My 8-year-old dog has painful, twisted legs. What pain relief options?

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My baby boy, Cooper, has bum legs. What I mean by that is his feet have turned outwards. I brought him home at the age of 4 months. I did notice that his feet and ankles looked different at 5 months of age. Now at 8 years of age we have a huge problem! I am so worried about him, his right ankle and foot are twisting around to the right and I know he is in pain. Today when he jumped off the couch he was limping and so I gave an 81 mg aspirin. Any other pain therapy? Pet's info: Dog | Bichon Frise | Male | neutered | 7 years and 6 months old | 23 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Poor Cooper! Structural orthopedic issues like this can definitely predisopose dogs to arthritis and mobility problems as they get older. There are lots of things that can be done to help make him more comfortable, including medication, laser therapy, acupuncture, and joint supplements. I would strongly recommend making an appointment with your regular veterinarian to sit down and discuss these treatment options, so you can put together a comprehensive pain management plan for him. In the meantime, you could go ahead and start an over-the-counter joint supplement like Dasuquin or Movoflex, as well as an omega-3 fatty acid supplement like Welactin. Both of these have been shown to help with arthritis and other orthopedic problems in dogs, and are very safe to use.

My 8-year-old dog has painful, twisted legs. What pain relief options?

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