Arthritis in my darlin' dood

Before Skadi turned 2, she was limping and shortly after we had to have her cruciate ligament repaired. They told me at that time she already had arthritis in that stifle. Vet recommended glucosamine/chondritin supplements, which she has been on 6 years now. She's turning 8 this month and lately, she has started favoring that leg again and refusing long walks and would rather lay around all day. I had the Vet check the stifle out and she said through manipulating the site she thought it was good, did not feel like there was inflammation. Of course encourage her to stay active, try to keep her weight down and not do any stressful activity. I was thinking of adding another supplement like tumeric. The vet's office does not recommend any over the counter, tylenol, NSAIDS, aspirin. 2 procedures available: Cold laser treatments or chiropractic manipulation. Anyone have experience with these? Any other feedback, experiences, recommendations are appreciated. Thank-you

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Permalink Reply by Joani, Skadi & Elli on July 16, 2018 at 5:39pm

That's a good question! HA. I never heard of it until I called my Vet the other day. Actually it was the "front" desk that let me know about this procedure. Funny when I take the girls for check ups and I had the Vet examine her stifle, she did not mention any procedures. I have Skadi up at the lake for a few days and am getting her to do some "water walking"...and a little swimming...she's not a big fan of swimming, but today she jumped right in! I thought maybe I could get some cute pictures of her first...but she had other plans...looks kinda like the lochness...