Belle, my 12 year old recently adopted sheltie, was quite crippled with arthritis when she first came into rescue. She was put on Deramaxx, which really helped her mobility but exacerbated her pancreatitis. I took her off the Deramaxx, fed her a super-premium quality food, made sure she got her daily exercise, and she seemed to do fine for a while.
Then she started having difficulty walking again. It got worse and worse within a very short time. So I emailed a friend who has shelties and knows lots about supplements and doggy health care, and I took Belle to my holistic vet. One week ago I started her on a high quality fish oil and glucosamine hydrochloride. Five days ago I added blue-green algae, acidophilus, full spectrum plant enzymes, and something called vetamino.
The change is astounding. She not only walks the pasture easily twice a day, but this morning she was racing up and down the hallway, chasing the cat at full tilt - not once, but three times!!
Allie is not amused. She prefers the less mobile version of Belle.
4 comments:
Lovely picture of Belle. Hope she continues to do well on the supplements. Hmmm. I wonder if they work on humans. I might have to try them myself.
Big Sis (& O'Bear)
If it will help Big Sis run up and down the hall I want to know where to get those suppliments
Innoscent & group
Ha ha - Innocent, we'll have Big Sis running circles around you in no time!!!
They are human-grade supplements from the healthfood store - well, except the fish oil which I special order, but you can get fish oil capsules at the healthstore.
I have no idea if they are as effective on people as they are on Belle!
Lovely photo of a lovely dog. Glad to hear she's getting around better!
Sharon
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