Think my greyhound could be having a bit of pain.Any advice please?

Greyhound is 11yrs old.As anyone who has such a dog will know they almost have to fold and unfold in order to get up and down. He is taking longer and often winces. He is heathy and still enjoys his walks and a good run. Is there anything I can buy to keep his limbs ';oiled ';and pain free.? ThankyouThink my greyhound could be having a bit of pain.Any advice please?
SEE YOUR VET!!!!!!!!Think my greyhound could be having a bit of pain.Any advice please?
you can give him codliver oil along with his food,it's perfectly safe to do so or give him tuna with sunflower oil.That'll help lubricate his joints, and give him an amazingly shiny coat.if you're really concerned about him or he's in a lot of pain take him to the vets.
I have an 10-1/2 year old greyhound and she has been going through the same thing. It is just the aging process.


I give her a buffered aspirin especially for dogs, one each day. They are called Vetrin. I have heard of people giving older dogs a baby aspirin every day, but you might check with your vet.


I also give her over-the-counter glucosamine supplements made just for dogs that help keep their joints healthy. I buy them at the grocery store, but I'm sure any Pet food store would carry them. This is what I use. http://www.hartz.com/Our%20Products/Brow鈥?/a>
plain old cod liver oil(this was advised to a friend by a vet).break a capsule on their meal and they don't even notice.Good luck and a big hug for your dog x
There is a lot of great advice covering this topic on www.greytalk.com which is a forum for greyhound lovers. You may want to check with a holistic vet and see what suppliments they reccomend for join health. Check out greytalk, that web site is awesome. Good luck!
there are alot of herbal tablets you can buy that work but it sounds like he has got arthritis and although these tablets do work if he is crying he might initially need something stronger so i would take him to the vet for a check up and see what they say.
There are supplements, such as Synoviflex, that contain glucosamine and chondroitin, that work wonders for joint pain and weakness in older dogs. We have a 12 year old Dobie that was having lots of trouble standing, and would fall down all the time because his hips were giving him trouble. We thought we were going to lose him. Then we talked to a vet who recommended the Synoviflex, and you would not believe the difference it has made!! You can find it and other brands of supplements online. Best of luck with him~~
as always I suggest that you ask your vet first





I was told that they are using the 3v caps that I use for my dog when he has skin issues to also help with joints.





There are other problems though as I found out at the vet this week that seem like they are joint problems so I would go to the vet or at least ask.





There is medication to treat it if it is arthritis
I have 2 greyhounds, and if he is pain then your vet should give you pain relief maybe you should get a second opinion.You could try giving cod liver oil capsules every day but really these don't cure.When my last greyhound was in pain the vet prescribed metacam.
See a vet first.Also consider adding cod liver oil to his diet.





My elderly Saluki has similar problems-similar breed to greyhounds.
I would recommend visiting a Certified Animal Chiropractic to check out all the joints, it may be simply a matter that some minor joint adjustments are needed which often a vet and xrays would not pick up on or what a vet would treat simply with pain meds that can hard very on the dogs stomach and kidneys. from trhe link on the bottom of this page you can locate ones that have been tested and certified by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association


http://www.avcadoctors.com/ Chiro is often used by some of the top veterinary medical rehabilitation clinics as part of the therapy for animals that have under went spinal surgeries or been involved in accidents and falls to help get them walking and moving again for example TOPS http://www.tops-vet-rehab.com/ A chiro might recommend show you how to perform some exercises and massage for you to do at home as part of the treatment





This is one that I have I used and info on conditions that can be helped http://www.petsinmotion.ca/care4dogs.htm on the photo gallery page is one of his other greyhound clients Roxanne who was recognized by the governor general of Canada for her role as therapy dog





My own vet now recommends chiro after seeing the difference it made in one of my own dogs and other clients who have went as some of the veterinary diagnostic used can be very expensive and often with spinal surgeries the outcomes are not that great so he recommends trying chiro first, several years ago he would not have recommended but after seeing the results he understands it has it place in veterinary medicine, Since you dog is only showing minor problems you might only need one maybe 2 visits to tune him up.


My grey had taken a bad spill at 4 1/2 years old and injured his back he was on antiflammatories with hopes the time would heal he was a bit better pain wise but 2 months later still could not run, go upstairs or on the couch, myleograms surgery would have been the next steps had I chosen an orthopredic surgeon route instead I chose chiro one visit quickly diagnosed the area of the spine where the disc where pinching a nerve that controlled his hind end and that was correct through manipulation, during the same visit the chiro also noticed a dropped muscle in the hip caused by compensating and noted the broken hock so examined his legs and hips and noticed he had alignments problems in one knee over the fracture site and that the lip aligment was not right on the other side probably caused from 2 years of trying to compensate for injuries on the right side and said that the problems where likely what was resulting in his falling(he has taken other spills as well) so he did corrections to those areas as well, over the next 48 hours the transformation was amazing, that treatment was 5 years ago and he is still moving better than prior to the treatment, and only one fall due to sliding in wet grass in all that tiime since so made a huge difference and reduced his injury from falling ontop of it. Had I went the ortho route the hind end problems would not have been dealth with so would have still been dealing injuries from falling





One of the conditions that often affects older male greyhound backends is a condition called lumbosacral stenosis which can often be helped by chiro but if not another non surgical method to try is on this site of articles written by a vet who has done a lot of work on greyhounds under lumbosacral stenosis. http://greyhound-data.com/library.php?id鈥?/a>





Another way to help is to feed a diet high in Meat protein and low to no grains





most older dogs lose muscle musle mass which is needed to support joints as their bodies become less proficient at metabolizing protein so it has to come from very digestible sources like meat not grains and they can require as much as twice that of a healthy adult dog.





I did not realize just how tru that was till I looked over the old photos of one of my bridgekids and noted how fast it occured


photo at 7 1/2 years old when I adopt her


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/mle鈥?/a>





then at 9 year old http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/mle鈥?/a> she was very active the whole time I was feeding Canidae which has a good meat content but not high protein but you can see the loss of muscle across the shoulders and hips, muscle loss in seniors usually occurs between 7 and 11 years old.





I have been feeding EVO RM for the last few years and tiis is my almost 10 year old http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/mle鈥?/a>





grains cause the production of chemical inflammatory as well as increases insulin changes in the body of older animals so can cause joint swelling and pain.
Cod liver oil capsule three times a week.
yea,them poor old bones need oil, also ,massage can help- just massage instead of stroking- costs nothing- put a little olive oil on your hands-my daughter does with her greyhounds and it seems to help. try to get him to lay where he can stretch out-on a nice blanket to keep his bones warm- a kiddies cot duvet is great,it throws warmth back to their bones. also give fish oil, capsules in food. hope this helps.good luck.
sounds like he is developing arthritis....it is common in older large breed dogs....try hip and joint vitamins at your local pet store....if that doesn't work than i would see your vet for a prescription...