I have heard many people tell me about different diets for my arthritis. I want to know one that will actually help me. Do you know?

ok, so my dog is 14 has arthritis in her hips cant afford a doggy wheel chair so i came here to get others opinion. she doesnt like toys she doesnt like toy bones poor girl she is just to old. should i get a big container and put all sorts of treats in there also her b-day is in january she will be 15 dont put mean stuff like get her euthenized it will make me sad and her sad trust me she gets her feelings hurt easily say stuff like she is fat she looks at you sad. i just dont know what to get her. : ( also my 5 year old doggy she needs something for her b-day on the 18 of this month and what to get her for christmas. For the 15 year old its just so sad to see her get nothing and give me the look. This is probably her last Christmas so make something big and not exspensive thanks to the people that answer God bless.

My bf’s rottie is 11 and she has had surgery to remove a tumor from her spleen in the last year. Since the surgery she has been for the most part..depressed. She has lately had problems walking due to arthritis in her hips and legs. It has gotten to the point where she cannot even walk outside or hold herself up to go to the bathroom. I have to pick her up when he is not home and bring her outside(im pregnant and she weighs 90lbs.) Then when she comes back in from being outside she cant find a comfortable way to lie back down without crying this terrible cry that makes me feel so awful. Everytime she moves she lets out the same cry. The vet said there is nothing they can do but to put her down. My bf has had her the whole 11 yrs so its hard for him to do that. But i think it is best to let her go, the poor thing is so sad and in so much pain. Any suggestions, at least suggestions on what to do for her pain? Thank you.
I thank all of you for your answers. Since i have posted this question, i have called the vet. He will not do anything for the pain! He said that gangrene is setting in and suggests that my bf decide what to do about putting her down. I again thank you all for your comments. They have helped greatly.

The vet told my wife that our dog has a torn ligament and if we don’t get it fixed, the dog will get arthritis and will have trouble walking for the rest of her life. My wife really wants to get it fixed, but I’m thinking 1400 is a lot of money. That’s over twice as much as we paid for the dog. Also, the dog is 8 years old, so is this really a good investment? I feel bad because she’s been a good dog and I’d like to get her leg taken care of, but 1400 bucks? ouch!
oh geeze… everyone’s making me feel so guilty..

I guess we’ll get the dog’s leg fixed… *sigh*

About a month ago my cat started limping. We watched it for a while to see if it would get better but instead it seemed to get worse. She was not using her left front leg at all. We took her to the vet and they did x-rays. There was no obvious sign of problem on the x-ray so the vet thinks that she may have arthritis. She’s only 6 years old and we’ve never noticed her limping for any length of time before. The vet also said that she has some mild swelling around her shoulder joint and that she’s lost a lot of muscle mass on that side due to not using that leg. I know that some medications they put cats and dogs on for arthritis (medecam?) can be very harmful and even caused my friends dog to die of renal failure. I don’t know what we should do to help her?
The vet is having a panel of veterinary experts look at the x-rays. He can’t see anything obvious on the x-rays but he did say that there might be some loss of bone mass on one side of the wrist and the shoulder but he doesn’t know what that could mean. The risks of metecam for small cats is very high and the chance that it is arthitis is very low.

One fish oil pill has 1000mg of fish oil…..How many should i give her a day and when????…My 14 Year Old Boxer Has Arthritis….How Much Should I Giver Her A Day…..And How Many Glucosamine Should I Give Here A Day?….How many mg a day for Glucosamine and Fish Oil.

On July 30th I was injured in an automobile accident. It was the other drivers fault and my kneecap was broken. Their insurance company said they will cover my medical bills and lost wages. I was off work for a month and on crouches with a kneebrace. I am back at work and still have to wear the kneebrace. The doctor says the long term effects would be that I will develop arthritis in my knee later in life. I don’t want to get a lawyer because I don’t trust them and don’t want them taking the majority of my settlement. I was just wondering how much I should settle for besides my medical bills and lost wages. I’m refering to pain and sufferring and overall inconvenience. Can anyone help me? I don’t plan on settling until the doctor clears me of any more treatment. Another question is since I have quit taking the pain meds I have noticed a pain in my elbow that was not there before the accident. Is it to late to have this covered as well?

I have a Rott-Lab mix, she is around 12 years old. She had Arthritis in her back leg, she has some bad days, but not too often. Also she has pretty much no bladder control. I really don’t want to put her down, just the thought makes me teer-up…What do I do? Please help before I put her asleep.

My dog seems to have difficulty getting up and down, and I don’t know what to do. I think he has arthritis in his legs. Any suggestions on what to give him?

I have been noticing more and more a pain in the bottom right side of my right knee. I am not sure when this started, I think some time ago, but it has started to concern me a little because it not only has not gone away, but it seems to be getting worse and spreading.

When it is cold out or muggy it hurts the worst but it is very painful even when the weather is good. My symptoms are; it hurts very badly to walk, I get a sharp pain whenever I do, especially for long periods of time/distances, when I DO walk, it gets to the point where I can no longer bend it. It used to go away (and be able to bend) after I got home and either slept for a while or remained sedentary for a while, but now, no matter what I do or how long I remain sedentary, the pain does not go away (it DOES lessen, but not by much) and know it seems to be spreading. My right hip and thigh are becoming more and more sore and tender and it hurts to walk even more because of it.

Now, I KNOW this will make me seem paranoid for saying…but I thought it might be arthritis, but the symptoms I am showing match up with not ONLY arthritis but wth bone cancer as well. The reason I mention the bone cancer is because cancer is quite prevalent in my family and I have already had some trouble with my bones before (I don’t remember the medical jargon or the fancy termanology, but the end result was I shrank 2 or 3 inches)

Can I really have arthritis at 22!?
Any suggestions on what it might be or what I should do?