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<blockquote data-quote="badrinker" data-source="post: 1676552" data-attributes="member: 3822"><p>Start with basic husbandry: a thick foam pad to sleep on, hot-packs (those corn bags work well) on her hips when she's down, passive range-of-motion exercises to keep her loose, weight loss, etc.</p><p></p><p>Next step, add nutraceuticals: omega-3 fatty acids and a high quality glucosamine/msm supplement (I recommend Glycoflex as it's easy to give, but there are a lot of quality products out there). Adequan injections benefit some dogs immensely also. Long-term steroids are degenerative, so we try to steer clear of them (they also don't seem to offer much benefit in dogs).</p><p></p><p>Step 3, add pharmaceuticals. This generally means NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) Rimadyl, Deramaxx, Metacam and Zubrin would be common ones. These could be supplemented with narcotics when necessary (tramadol finds a lot of use here).</p><p></p><p>Total hip replacement surgery can be an option for some dogs, albeit a rather expensive one.</p><p>Ibuprofen is NOT safe for dogs (neither is Naproxine). Tylenol is ok. Aspirin is safe enough, but can't be used in conjunction with any of the more effective NSAIDs so I don't recommend it anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="badrinker, post: 1676552, member: 3822"] Start with basic husbandry: a thick foam pad to sleep on, hot-packs (those corn bags work well) on her hips when she's down, passive range-of-motion exercises to keep her loose, weight loss, etc. Next step, add nutraceuticals: omega-3 fatty acids and a high quality glucosamine/msm supplement (I recommend Glycoflex as it's easy to give, but there are a lot of quality products out there). Adequan injections benefit some dogs immensely also. Long-term steroids are degenerative, so we try to steer clear of them (they also don't seem to offer much benefit in dogs). Step 3, add pharmaceuticals. This generally means NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) Rimadyl, Deramaxx, Metacam and Zubrin would be common ones. These could be supplemented with narcotics when necessary (tramadol finds a lot of use here). Total hip replacement surgery can be an option for some dogs, albeit a rather expensive one. Ibuprofen is NOT safe for dogs (neither is Naproxine). Tylenol is ok. Aspirin is safe enough, but can't be used in conjunction with any of the more effective NSAIDs so I don't recommend it anymore. [/QUOTE]
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