Pain Relief For Canines Suffering From Joint Osteoarthritis

Many people with arthritic canines seek pain
relief for dogs. Arthritis can cause significant
soreness and pain in older dogs suffering from
this joint disease. Although it is difficult to
see your pet in pain, it is very important to
understand the options for dog pain relief and
the possible ramifications for using even simple
pain relievers in canines.

Probably the most common option for relieving
pain in a dog with arthritis is simply giving
him or her aspirin. This medicine is an
anti-inflammatory and works in reducing joint
pain in both humans and canines. However, there
are some warnings and things to watch out for
when giving your dog this seemingly "safe" drug
for relieving pain caused by arthritis.

It seems almost unbelievable, but aspirin
almost killed my old dog, Storm. He had been
suffering for some time from arthritis and his
vet suggested giving him a daily dose for pain
relief from his advancing osteoarthritis
disease. All was fine and the medicine was
working just like the veterinarian said it
would. For the first few weeks Storm was doing
much better and able to move around without as
much pain.

However, one day he became deathly ill. It was
so quick and so bad that I thought he surely
would die before we could get him to the vet. He
was in very bad shape to be sure. I thought maybe
he had suffered a heart attack or some other
similar event.

Luckily, he recovered from his near death
experience from his dog arthritis medicine. Come
to find out, according to the vet, Storm had
actually had a reaction from the aspirin we were
using for pain relief for his dog arthritis. The
drug had caused an intestinal infection which
almost killed him. Actually, these types of
infections caused this pain relief for dogs are
quite common. It is also quite common in humans.
In fact, there are over 10,000 people a year who
die from these infections caused by aspirin.

We do not suggest giving your dog aspirin every
day. It is OK to give him or her an occasional
aspirin for pain relief. However, giving a dog
with arthritis an aspirin every day may prove to
be quite dangerous for the dog.

If you do give your dog this drug on more than
an occasional basis, be sure to watch him or her
closely for any problems. Also, keep an eye on
your dogs poop while they are on aspirin. If it
turns dark or "tarry" looking, take him to the
vet right away! That is a sign there is an
intestinal infection.

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