Is there any way of soothing my dogs arthritis pain other than pain meds?

I know you said without pain meds, Not really a pain med, but you could start a trial of Glucosamine. It can't really hurt and it might help. Dog Glucosamine is available at most pet stores. Obviously consult a vet, I am not one, this is just what we do for our Bassette as they are prone to such things.

My Dog Rocco was bought from a puppy store. I had no idea at the time that those dogs came from puppy mills. He was born with no grooves in his knees and has luxated patellas in all legs. He is bone on bone in his knees. He was showing signs of arthritis after only a year. I started adding sprouted flax seeds (from whole foods) in his food. That helped for a while. When he was 10 he started walking on 3 Legs :( I decided to switch to a raw food diet (bought from specialty per store) and that helped him tremendously. After the switch I added just a little of: flax seed, cod liver oil and glucosamine and msm. I just add a small amount and mix it in his food.(he doen't even know its there) all of these are preventative care and the oil will lubricate the joint. In addition I bought a all natural supplement called dgp (dog gone pain) this is wonderful for stiffness. It reduces inflammation. I never give him anything that is not "all natural". If I buy a capsule i open it up and pour the powder in the food. My vet calls him a miracle dog. He developed cancer in his liver, colon and kidney over 3 years ago and vet gave him 3months. Vet said with his leg problems and his cancer approx 3 months for him. He is 14 with more energy now than he had at 10 yrs old. for energy 3x a week I will add coq10 in his food or in some fresh mashed sweet potatoes (he loves swt pot as a treat). I also read that colostrum is a miracle all natural supplement and will be adding that as well a few days a week. (will be ordering it tomorrow) I give some of these supplements to my other dog and cat as well. I want to keep them all healthy. I order from onlynaturalpet.com

When my basset hound suffered from pano (puppy lameness) which is basically arthritis for 14 months of her life. My vet told me to give her an baby asprin a day and one at night for the pain. You can get adult dog pills at any store that sells dog supplies that contains glucosamine, which has about 500mgs. You can also give her any dog food that contains lamb and rice, lamb is high in glucosamine. The medicine the vet prescribed for her actually stopped working because she was on it for so long, and I didn't want to put her on another type for the same reason you stated with screwing up her liver. So just give her treats, dog food and the glucosamine pills in time it will help. You can also give her senior dog vitamins. Those actually work, because it gives them the extra vitamins they need. They also make dog treats that has joint written right on the package. Chloe thought it was Christmas morning every time free samples would come in the mail, the other dogs loved them as well because it smelled like peanut butter. The heat works wonders. I would throw old baby blankets in the dryer and wrap her up in them. With Chloe, her pains rotated, it would start with her front leg, then her back leg. The worse it ever got was both her back legs. I would actually lay with her on the floor with the warm blanket around her and massage her legs. Thanks to the xrays, I was able to pin point the areas that was hurting her. She will love you massaging the area, but be prepared to get sore hands. Just rub her back hips in a circular motion. Just start out slowly. Make sure you have an extra blanket in the dryer once your done rubbing, you can wrap her up and then leave her be. Another thing I done was put her in my bed, and let her sleep in between me and my husband. The heat from the blanket and my husband and myself, it helped out a lot because she actually got a good night's sleep. You can go online and look around for coupons for the really good dog food that contains lamb and rice. My poor baby has been on so many brands of dog food, just so I could find the one that worked. Then once we got over the limping, we discovered she's allergic to grass. I hope your dog starts to feel better soon. I had to learn to be patient and give the glucosamine time to go through her system to work.

hi moom, i have a dog who is 11 now, we too have winter but not snowy. i take few precaution. i don't allow him to sleep on floor, I keep the heater on at night. i take him out at 8 (morning) so that the cold is little reduced. after coming back i rub his paws by baby powder so that any moist is removed, his leg shakes but is able to walk, i am worried too. if you find any effective massage technique please tell me

I am so sorry to hear about your baby. I know that it is hard when your doggie is in pain and there is nothing you can do. My first experience was terrible. My beagle woke up in the middle of the night yelling. She was in so much pain. I took her to vet in the middle of the night and she got a shot that immediatly helped and then gave me prescriptions. She got better however she still has times that she goes thru this. So when she starts showing signs (where she wants to walk but dont) or has a hard time getting up after sitting (or cant jump) then i start treating her. I give her a k-9 120 mg buffered asprin. Then i buy the animal chews for hips and joint pain and plus she is on a rice and lamb dog food. So i try to treat it before it gets bad. She is my family. I know how you feel.

Oh, I feel so sorry for your girl! I can imagine how difficult it must be for her to move, it's been only a year since I had to let go my 13 years old Airedale girl. She also had arthritis pain in her back joints. I couldn't give her any pain meds, because her liver was so bad. We fought for a whole year, trying to bring her liver to the normal parameters, but when we almost succeeded, we had to let her go. She had Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (a condition similar to Alzheimer in human medicine) and she refused to eat any more. She just wanted to walk in circles and to drink water. So, from my experience with arthritis pain, I sugest you to keep her warm. Cold worsen the pain so don't let her be cold. Make a coat for her for the time she must go out, even if she is a big dog and she might look strange dressed up. You may consider laser therapy, our vet warmly recommended this for Nera. I couldn't find any doctor to perform this therapy to a dog, and there was no veterinary medical with such an equipment in my small town.