Dog Arthritis Pain Relief

Dog Arthritis Pain Relief

pain relief for a Dog With Arthritis?

My 11 year old ex racing greyhound has been diagnosed with arthritis and spondylosis. i really want his final years to be as pain free as possible but i am not sure about the medication that my vet prescribes him. he has been on rimadryl, metacalm and now previcox.
i have looked up the internet on previcox and it seems to be really bad for dogs long term. In one article it said that the side effects were worse than having the condition.
He is already on glucosamine complex etc, fish oil and i tried joint aid granules from the net but he still suffers.
I got him a magnetic collar but it didnt seem to do anything either.
can anyone suggeswt anything.
Or it woud be helpful to hear other peoples experiences with previcox.
thanks

Unfortunately Previcox didn't work with my Greyhound/Lurcher 'Angel' who died of CRF in January 09 aged 14. She'd been on Metacam for something like 8 years to treat a shoulder/leg injury and knowing the risks of bringing on CRF from that kind of drug I dosed her intelligently using half the recommended amount when the condition was chronic and the full dose for a few days when she had an acute phase. She also had all the standard supplements. Unfortunately as age took its toll the pain relief ceased to be efficient; fortunately for her this was only in her last 3 months by which time she was moving into late stage Chronic Renal Failure. You have to juggle quality of life with longevity as best you can when they have painful joint disease. Once it became obvious that the CRF was advanced and the max doses of Meloxicam weren't working as well as before the vet stopped the Metacam/Meloxicam and went onto Zubrin (didn't work as well as Meolxicam) and then Tramadol. Unfortunately Angel was one of the very few who can't tolerate Tramadol and it caused dangerous heart arrythmias and intense sedation requiring her to be taken off it straight away. Next on the list was Previcox tablets and not only did this not work but it was a nightmare getting her to swallow them (even in a processed cheese triangle as was usual for her). This was a compination of the CRF causing inappetance as well. You can imagine the cascade effect here of me being upset because the dog wouldn't allow medication and the dog being upset because I was upset. Predno Leucotrophin was the last one to be tried and to be honest by then the CRF was too advanced for me to know whether it worked or not because her digestive systerm was not working optimally.
Your vet should let you try a range of drugs with your dog and you need to be vigilant and truthful about any side effects or changes in pain relief.
Also bear in mind that if your dog knows you are upset then any placebo effect by proxy that might be undermined too.
Unfortunately I know hor hard this is and you can only do your best, keeping your dog while there is still acceptable quality of life and the dog is not in a position that you yourself might not be willing to tolerate. You're welcome to email me on any specifics here. Good luck.

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