good to see her at home on her bed. Good luck Stella
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good to see her at home on her bed. Good luck Stella
Best of luck Stella!!!
good luck stella
Kick ass, Stella!!!
hope stella is doing well! feel lucky that its just her knees that need repair. hold her and love her, cause ya never know.......
just found out my guy (8 yr old yellow lab) has at best 10-18 months left :( Lymes disease has damaged his kidneys beyond repair....i am heartbroken.
Hope Stella's doing well.
Do you give her Glucosamine? Most of the dog handlers I know do to help with wear and tear on the joints. You can get it from vets and pet shops.
If you are giving her Rimadyl make sure she is well hydrated.
Irul, tell me more about that stuff. I've heard it mentioned, but haven't done any research (yet). Kona is currently taking Ester-C and Glucosamine. She seems to be doing well, in that she's comfy and a really happy girl, but anything we can do to help her, we will.Quote:
Originally Posted by irul&ublo
Good luck, Stella.
Sorry to hear about your buddy, freshies.
Stella's looking like her old self again. She soooo want's to go jump around in the 2 to 3 feet of snow we've got in the yard.
freshies... that's really rough. So sorry to hear that. I'm sure you'll make her remaining time the best it possibly could be.
Redskea... I've tried a couple different Gloucosamine tablets and can't get her to eat them without trickery. Still trying though.
irul... never tried Rimadyl but will be looking into it now. Thanks.
Rimadyl is pretty good stuff IIRC though it does eventually take a toll on a dog's kidneys/liver... you'll be amazed at the change in the dog for the better.
A couple of tricks for pills that you might try. treat the pill like a treat in how you hold it and give it. Sometimes I'll make sue do a couple of tricks for a pill. Poor sucker eats it just to make me think he likes it I think. Not the sharpest dog apparently.
The other thing you can do is make the dog sit, and stand right behind it with your legs kind of holding the dog gently. Take the pill and put a little water cupped in your hand, hold the dog's mouth up and open, toss both the water and pill down close mouth and stroke the throat gently. Works 99% of the time. Once the dog licks its nose you can be pretty sure it's eaten the pill.
Along the easy food lines and what I usually do is just get a finger full of peanut butter push the pill into it and then swab the finger on the roof of the dog's mouth.
Or put it into some cheese...
:)
Also, many of the super premium dog foods contain glucosamine.
Freshies- Sorry to hear about your dog. Love em up!
jibster,
glad she is pepping back up. I am sure she will be back at it soon enough. Dog sees snow and wants to go slay some pow.
to add what LB said. If you have to go the forceful route of pill taking, hold her jaw closed, take the pill slide it to the back of her mouth along her teeth, there will be a gap behind her last tooth that you can slip the pill in behind. Then continue to hold her mouth closed (wrap hand around snout) and rub her throat, it might take a minute but she'll eventually have to swallow. I usually go the peanut butter route, my dogs love it.
pill pockets - greatest pet invention ever (wish i would have thought of these). they are essentially beef jerkey "pods" with an open top. you pop the pills in the them, and squeeze the top shut to form a perfect little jerkey treat/pill delivery system....Shasta refused to take all his pills for the Lymes disease and kidney damage, etc...so i would have to shove them down his throat, or disgusie in cheese, bury in his food, etc. Until these little gems were discovered. Buy 'em @ Petco, they are called "pill pockets". good luck!