What topical treatment helps my dog's breakthrough arthritis pain?

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My dog is already on metacam and ultram for pain with moderate relief of arthritis pain.. what topical med can also be used for breakthrough pain? Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Male | neutered | 66 lbs

Vanessa Yeager DVM MPH · Accepted Answer

Hi and thank you for your question on Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Laser therapy is a great 'topical' treatment that using light waves to penetrate into tissues and helps increase ATP in degenerating cells which aides in pain relief and healing. I use laser therapy quite a bit on my arthritis patients. Creams or other topicals humans use for arthritis are not as effective in dogs due to their fur blocking the absorption of the drugs. I hope this helps and I hope you look into laser therapy!

What topical treatment helps my dog's breakthrough arthritis pain?

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