Great supplement for dogs with hip problems: Cetyl Myristoleate
A few months ago my oldest dog Mona (she is 13 years old) started developing some hip and joint problems. It started with her dragging behind when I took her for walks and then eventually evolved into a much more severe issue. As her hips developed more inflammation she had a hard time getting up. She would often moan for me to help her and then proceeded to have a pretty bad limp.
The mobility issues of course really affected her mood and she started to become very despondent. She did not want to be bothered by anyone and only got up to eat and to use the bathroom (yes she is trained to use the toilet ;-) Just kidding).
I took her to the vet and he recommended the standard protocol of more rest and glucosomine. He also provided some painkillers. I did not bother giving her the painkillers as that only sugar coats the issue and does not get to root causes. I got her on the best glucosomine product I could find which I determined was GLC 1000. This helped with some joint pain she was having in her front leg after several weeks. However, the GLC 1000 did not help with the hip issues at all. I put her on some DHA/EPA (marine algae source) and that did not seem to do much either.
I was starting to get worried that Mona was getting towards the end of her life. For dogs mobility is everything. If they cannot walk, sniff, and enjoy the outdoors then they start dying inside. Moreover, enjoying life becomes impossible if they cannot even get up without being in pain.
I researched the hip issues and came up with too paths that seemed promising. One was physical therapy, which I don’t mind paying for, and committing the time, but it did not seem that practical. I kept that option as a last resort. The other was a supplement called Cetyl Myristoleate. Here is some info on CM from wikipedia.com:
“Cetyl myristoleate is the cetyl ester of myristoleic acid. It has multiple biological properties, including as an anti-inflammatory and a pain reliever, as well as being an immune system modulator. As supplied, it is a naturally derived, highly purified, and refined waxy ester prepared for oral administration. Because it is an ester form, highly resistant to oxidation, it has a relatively long life in the body. No harmful short or long term effects have ever been observed in humans or in laboratory animals, even in extremely high doses.”
I put Mona on a dose of 500mg twice per day on an empty stomach. After the first week I noticed that Mona seemed to have more energy and become more responsive. However, I didn’t want to get my hopes up to soon that it was the CM that was kicking in.
After three weeks the results were undeniable. Mona had much more mobility and was no longer limping. She was able to get up with ease pain free. By week five she was feeling great and was eager to go on walks twice per day. It is all too obvious that she is much happier and is enjoying life.
I am going to keep her on the CM indefinitely as well as the GLC 1000. I also added Curcurmin too her food for some extra anti-inflammation. In addition, I have her on a very clean diet loaded with sprouted brown rice, legumes, and lots of vegetables. This diet was actually recommended to me by a vet that specialized in allergies. Mona has plenty of allergies, which can also cause inflammation. So far so good and I hope this info helps other dogs with hip pain.
Many of the joint problems that dogs have are due to well meaning guardians that feed their animals commercial dog food, which for the most part is pure garbage. Natural balance makes a pretty good one, which I use from time to time with my dogs. However, like people nothing beats clean real food.
Here is a link to a good option for CM: http://www.southwestequineproducts.com/id72.html
Mona relaxing after a long pain free walk
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