scruffyponies
Well-Known Member
I'd like to pass on the experience we've had with my 14yo English Setter.
In her youth she was a fence jumping xc machine, an athlete of the first order. Always skinny. Now a creaky old wreck, who for the last 6mths or so has spent more time asleep than awake, and due to her physical resemblance to something you'd find at the side of the road and her smell (she still finds poo to roll in) has come to be referred to by affectionate nicknames such as 'road-kill' or 'carcass'.
Seeing her get increasingly stiff, we thought we'd give her some cod liver oil, and bought the regular human capsules. One per day, in a bit of cheese, although it turns out she'll happily eat the capsule without, despite being a picky eater.
The results have been way beyond anything we could have reasonably expected. She is a new dog. She's more awake, interested in life, animated and supple than she's been in years. We are seeing flollopping canters, and a dog which presents itself for the morning walk, rather than having to be physically prised from a chair.
All I can say is if you have an old dog, give it a go. Its a miracle.
In her youth she was a fence jumping xc machine, an athlete of the first order. Always skinny. Now a creaky old wreck, who for the last 6mths or so has spent more time asleep than awake, and due to her physical resemblance to something you'd find at the side of the road and her smell (she still finds poo to roll in) has come to be referred to by affectionate nicknames such as 'road-kill' or 'carcass'.
Seeing her get increasingly stiff, we thought we'd give her some cod liver oil, and bought the regular human capsules. One per day, in a bit of cheese, although it turns out she'll happily eat the capsule without, despite being a picky eater.
The results have been way beyond anything we could have reasonably expected. She is a new dog. She's more awake, interested in life, animated and supple than she's been in years. We are seeing flollopping canters, and a dog which presents itself for the morning walk, rather than having to be physically prised from a chair.
All I can say is if you have an old dog, give it a go. Its a miracle.
