I have 3 year old female Indian dog. She has problem getting up after sitting and has been walking slower than her usual pace. Vet here gave nurokind pet syrup, calcium supplement and bone builder. Yet I don't see any improvement. It has been three days since this started. Please suggest something.
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3 years is basically a very young age for diseases like osteoarthritis or degenerative nerve diseases (the line of treatment given by your vet suggests). But lifestyles like staying in slippery flooring or excess bodyweight with poor diet quality, can lead to sprains or weak joints in early stages. I can think of many diseases like patellar luxation or hyp dysplasia or Anemia which can all lead to similar symptoms like your female is showing. Since there is no improvement seen yet, I'll suggest please go for at least an X-ray of the back legs, hips and spine. Also run a basic blood test to make sure we are not missing anything. Instead of experimenting like this with your dear one.
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Hi lybrate-user, check for any injury on legs or back. If it is due to deficiency of Calcium it will take few days to recover with the supplements.
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Start her on pain medication and joint supplement. You can give Pet Cam syrup - it has a measuring syringe marked according to the dog's body weight- give once a day upto the appropriate bodyweight mark. Also she will need joint supplements added to her food like Maxima or Megaflex powder 1 scoop daily. If she's not better in a week's time it may be necessary to get xrays and further diagnostic tests done.
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