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by Kepola
Fri Nov 29, 2019 8:31 pm
Forum: Mobility: Hips, Legs, Joint Problems
Topic: Arthritis or possible disc degeneration
Replies: 7
Views: 6047

Re: Arthritis or possible disc degeneration

:) Hi there. My 18.5 year old little old man with severe ventral spondylosis has been given gabapentin as part of his treatment (together with anti-inflammatory medications) when he started whining and barking (he has been a quiet dog all his life so the vet suspected it was pain related). From what...
by Kepola
Fri Nov 29, 2019 8:28 am
Forum: Mobility: Hips, Legs, Joint Problems
Topic: Arthritis or possible disc degeneration
Replies: 7
Views: 6047

Re: Arthritis or possible disc degeneration

Thank you everyone. Just an update - after 6 weeks of care she is doing much better. She us able to walk up and down stairs and no longer in pain. It's amazing as we really thought this was the end. To tip it off, her sister developed pneumonia so that was more stress. She's on gabapentin (low dose)...
by Kepola
Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:44 pm
Forum: Mobility: Hips, Legs, Joint Problems
Topic: Faith died
Replies: 3
Views: 5388

Re: Faith died

hugs to you, it is so hard to lose a fur baby
by Kepola
Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:30 pm
Forum: Mobility: Hips, Legs, Joint Problems
Topic: Arthritis or possible disc degeneration
Replies: 7
Views: 6047

Arthritis or possible disc degeneration

My dog Benni (13 years) has had back issues all her life. Every now and then she jars it either playing with my other dogs or gets too excited and strains it. The past couple weeks though, she has been in pain and the vet says that if it is disc degeneration, there is no cure. Even with surgery, no ...