Bad News

Olly has limped on and off since we first got him from the rescue ,since he had a great big scar on one of his front legs we thought he had broken his leg ,we took him to the vet this week and they x rayed him ,he has arthritis in both front legs the vet thinks hes had it all his life,he is now on glucosamine and chondrotin for dogs and loxicom ,has anyone else had this problem if so how are they !

my xena had arthritis in her back leg very young about 4ish

Poor fella. What's loxicom?

hope he can get a good solution from the vet

most of the time hes great we have stopped ball throwing but wont stop him playing with other dogs as he is very sociable and loves playing ,he saw a cat today it meowed at him and he nearly C**ped himself hes just a great big softie ,loxicom is the same as metacam its a nsaid thank god hes insured ,but hes our baby and all we want is for him to be happy ,i think hes had enough crap in his life with 6 months in kennels,they were very good kennels but it aint home !!!!!!!!!!!!1

Aww bless him ><

Moo has a limp too, I am hoping it will go it was getting better but but I am slightly worried Hugs to your lad ><

Poor boy:( hope the medication helps him feel better ><

Sorry dont have any experience of this, but hoping it can get sorted >< ><

I am so sorry to hear about Olly.

I have had dogs who developed arthritis when they got older. The main and earliest symptom was that they were stiff and limpy when they first got up after a good rest, then improved with exercise. Then after their next good rest, the same again.

I hope that the medication is helpful to Olly - I'm afraid I can't remember what medication (if any) I had for my arthritic dogs, it was a long time ago.

Hes not yet 3 so trying to stop him playing is a nightmare!

Oh dear, 3 sounds awfully young for arthritis. Could it be related to the injury he received on his leg before you got him?

No the op scar was for his arthritis when he was young ,the vet thinks hes had it all his life so a lifetime of meds for Olly .

Ahhhh poor Olly, can you claim the expense of the meds on the insurance ??

Yes since we have only had him a year and did not know his previous medical history the ins are going to pay the costs xrays meds etc

Thats some relief i guess,

I must admit hes the only dog we have insured ,hes cost a fortune in vet bills this year he has grass allergies ,fell off a cliff ,got bleach in his eye off an idiot caretaker in my dads care home,not to mention all the vet visits in france for strange little rashes ,but we wouldnt swap him for anything cos he makes us laugh every day!

Wow sounds like you have had an eventful year with all that going on. "Bleach in his eye" how on earth did that happen??