Turmeric for dogs?

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dalidaydream

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After reading about turmeric helping horses with arthritis I was just wondering if anyone fed it to their dogs and if it had any effect.

I hate giving arthritis drugs to my dog - my previous dog was on them for years and had to be pts at 13. We had tests in the last few months and her heart, kidneys and liver were all fine, it was the drugs that killed her - her stomach just couldn't take them anymore.

My present dog is now on a very low dose of Previcox and I've put her on a joint supplement which has really helped her but if there was a natural way to help her rather than the Previcox I'd love to try it.

I'd appreciate your thoughts, thanks.
 
Turmeric appears as an ingredient in lots of dog supplements for joints so it could be of some benefit.

Just to add though I had an arthritic collie who was really helped by having acupuncture - to the the degree that I could stop one of her meds. Doesn't work for all dogs but when it does it really does!
 
Turmeric is often the third largest ingredient in supplements eg Cosaquin, Seraquin. Rubysmum on here told me about it, swears it 'cured' her horse. A mate at the yard uses it and her veteran warmblood is far less stiff, plus she swears he's not been bothered by flies as much. Seeing him in the field, he's normally covered, but he had none on him this year. Dunno.

I was using it but have switched to green lipped mussel (human version, two for one from Simply Supplements) for my youngster with hip dysplasia.

I also use Pooch and Mutt Mobile Bones (glucosamine and MSM) but I think the green lipped mussel makes all the difference.

You could make your own arthritis supplement with glucosamine, chondroitin (you need both to be effective, i believe) and turmeric: human versions are purer therefore more effective.

The most important thing is keep the dog lean and build more muscle round the affected joint if feasible/a joint where it's possible to do so.
 
Thanks for all your replies

ladyearl said:
Just to add though I had an arthritic collie who was really helped by having acupuncture - to the the degree that I could stop one of her meds. Doesn't work for all dogs but when it does it really does!
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Interesting, I hadn't thought of acupuncture - I might try it.
 
Given the outcome of another posting. Make sure you get it done by a vet otherwise you can't get insurance pay out!
 
Not really my dog is 12 and I wouldn't put her through anything major at her age and I also thought long and hard about what I would put my horse through and what would actually be covered by the insurance and I came to the conclusion that insuring was just not worth the money. In a different situation I might well feel otherwise.
 
I'm not certain of the quantities necessary, but Rosehip has had some fantastic results in reducing the symptoms of arthritis in humans and horses too.
 
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