Question by Simba: At what age do dogs usually develop those “Arthritis like diseases” or Cornea problems?
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Answer by Jessie Arthritis can strike at any age, unfortunately. If your dog has any joint abnormalities or has broken a bone, arthritis will develop earlier than it would in other dogs of the same breed.
But most dogs get arthritis in middle to old age if they are otherwise healthy.
Managing your dog’s weight and using a glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM supplement BEFORE arthritis develops are your best preventatives. These supplements are much better at preserving joints than they are at healing them, so it’s better to start them early if you can. Limiting hard activity like jumping and running to soft surfaces can also help, especially while the dog is still growing.
Question by Simba: At what age do dogs usually develop those “Arthritis like diseases” or Cornea problems?
I mean given thats the breed of dog’s usually disease
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Answer by mercury mainly in old age but is possible at any age as in humans
Question by laura: questions to those with dogs with arthritis (i have a husky)?
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
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Answer by Bozema One thing you might consider is that chaining dogs can make them quite fearful. Other animals, dogs and people can approach them but they can’t get away. The US Center for Disease Control did a study of dog bites and found that the leading factors related to bites were unneutered males and chaining dogs (which resulted in fear biting). He might be afraid being chained in a new environment. My advice is to get that fence up soon or make other arrangements to confine him.
Question by Tink: I need advice from those who use reiki for animals in distress?
Yesterday my dog wasn’t acting right – he was acting scared and shaking, and wasn’t interested in his favorite things – and that wasn’t like him – so we took him to the vet, and by evening he was doped up on heavy duty narcotics, and on the floor shaking and whining in pain, and couldn’t even get up to eat, drink, etc. We took him back to the vet today, and had x-rays done, etc. Turns out he has a moderate case of dysplasia, arthritis and really bad bone spurs in the hips. Now the vet has no idea how the poor guy could have gone from being in such good shape to such bad shape literally overnight – thinks he might have pulled a muscle or something along those lines that just tipped him over the edge…
But anyhow, he’s still sleeping off the effects of sedation – he’s under the care of a vet, but he’s not doing well emotionally because of all this – and I’d like to do everything that I can to make him more comfortable.
Now I don’t know very much about Reiki except the basic principles – but I know a lot of people who claim to have been helped by it. And I know there are a number of folks on here who use it on animals who are in serious distress: shelter workers, those who foster animals, etc.
I have to assume that there can’t be any hurt in me giving it a whirl.
But for someone who is “giving it a whirl” – what advice might you have?
Thanks
[btw - this pic of "Zeke the Spotted Wonder Dog" was taken last week when he was a happy-go-lucky-ball-chasing-kinda dog.
http://de.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=mjxuo4&s=5
Hope that works -
If you have a couple of moments to send him some universal love, it would be much appreciated.]
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