Poor Ben
. I hope he's more comfortable now and that your Christmas afternoon and evening are much more relaxed than this morning was
William is on Riaflex Joint Plus and so is his 13 year old Golden Retriever friend Ruby, who has severe arthritis in her back. Ruby also has acupuncture once every few weeks and hydrotherapy about three times a month and is raw fed. Her mum is sure that it's the combination of all those things, plus keeping Ruby very slim, that is keeping her pain free and mobile.
William has been on it for about three years. After he was diagnosed with lumbosacral disc damage five years ago I decided to do everything I could to try and help keep all of him supple and mobile, which he is. Of course I can't say for sure if the Riaflex helps, but there's no doubting that he's got good mobility for a dog of his age with damaged discs.
It's an expensive supplement, but I believe it has the highest concentration of glucosamine HCl, MSM and Chondroitin Sulphate of any of the supplements available.
My first Cocker, Josh, was diagnosed with a heart murmur and heart failure in later years. I can't remember which he was diagnosed with first (long time ago) but he was diagnosed with one when he was about 10 and the other a couple of years later. He was put on a low dose of medication and had no further heart problems and lived until almost 17.