Injecting joints/marriage counselling

[poiuytrewq]

Part two is an a half joke.
We all Willy nilly inject horses joints. I never hear about dogs getting joints jabbed?

 

[Spotherisk]

I guess it’s because dogs are only carrying their own weight, we’re not medicating them in order to keep them working ie carry us. (fwiw, I wouldn’t inject a horses joints either. I’ve had steroid injections into my knees and the pain is phenomenal and no long term improvement).

 

[rara007]

Dogs do get joint injections but not many people notice a 1/10 lame dog. Or care if it’s daily exercise is a plod to the park.

 

[Umbongo]

Have seen it done a couple of times in practice but it doesn't seem to have a more noticeable effect over other drugs. Also dogs need to be under sedation or GA which is a big cost for most dog owners. Also agree with rara007, most of the time it's done in horses for performance reasons.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Ah ok, yes of course that all makes sense.