with your brave gal -- after all, she is facing down a Dalek.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Glucosamine is what the doc recommended so I went to the pet store tonight. I'm supposed to give Freya 500mg twice a day for the first 4 or 6 weeks, then half that. I don't expect I'll have any difficulty administering the med to my Dalek Fighter as it comes in the form of treats.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I take glucosamine for my right knee. But I got Spirit a heated bed where the cover is washable and it has an emergency unplug plug. She really likes it.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... That's an excellent idea.