SevenFeathers
Dagobah Resident
Lena is a 7 year old lab mix. She started limping while walking, but runs with no problem. I took her in for xrays. The vet said no bone cancer, the bones look good, but tissue was inflamed, maybe just from overdoing it/sprain, etc. Lena does love to run and chase rabbits, and run beside other dogs behind a fence. Anyway, the doc prescribed Rimadyl for the inflammation. I try to avoid drugs, so have been trying Vitamin C and turmeric first. Not much of a response so far after a few days. I am limiting her exercise. I am a little afraid of the Rimadyl due to reading about side effects. Has anyone had good luck using the alternative treatments to reduce inflammation and pain? Or opinions on the effectiveness of Rimadyl for this kind of situation?