Aww, poor Tucker. Definitely start with the Glucosamine/Chondroitin, and fish oil caps will help too. Monitor him for 3 - 4 months to see if it helps. Those things helped my shepherd/collie mix. As time went on though, I did have to put her on Deramaxx and also gave her Tramadol 2 - 3 times a day.
Tucker has Arthritus
Saturday Glenda took Tucker to the vet to get his rabies shot so we could get his license. The vet gave him a well dog exam too. He noticed that there was a few places where he was sensitive to presure so he had Tuck come in this morning for an x-ray. Well the results are back and he has arthritus in his back.
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This actually explains a lot of stuff. He has been reluctant to jump on an off of things lately and he also has been taking breaks on walks. Looks like it was because his back hurts. The x-ray also found a small piece of metal in his stomach. It looks like it is on its way out the back door so we will need to watch to make sure it comes out. Hopefully we can get his arthritus under control and he will be back to his old self.
