good thoughts for my neighbor's golden (kpwlee)

I've had a couple of dogs with arthritis and found Glycoflex to be a real help.  It is available in 3 different strengths, and your neighbor's Golden may need the strongest one.  Here's hoping that he keeps on recovering!

Send good vibes from Ava and me. Hugs and kisses too.

Good thing they found a treatment that makes Cody more comfortable. The less pain he is in the more enclined he will be to exercise which will help him get some muscles back in his legs and feel better. To my knowledge, Tramadol is something that may be continued long term without adverse effects or later on, used on a as-needed basis.

I agree that supplements might help him also : body fish oil, chondroitin/glucosamin/MSM (lots of choice for those). If you want to share with Cody's owners, this link has all sorts of suggestions to alleviate arthritis : http://www.dogaware.com/health/arthritis.html

kpwlee

His back legs have definitely atrophied so I hope he gets well enough to get his walking in

Karen, have you talked to Cody's humans about  hydrotherapy?  Might be just the thing to keep him moving and build up his legs again.