Sore old dog

[Dirty Jim]

Anybody have any suggestions on keeping an old dog from getting sore and stiff? Like giving them aspirin or any kind of pill. I got a 10 year old dog that still has plenty of drive just gets real sore and stiff don't want to retire the ole boy quite yet?

[oneguy828]

I have been using vetroprofin. Seems to help

[Redwood Coonhounds]

I'd take him to the vets and get a prescription of good arthritis meds. Please don't give the dog asprin. It will give them awful ulcers, its a blood thinner also so if he gets hurt he'll likely bleed to death, and with any old dog, if he has any hidden "tumors" on the inside you'd be likely to make them start bleeding. Rimadyl is a good choice, I believe that is waf Vetoprofin is.

[1bludawg]

Feed dog food that has glucosamine in it. Al(on here)fed it to his ole Cody dog . Really helped her but i can't remember the name of it.

[Unreal_tk]

Cassandra. Would ysou say the same to baby aspirin ? Been told to use it in the past.

[chilcotin hillbilly]

Purica, recovery SA a great herbal supplement that really helps my wifes dog.

[al baldwin]

I had good results use Missing Link Plus, daily along with Glyco- Flex. As bludawg stated able to prolong a good old hounds hunting life with this combination. Have also used Vetprofen, at that time could only get the Vetprofen thru a licensed vet. And required to have the dogs blood tested every so often. The missing Link Plus & Glyco- Flex is available thru Kv Pet supply without a vets authorization. The phone number for KV Pet is 1-800-423-8211 believe they still have a vet one can talk to that will make a recommendation for treatment at no charge. Also most of the orders ship free. Of coarse one can always consult your local vet. Al

[Big N' Blue]

Two old friends of mine used to give their old dogs a glass of red wine before they went hunting.
They both had dogs that lasted and going strong at 16 years of age. They started that when they were about ten.
Just passing on what I saw and am not recommending! LOL

[Dirty Jim]

Thanks for the info guys! I will definitely be looking into one of them products and I'll let u know results.

[Cowboyvon]

See if you can get some Adequan.. You can give it in the muscle.. Or legends I don't know if they have it for dogs and it has to be given in the vein ... but I use to use both for my roping horses..

[come-hunt]

250 mg vitamin C daily, takes a couple of weeks but it'll work. You've got to keep them on it. I've used it on birddogs a lot, I usually started a couple weeks before season and I hunted 'em hard too, very few times that it didn't work.
Big N' Blue's wine is vitamin C so he may be on too something. Yeah! it'll work on humans too.

[slobberdoc]

Do not give regular Aspirin (buffered/baby Aspirin is fine if you give it for a short time but not for a long term/life treatment. Usually not strong enough for moderate to severe pain.) and absolutely not Ibuprofen, Tylenol, etc.

Rimadyl (Carprofen, Vetprofen, etc.) is great, you need a prescription and it is somewhat expensive but it works wonders for any type of soreness or pain. I have used this in dogs for recovery from surgery, pain from injuries/broken bones, and for arthritis. Metacam and a new product called Deramaxx is similar but have not used it much. They are NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammitory drugs so there is an increased risk of side effects, but realistically they are safe drugs) If you read up on the Internet you will find a lot of horror stories (just like every other drug) and this really turns people off, but I have used it before safely and really see positive results.

Adequan injections I have heard mixed reviews, some dogs it woks great for and some not. Supposedly there are no risky side effects, but it seems to be much less effective in most cases.

There are lots of Glucosamine and Chondroitin products that people use, some swear by them, others think they don't work at all. Cosequin seems to be a very popular option. I would recommend these as a start, if they don't work then a different treatment might be needed.

There are plenty of home remedies too--Vitamin C was mentioned, I have also heard of apple cider vinegar being used (which seems to have lots of other positive benefits), and omega-3 fatty acid supplements

[Jkohnke]

Bute. It's anti inflamitory plus pain killer. Dexamethasone also. Not to much dex though. Maybe a 1/4 cc or less before you hunt him. These are both horse drugs but I've been using them for years on dogs and horses. You'll have to get a Rx for the dex.

[perk]

make sure they eat well after they hunt, i wet my old dogs feed after hard races, i do use aspirin, with luck, but its not an everyday thing either. Dex (dextermethesone) is good, ill use .5-1 cc in the evening after a tough hunt or several days of running in a row and they seem well rested and ready to go the next day. Always bought Dex with out a RX, from vet or dog supply places, bought 50ml last week. Sore feet or muscles can use small amount of DMSO rub.

[perk]

on a side note about dex, i seen my vet give a 50 lb hound that was just bitten by a copperhead snake 3 cc penicillin and 10 cc of dex under the skin, dog swelling went away almost immediately and dog was able to hunt the next day, told me i had the right tools in the medicines i administered but was severely underdosing them for the results i wanted from a snake bite