HI all, I'm reading all the posts about luxating Patella with great interest. We've dealt with this in a couple of alpacas over the years as well as arthritis in a couple of our big livestock guard dogs. In both cases, we have given them Synovi G3 to help them. Our vets love it and give it to their dogs. In fact, we had a client's alpaca who developed this problem in both rear legs. After our vets examined her (and it was clear those joints were popping in and out at will)they consulted with the vets at Oregan State University who told them they had seen really good results with Synovi G and they would recommend putting her on it to see if it helped tighten up her ligaments before considering surgery. They also also that even when surgery turned out to be the only option, they had found that there was generally less inflamation present when they did the surgery. This girl did eventually go on to have surgery with excellent results and we kept her on the Synovi throughout her recovery. So - when and if my little guy shows anything like popping knee joints, that's the 1st thing I'm gonna give him. Valley Vet has it and some vets carry it. With the LGD's, at 150lbs,their dosage is on the high end so we don't bother with the canine formulation, we go straight for the Equine formulation. But a chi is so small that the stuff would last a long time. Also, Dr. Rob Pollard is a vet that has worked up homeopathic remedies for dogs and alpacas. They are really good. Here's his website address if anyone wants to take a look..http://www.llamadocherbs.com/
That's all for now...I really need help with potty training our little guy but I'm gonna put it in a separate post. Megan Burleson --- In [email protected], "heyjafreyja" <helenfromsun@...> wrote: > > Hi all, > > My 9-year-old chi Bernie has had arthritis-like pain for a while and recently > developed symptoms of luxating patella (carries his left hind leg up most of > the time). > > I"ve learned that fluoride exposure causes arthritic pain and have cut > fluoride out of my life as much as possible, and I take calcium, magnesium & > vitamin D supplements for bone/joint issues and iodine for thryoid issues. > It has turned my life around! No pain, lots more energy! > > There is medical research out of India (where some natural water sources are > high in fluoride) that KNEE and UPPER FEMUR are two of the first places that > fluoride damage is seen. Of course that's precisely where luxating patella > is, so before I go the surgery route I want to DETOX my little guy, like I've > done myself. > > Question is, how? Can anyone recommend a good source of calcium, magnesium, > vitamin D and iodine for a tiny tiny chi (4.5 pounds)? I don't dare give > him what I take. Also it needs to a liquid I can squirt down this throat as > he will not eat pills and always rejects food with strange powders on it. :) > > THANKS SO MUCH! > Helen > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
