This is the product I used two tablets a day far less than the reccomended dose. I also give my Girl 2 a day she crunches the down like candy. The other dogs get 1 a day because they started to get jealous.
I now have a doggy pack in my bathroom with me everytime I open up the medicine cabinent. LOL.
Again I do not recommend this over sound Veterinary Advice. It just worked miracles for us after we explored our options.
I suspect My Lab may have an ACL injury. Can rest and anti inflammatory agents heal this or is surgery the only answer?
In addition to rest, I would use a custom fitted brace to help with joint stability.
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Evaluation of fibular head transposition, lateral fabellar suture, and conservative treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in large dogs: a retrospective study
AE Chauvet, AL Johnson, GJ Pijanowski, L Homco and RD Smith
Abstract
Sixty-one large dogs (weighing 22.7 kg or more) with cranial cruciate ligament ruptures (CCLRs) were treated with either fibular head transpositions (FHTs; n = 22 stifles), lateral fabellar sutures (LFSs; n = 39 stifles), or conservatively (CT; n = 11 stifles) with rest and aspirin. Based on owner evaluation, dogs treated with FHTs or CT did not perform as well as dogs treated with LFSs (p less than 0.05). There was no difference in owner evaluation scores for the dogs treated with FHTs or CT. Thirty dogs were reevaluated by investigators. No differences between treatment groups regarding age, sex, or time until diagnosis were noted. No differences in scores for lameness, stifle instability, or forceplate analysis among the treatment groups were observed. Degenerative joint disease progressed or remained severe regardless of treatment, based upon radiographic evidence.
