Our two Springers are approaching 14 years old and still capable of walks up to 5-6 miles if kept on a lead. One had meningitis five years ago and developed joint stiffness. After trying anti inflammatories, green mussels, etc our vet suggested a medication called Cartrophen. So we started her on a course which wasn’t the licensed approach. Instead she had four injections one week apart, followed by follow up injections at 5-6 weekly intervals. The other one had major knee surgery (TTA) in Spring 2019 and arthritis was also diagnosed in her other hip too. So she was put on cartrophen too with the same regime as her chum.
Both dogs have retained or regained a really good level of mobility as far as walks are concerned or jumping onto beds. They no longer run as fast as they did, or jump four foot sheep netting but will still hunt pheasants to exhaustion if allowed.
So if anyone has a dog with joint problems cartrophen could be worth considering. It costs us £33 every 5-6 weeks so not expensive.
Both dogs have retained or regained a really good level of mobility as far as walks are concerned or jumping onto beds. They no longer run as fast as they did, or jump four foot sheep netting but will still hunt pheasants to exhaustion if allowed.
So if anyone has a dog with joint problems cartrophen could be worth considering. It costs us £33 every 5-6 weeks so not expensive.