nikita

Thank you all for your help, some of these I have never heard of, i know Meloxicam comes as Metacam liquid at $90.00 a bottle at the vet, when I had 3 dogs we used this up fast, so I searched and found the generic tabs, no the vet never mentioned giving Pepcid with it. (naturally ! ) years ago I had used the Rimadyl for one of my dogs and remember using Pepcid with that for another procedure we had done, thats why I had frowned with the vet on the Rimadyl. They gave us the Metacam liquid and that went up from 55.00 a bottle to 90.00 in a matter of a years time ! So I found out it was a human med also and got the rx for the tablets (so small to break too ! ) I know some of these drugs are hard on the stomach and intestines so thats why I have asked for info, the Meloxicam seemed to agree with my Akita and my Lab Cross, but I could see a difference with Nikita as her mood was not the same, I did not give her any last night or today. ok, plain old gelatin will work no sugar in that, so I can check on the Adequan K9 and try for the equine version and ask for correct dose for my dog, Vaxamine K9, Synovimsm (vet), Dogzymes Bone and Joint, DGP, I have some Flaxseed Oil but I assume this is not as good as the Salmon Oil, Canine Asprin ( Vet Item ? I assume ) and to join the Yahoo Orthodogs She eats Orijen with some Nutro Senior, I'd use all Orijen but the food and insulin have to match, with a border collie they sure don't fit the norm if there ever was a norm for a diabetic pet and you know the border collies are very special. Canidae dry did not help, upset stomach with that, Euk Sens Stomach too much carbs and junk, Evo no help with keeping good blood glucose readings. I have tried just about every dogfood there is to get her insulin and food to match up, so that why some of the Nutro Senior works Oh where do you inject the Adequan? I will check your other posts on this arthritus topic also and search these out for best prices and try to post a picture of her.

At one time I had 3 dogs, so the grass needed to be green. I followed Jerry Baker (the master gardner) advise over the years. Keep spraying the area with water thats one way, or mix 1/8 C plain old cheap shampoo, or cheap dish washing liquid (like octagon or joy) you want the plain soap ones, no degreasers or anti bacterials. Mix the soap with 1 Gallon of water and put in a 10 gal hand held sprayer then you attach a hose to and spray those areas, you can also add about 1/8 c of cheap listerine to this also, this mixture does smell nice and does not harm pets and it works, you gotta keep up with it more so if you have more than 1 dog. You can add a bit more soap it won't hurt the grass, I spray this on alot of my shrubs and plants its used for alot of things

I also feed my dog some veg's chopped raw brocolli with her meals, sometimes broc and cauliflower or green beans this works for us, the veg's are good for her, when I get another dog I know I will feed some veg's with all I have learned over the years.

I've been using Orijen for over 6 mo. now, it works out well for us, the Canidae gave Niki diarrhea.

Hi, Your site came up in a forum I belong to so i thought this was the best place to ask re Border Collies and Arthritus, my Nikita is Border Collie & part Blue Heeler, she will be 12 this year, she has been diabetic for 6+ yrs now. Anyway, I can tell the arthritus is starting to kick in by how she sits down now, she is taking meloxicam 1.5 mg 2 x day for about a week now (prev just did 1.5 1x day) but I don't think this is going to work as she seems a little too tired past week not as energetic as usual, this may have worked for my Akita but I don't think this is the answer for her. I have read about Salmon Oil, Acti-Flex K9, Flexi-Cose, Dog Gone Pain ones you can buy without a rx, her diet is Orijen, Nutro and vegetables and turkey. ( I already know about the Nutro dog food thing circulating the web so please don't comment on her food) The meloxicam rx I just picked up I noticed the warning pamplet seemed more severe than when I gave this to my Akita, I know all these meds do help but you do get the side effects and pets can get stomach and intestinal problems either sooner or later. She does get her legs rubbed. Steriods are not the answer as she is diabetic and I do not want to up her insulin dose. We are not near a swimming pool. I have read uphill walks would be good, does this work? Any feedback appreciated on what med's or supplements you use, she is used to needles but I don't think we are ready for that route yet, maybe down the road Thank you ps I post a picture as she could be all border collie she does have dew claws but cannot figure out how to post picture in this post.