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Sheeba my five year old German Shepherd
What are best remedies for diagnosis of intervertabrae disk disease (lost mobility in back legs) and beginning of arthritus.
Here’s what vet is ..treating with
1. Predrisone and Methocarbanal twice daily
REsults minimal but results….she can (with help support herself on back legs.
2. She is 85 lbs…and I’m aiming for her to drop 10 lbs to take pressure off. I have here on diet of Blue for Sensiors. sweet potatoe , Flaxseed Oil, Vitamin E. OIL and Omega 3
3. I give her therapy daily…move legs up and down and hot stone massages….over muscle and spine…
(she falls asleep when I do this I hope your are smiling.
4. After about ten days.. we are going to treat with Metacalm and or anything else I’m open
5. I’m in this for the long haul and believing for a miracle.
Thanks for your thoughts…
I’M A HUGE SUPPORTER OF DELTA….and have been for a long time.
I’m open to any feedback…and willing to try anything else without surgery…I won’t put her through that.
She is a fighter..I’ve also put rugs with rubber backing on hardwood floors…
Gotta go…and she if she will go out on desk as I hoist her rear up and she walks forward.
Thank you
Judith Collins and Sheeba..
(she was my miracle gift and I don’t want to lose her..as you can tell.
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Thank you for the support, we could not do what we do without your help. We know this is a difficult time for Sheeba. For long term support I would like to see the prednisone reduced to an alternate day schedule and add the use of a non-steroid anti-inflammatory, such as Rimadyl or Deramax. Many veterinarians are reluctant to use both types of anti-inflammatory medications together but our patients at the Sanctuary have demonstrated with a low dose of each they have fewer deleterious side effects with long term treatment. In addition, we use glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation, hemp oil as the alpha omega fatty acid supplement, and Adequan injections. For a patient such as this we also prescribe acupuncture. Finding an animal physical therapist would also be helpful. We have used therapeutic ultrasound with success and underwater treadmills have shown some benefits for keeping these patients mobile. Good luck with her treatment!