we have a 12 year old dog, and he has arthritis in his jaw so its hard for him to eat the normal sized peice dog food ( if that makes any sense?). is there any kind of dog food that has small bite pieces?
i dont know because we only buy purina, so i dont know about the other dog food brands….?
we did buy a bag of science diet at the vet, except it costs as much as the 50lb bag of dog food we get every month. plus we have to get 2 of the 50lb ones…. so its kinda really exspensive…

then again nothing in this world is cheap..

…breed dog?
she is otherwise healthy, has had all bloodwork done, and have tried Rymadel, ascriptin, and Dasaquin without much success. Thanks.

She isn’t walking so much and you could tell that she is in pain on her right front leg. This morning she was fine, but about 5 minutes ago all of a sudden she started limping. Could it be arthritis? She turns 10 in April.
She is a very active dog. She still acts like a puppy!

My Peekapoo is 14 years old.
He can walk around the house (flat surfaces) fine, but he can’t walk up stairs.
He also doesn’t let me or my family help him up and growls at us when we try…
Would this be arthritis?
If so, how would I help treat this, if possible?
I don’t think he’s growling because of slipping on the stairs and being hurt, because he’s been like this since he was about 4-5.

My dog has suffered from arthritis for years. He is 11 I think and it has recently gotten much worse. I have him bcuz years ago it turned out my (crackhead) uncle had been pulling his little (chiuahuah) ears, punched his tiny face, etc. With oscar really in pain now I am pissed. Wondering if the abuse caused this. The vets both said they can’t do much and gave him as much pain meds as poss w/o knocking him out. It hurts bad to see the “arthritic changes” they’ve diagnosed hurting my baby. He’s on metacam and tramadol. I’ve spent years healing emotional wounds and when I got him he had a crooked spine, both ears infected, an enlarged prostate, and 10 ( now extracted ) infected teeth. Did that piece of sh!t do this to him or is it normal aging? Its so hard to see him in pain, I love him. Is this from abuse or is my heart just looking for someone to blame?

hi
scrappy (picture) turned 4 in Aug.
when I’ve put him outside the last couple of weeks his back legs start to shake
i bring him back in cause he looks like he is cold.
well i talked to my vet and she said it could be the start of it or he could just be a baby.and if i want medicine to let her know.

now he is a big baby but last yr he was fine but he was in a fence with his brother and sis. we had to move so right now they don’t get to play and are on chains till we get a fence.
today i put him out and all of him was shaking so he is next to me right now.
so what are signs to look for? anything else????
thanks
he is used to being on the chain i did that when he was a puppy
i go out to see him and always check on him
they are fine for getting to play thats not the problem

Newfoundland dog showing first signs of arthritis…7 years old, otherwise fit and healthy

Does anyone know if green mussel extract is beneficial in dogs.Have you used it?
Thank you.

My dog is old and for some reason he is acting like he has arthritis, its something to watch him try to get around, someone told me its cause wennie dogs have back problems, just wondering if anyone else’s dog might do the same thing, I dont know what to do with him…

My female black lab is about 6 months old.I know its not safe to breed them the first time she goes into heat, but when will it be safe. My older male black lab is 7 years old and has bad arthritis. I’m afraid to wait to long, but i also don’t want to put them in any danger at all.

Also we aren’t breeding them to sell them, we simply want their puppies to remember them by when they pass.

Any tips for when she should get pregnant and while she is pregnant would be great. Links are good too.
I don’t need the negative comments, i’m just looking for some help. If you won’t give it to me, then don’t comment.