8 year old lab with arthritis
Our new rescue, Steve, is estimated to be 8 years old and weighed in at 91 lbs today. He had general stiffness and was limping on his right front leg when he adopted him. The HS started him on glucosamine and rimadyl on Dec 23 (we adopted him on Dec 26).
We saw our vet the same day we adopted Steve and she recommended keeping him on the NSAID for another week or two and see how he responds. I have noticed no change so we decided to proceed with X-rays today at his recheck. To our horror, he's actually full of bird shot, but it's not impacting his health so it'll just stay put for now. :apologetic: As for his hips, he has mild to moderate arthritis and his right elbow shows severe arthritic changes. I'm planning on starting him on hydrotherapy and he started Adequan injections today.
Tonight, he is significantly improved and only mildly lame on his right leg. Has anyone had experience with Adequan working so quickly? Also, has anyone used acupuncture for arthritis successfully?