Newly arthritic dog - what treatment?

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Small 10 year old dog has arthritis. Trouble getting on and off things. Vet suggested we try Yumove or Synoquin which we can buy on the internet and "which may or may not help". Are these dietary supplements? I was surprised he didnt want to prescribe something more "medical". Any thoughts? If you have an arthritic dog, what are they on?

And another one. My 16 year old has advanced arthritis. She’s been on Librella since it was first available, my vet asked if I’d agree to try it as it was a bit experimental at the time & she’d never prescribed it before. It made an incredible difference. As time as gone on it seems to be less effective but but made a huge difference in the early days. My old girl went from from staggering to almost skipping.

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Look into hydrotherapy as well. Sometimes insurance pays. A good way of maintaining muscle, and flexibility without the impact on the joint.

arthritis is a mix of joint degradation and inflammation. Exercise that prevents or minimises inflammation can be helpful

My 11 year old Springer has been on Flexadin (joint supplements) for a long time as he has osteoarthritis. This has now become quite bad in both elbows and so he was prescribed Librella, which he has been on for around 6 months. He has also recently started on gabapentin, which seems to be working well. My vet also advised that we try hydrotherapy and he has just had his first one, so a bit early to tell if this helps.
I hope you find something that suits your dog.

My 11 year old pug has the monthly librella injection. For her it's worked amazingly well. Before that she was on tramadol, gabapentin, metacam etc and it all made her groggy.