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Arthritis and Meloxicam
Ozzie was favoring his back legs for half a year, the left one sometimes then the right one.
He could only stand for his morning brushing for a few minutes then he layed down. Ozzie is eleven. So I took him to his vet. The vet thinks he has arthritis and prescribed .6cc/day of Meloxicam. Meloxicam works- Ozzie is now pain free. But this is not curing him. Lots of vets think Meloxicam harms cats. The vet asked to see Ozzie after a week for a blood test. Everything came back normal The prescription and the recommended dose on the Meloxicam website is for .6 cc per day. I give Ozzie .3 cc per day after the blood test and Ozzie is still pain free. I dont want my cat to get CRF. So what can I give my cat to cure the arthritis and get off Meloxicam? I have the blood test results. |
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Have you tried supplementing with glucosamine and chondroitin (such as Cosequin or Dasaquin)? Green lipped mussel extract and/or omega3 fatty acids are other options (check out Glyco-flex).
My cat has done great with a combo of osteopathy treatments and acupuncture. He also has a heated pet bed. A better pain med option is Buprenex (Buprenorphine), although it's also more expensive and some vets are reluctant to prescribe it because it's not so easy to get.
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I forgot, one more thing to ask your vet about is Adequan or Cartrophen injections.
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Are Cosequin or Dasaquin vet only?
I'm not much into "home remedies" Are the Adequan or Cartrophen injections bid or sid? Thank you for the reply. |
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You can order them online.
Not sure what you mean by that. With Adequan, you get an initial series of injections once a week for 4 weeks, then approximately once a month or as needed. I think it's similar for Cartrophen, but I've never used it.
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Were xrays taken to determine the cause of the limping/pain?
This is the same schedule for Cartrophen which I have used on my last dog, it is labelled for use in dogs only but I know it has been used off-label for cats & horses.
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No xray. I'll ask for one.
Home remedies = extract of bluefish livers from the Upper Nile, gall bladder essence from a rocky mountain green eyed goat. |
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We had our Gunnar xrayed and definite arthritis...using
previcox now but vet did suggest Sasha's blend which I am going to pick up today. It is only distributed thru vets but it not prescription.... www.sashasblend.com Seems like a better alternative if it does what it proclaims....someone here was recommending it on another thread the other day. |
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Well we will wait on The Sashasblend results.
xray first |
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Got an xray. His right ball and socket is degraded and his left pelvis to spine as well. The vet said they are not bad yet.
@ SCM got some glucosamine and chondroitin spray. |
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Thanks for the update. Considering 80-90% of cats age 12 and over have some degree of arthritis, that's not terribly unusual. Hopefully the glucosamine/chondroitin will help cushion Ozzie's joints a bit (what's the spray called, if you don't mind me asking?).
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NutriAid GCM 2.5 ml/ day to start then half.
My kitten Pauli was very interested in the smell of the bottle. Hopefully this stuff wont hurt Pauli- he bulls his nose in Ozzies bowl if he figures Ozzie has better food. http://www.drugs.com/vet/nutriaid-gc...-dogs-can.html |
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