The American Beagler Forum

one of my dogs is 10 years old and his hips after 4to 5 hrs of running the want to give out on him. is there something i could give him. i heard of guys giving a ibuprofen before running. didnt know if there was anything else out there. this dog wont shut down he just wants to keep going.he has extreme hunt so if theres anything out there please let me know.

i would only run him 3 hours than no give him some jointcare supplement pills they help alot

u can give him joint pills,but he's on the back side of 30 if u know what i mean,when they get up that age there gonna have some problems

Go to the vet and get Rimadyl 100mg it may help.

Careful with the Rimadyl...
http://www.doglogic.com/rimadyl.htm
We have used it before but at a limited or reduced dose. 5 or 6 mg daily for long term about 1/2 a tab short term.
It Does Work But the Side effects in SOME dogs can be Life threatening.
just Like ANY Drug..
I Would, and have used the joint supplements with Glucosamine and Chondroitin
Add Cod Liver Oil To Meals Anything with a good health Dose of omega 3 and omega 6 will also help

on the jointcare supplement pills would you use human form or animal forum.

I fed my dog dried trachea, and he now is walking and running so much better. He had patella luxation. It is when the dog limps behind alot, or holds their back legs up. Trachea and also chicken feet are high in natural glucosamine / chondroitin. i used to give him the pills, and they helped but the trachea really worked better. I'd give him a 6 inch piece every few days. Here is a link to a supplier. I used to get them from a private person who sold online but I lost the email but this site isnt too bad on price. http://www.valuepetsupplies.com/Chews-T ... /sc322957/ You can even get your own, if you hunt deer , take out and save their windpipes . You dont really need to dry them.

good luck

Go to Walmart or Sam's and purchase a large bottle of glucosamine / chondroitin. Give him 1/2 pill daily, it will take 4 or 8 weeks but you will see a big difference and the stiff joints will disappear. The bottle with the most milligrams per pill are less expensive as you give fewer pills per dose....

With all due respect Sir, know reason to run a 10 year old dog 4-5 hours, time to invest in some younger stock. The ole fella deserves a good retirement with moderate running for exercise. jmo