Understanding How to Reduce Joint Pain

October 15, 2009

Your dog needs exercise and a healthy lifestyle to be happy. Unfortunately, joint pain and dog arthritis enter into most dogs’ lives, especially when they get older, which can make exercising and even just moving around feel unbearable. In these cases, your dog probably prefers to just lay around all day, but this is neither good for their physical health nor for their spirit.

If you want to reduce their joint pain, there are better options out there for you to try in order to manage their pain and prevent further damage to their joints. Read more

Dog Arthritis: Glucosamine Can Provide Comfort in Old Age

October 1, 2009

As a dog’s age progresses, they may begin to develop arthritic problems, just as humans do. A good diet and exercise regime can help to prevent this, but 20% of dogs still develop arthritis in old age. Used as the number one arthritis supplement for dogs, Glucosamine has proven to work very well in helping form cartilage around the joints and limiting ill effects.

So What Is Glucosamine?

Glucosamine occurs naturally in the living body. It is a very important compound that produces and repairs the cartilage around joints, improving flexibility and movement. Because it is a naturally occurring compound, Glucosamine is an effective supplement. Read more

How To Easily Give Your Dog Medicine And Pills

August 18, 2009

Having a hard time getting your dog to swallow their medications? It may be especially difficult for dogs to swallow those large pills, but I have a trick that can help.

The Great Pumpkin

No, I’m not suggesting you put in a request to a mythical “Great Pumpkin”! Wasn’t that the theme of a Charlie Brown animated special some years back? No matter, what I am suggesting is that you simply buy some canned pumpkin, take a scoop of approximately 1 to 2 tablespoons and poke the pill into the middle of it. In other words, bury the pill in a nice little ball of pureed pumpkin and give it to your dog. Read more

Keeping Our Dogs Happy and Healthy

Help My Old Dog provides articles and information sources to help you with a variety of age-related illnesses and injuries that our dogs encounter as they age. You will find articles to help your dog with limited mobility, arthritis aches and pains, sensory loss, cancer, and other diseases and injuries that beset our aging canine friends.

Giving Our Dogs a Great Life Without Breaking the Bank

Keeping Our Dogs Happy and Healthy. In this section, you will find a variety of ways to provide your dog excellent care without draining your bank account of every cent you own. You will get important tips and coaching on the right questions to ask your veterinary professionals to decide how, when, and whether to pursue alternative health care treatment options for your dogs.