Tempest Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Last Friday the vet diagnosed Jess' elbow injury as being tendonitis and she's on Rimadyl for another 7 days or so and he's just advised rest and short lead walks while she recovers I've tried to do a bit of research on the net into tendonitis but haven't come up with much so I wondered if anyone here has any experiences of it and if there's any other supplements we can look into for her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jane-f Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Theres not much about it for dog's, but theres some info hear, although it is for people, most of it you can use for dogs, http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/a...qaweil0531.html To prevent further bouts of tendonitis, avoid whatever movement or stress may have caused the problem. If the problem results from exercise, consult a physical therapist to learn how to strengthen the affected muscle and the area around it. you could possably try swimming or somthing like that to strenthen the affected area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 My Daisy had tendonitis. Rimadyl didn't help at all, so she took prednoleucotropin (PLT) I knew there could be risks with long term use, but when I weighed it all up I decided quality of life was the most important factor. This medication made a huge difference to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Brenda - was Daisy's tendonitis a long term issue for her? Jess' vet has given her a recovery time of a couple of weeks but she's only a year old so I was just thinking of it as being a temporary sprain really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Hi, Yes, the vet did feel Daisy's tendonitis was going to be an ongoing problem. Sadly, a few months later she developed a lung tumour so we never got to find out. Sorry, just realised my post must sound so negative. Daisy was older than Jess and had had problems with her spine and had to have an op, we were never sure if this was connected at all. I hope Jess' tendonitis is only a short-term problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Thanks Brenda So sorry to hear about Daisy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobleronie Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 I'm sure Jess's is only short term Jules You know where I am and give her a big snuggle from me and Ollie too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muriel Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Homeopathy can help with tendons etc, so if you have a Homeopathic vet you can get to, worth going, or even call one and ask. http://www.bahvs.com/ http://www.trusthomeopathy.org/trust/tru_over.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 I'm sure Jess's is only short term Jules You know where I am and give her a big snuggle from me and Ollie too Consider them both well and truly snuggled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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