7 yr old pom

sampsonANDmarley

I am wondering if there is some sort of herbal remedy for joins and what not he could go on?

I don't know about herbal remedies, but take a look at this site:  http://www.dogaware.com/arthritis.html

In honesty it's really not something you should try to diagnose yourself -- the vet should palpate the dog - because stuff like that can *look* like arthritis and be something else (anything from a pinched nerve to tick disease).

Once you know for sure it IS arthritis, then there are things you can do.  But honestly the biggest deal is going to be making sure the dog can't overdo and play too hard.  For his own protection I would crate them separately during the day so YOU can supervise play. 

 The whole key to arthritis is AVOIDING that inflammation in the first place and dogs are stoic and won't stop on their own.

Poms are highly susceptable to luxating patella's, in which the knee cap never quite fits into the joint right. The smaller the dog, the more susceptable, in our experience.

I've had poms my whole life, only one of them didn't have this condition.

It is very painful for them, and they actually need to be on life long treatment with Glucosamine, my dogs are on Cosequin daily and it makes a BIG difference for them.

You need to visit the vet, get him checked out, and if this is what his condition is, he needs to be started on a regimen or it will just continue to get worse, and more painful as he gets older.

I currently have 2 small dogs with this condition, both have grade 2 luxating patella's, and every now and then, you can tell they are discomforted by it, but their discomfort is a lot less with the Cosequin.

Don't allow any jumping, major stairs, etc.