Arthritis can stop your dog in its tracks. If it becomes too achy and stiff, it won't want to get up and move around but he must because exercise is essential. There are some homeopathic treatments that you can use to treat your dog’s arthritic condition, including herbs that will ease his pain.
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Yucca
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Considering using yucca, an herb that contains natural steroids that work to relieve pain and discomfort. .Sprinkle the yucca root powder over your dog’s food. The herb is full of saponins, which help your dog’s body produce cortisone naturally. Yucca also prevents the release of toxins from the dog’s intestines that hinder the normal function of cartilage. In addition, yucca contains anti-inflammatory properties, which will help reduce the swelling in your pet’s joints.
Comfrey
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Give your dog a mixture of comfrey, parsley and rosemary. Comfrey is reportedly effective at reducing the pain and inflammation that occurs when a dog is suffering from arthritis.
Herbal Oils
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Massage your ailing dog using herbal oils. Olive oil and sunflower oil work just as well, notes Arthritis-cats-dogs.com. This will give him some relief from pain.
Alfalfa and Vegetables
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Brew up alfalfa tea for your pet to drink. Alfalfa helps quiet swollen, aching joints. Introduce your dog to vegetables. Vegetables contain vitamin B, which slows the metabolism of calcium. Vegetables are also rich in minerals that will benefit your dog’s health. Add some broccoli, carrots, cabbage or asparagus to your dog’s regular food.
Supplements
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Ask your vet about giving your dog dietary supplements such as glucosamine, which prompts the production of GAGs or glycosaminoglycans, which are proteins that are critical in the formation and maintenance of cartilage. Although these supplements are not classified strictly as homeopathic substances, they are natural products. When you give your pet glycosamine, it will absorb and then release water when your dog moves, which produces a shock absorber for the joints. The water binds within the cartilage matrix, which helps slow the deterioration of the joints and eases pain.
Another supplement that helps relieve the pain of arthritis is chondroitin sulfate. It helps draws nutrients into the cartilage as well as boosts the flow of fluid into the cartilage and wards off the bad enzymes that destroy cartilage. This results in more resiliency, which leads to flexibility in the joints. Adding manganese, which is a mineral, to your dog’s diet will enhance the effects of chondroitin and glucosamine and actually synthesizes the creation of healthy cartilage.
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