Good luck with Bill’s surgery and your little pally, Shadow. Maybe you can buy a gallon size of this stuff to use on the two of them!

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I have used Dr Frank’s pet pain spray and it seems to work for my dogs I have one black pug who was having a lot of problems with her hind end (hip and leg) and when we started her on that it took about a week to see the difference in how she jumped up on the couch and walked We also have a chow who was having problems walking and with in a week you could notice that he was walking better and was not moaning when he tried to lay down I am happy with the product and my dogs love the taste

Hi Jude…have kept Bill on my mind and in my prayers…yes, please let us know what the doctor says next week. I have NOT used the pet pain spray, but wonder if Shadow might be helped with “doggy” valium. Our Abby is absolutely terrified of thunder storms and is anxious for a day or two after the storm, by vet gave me some valium which he described as about 1/2 the dosage of human valium. I give her a tablet wrapped in cheese when I hear thunder (she usually hears it first and starts panting). It calms her right down and she will usually sleep through the storm. Ask your vet if this might be an option for Shadow.

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I have used Dr. Franks spray with my 13 year old Rottweiler. He was beginning to suffer with stiff rear lower leg joints and had difficulty getting up/down stairs. Skeptical at first and already having him on Chondroitin/glucosamine which seemed to ‘help’ but not very much. I purchased the spray and continued the c/g pills and he was moving more freely and with chasing our other dog, a 5 year old shepard/rottie like he used to do.

Now that I’ve run out of Frank’s spray, I noticed that the Chondroitin/Glucosamine alone is not giving him the relief and ease of movement he had been showing. I am going to re-order the spray and keep him on it since I have seen first hand how well it did work.

Dogs do not know that when you take a medication that you will feel better as ‘humans’ are able to do. What I saw was a change in my dogs quality of life, a return back to a so-so one with the C/G and I want to make him feel as good as he can for as long as he can and will get him back on the Dr. Franks spray.

For the amount it costs, which is not nearly as expensive as what a vet charges for every little thing they do for your pet, I suggest you try it. You really have nothing to lose and if your pet is one that it works for, you will be very glad you did, as it is money well spent.

I have used it before for a dog that was old and has since left us. I now have another who is starting to show problems with rear end. Trouble getting up and down, I am going to order it again and might order some for myself also. Please let me know if you tried it on your Shadow ( my rottie is a Shadow also) and how it worked. Thanks

Our 10-year old rat terrier mix has improved greatly since we started using Dr. Frank’s. We spray it on Rascal’s food, since he shares a water bowl w/3 younger dogs. He was diagnosed w/R rear ligament damage, L front nerve damage and arthritis in all 4. He made it on 2 legs for a while, but was almost not able to stand enough to go potty when carried outside. After 2 days of Dr. Franks he was bearing weight on the damaged 2 legs once again, and now jumps onto the sofa. His improved quality of life and apparent lack of pain are worth any unknown life-shortening side-effects of the spray. He’s 10 and was heading for euthenasia with lost mobility anyway.

Katie B said:

I’m not 100 percent sure of that–my mother and I dog-sit for several friends and neighbors, and there is one dog with allergies that sometimes make it necessary to give her benadryl. If she balks at taking the pill we specifically tell her it’s “to help the itchies” or “to make it better” she will take the pill from our hand and swallow it. I’ve NEVER had to do the pry-her-mouth-open routine with that dog.

With this I agree wholeheartedly! Though I try to maintain a healthy level of skepticisim about the various cure-alls and snake oils, I do believe that there is no reason to dismiss out-of-hand alternatives to “traditional” treatments. I’ve known some people who’ve had great success (either for themselves or their pets) with homeopathy, accupuncture (something else to look into for your pet?), and vitamin/mineral supplements, to name a few. I even tried “T-Touch” massage on my cranky cat Misha a number of years ago, and although there was not a miraculous change from nasty to nice, there WAS a noticable improvement in her behavior. As far as I’m concerned, if it won’t cause any harm then it’s worth a try…will check back for updates, and good luck to you all!

I have a small sheperd (55lps). I give her C/G, witch seems to help. I think she needs more, but I have a yr 1/2 old jack russell & two 3yr old cats, that all share the same water bowl. Is that ok for them

My dear woman, I know nothing about you except the post above, but it sounds like things are very difficult for you. I had a similar situation with and older dog, many years ago. He was very ill, incontinent, and could do little more than lie on the couch. I convinced myself that since I didn’t mind caring for him and because I loved him so much, that I shouldn’t “needlessly” put him down. I never took into consideration that despite the fact that he still had his faculties, he had long passed having any quality of life. Dogs, unlike any other pet we will ever have, will do ANYTHING to please us, including trying to soldier on when they are in constant pain. As strange as it sounds, if you truly love your friend, end his suffering peacefully and cherish his memory forever.

We tried it for awhile and it helped a little, but then we switched to Flexpet, which helped a ton, and we have been using it ever since, it works better.

We are using Dr Franks on our 13 year old Chesapeake Retriever with great results. She was having trouble getting up and down and trouble going up steps. She is doing great now with Dr Franks. I also and not affililliated in any way with the Company!