Healthy Me

Our husky has arthritis really bad through her ankles, knees and up into her spine.  We're lucky she's still with us at this point; we didn't expect her to be honestly.  We give her supplements with glucosamine and creatine in it and it does wonders for her.  I think I need to increase her dose because with the cooler nights, she's getting a bit weak in the back end again.  I've seen creatine powder and creatine is supposed to increase energy to the muscle but I've only seen human creatine powder. I'll increase her dog supplements with the creatine in it and that should help. Hopefully it gets her through the cold winter!

As long as we can keep her as comfortable as possible, we won't need to worry about her not being with us anymore. Our vet said when she stops showing interest in us or doesn't want to get up to go to the bathroom outside anymore, it'll be time to let her go humanely. That'll be a real sad time.

My little pom-chi mix gets low blood sugar though I'm not sure how to distinguish between low blood sugar and that trembling that Chihuahua's do.  Her vet told me to give corn syrup to both her and our tiny toy poodle when needed because it can come on them fast and be dangerous.  I am trying to find the best weight loss products for myself (wouldn't hurt for our daschund either) but swiping corn syrup on little dog's gums or putting it in their water. It seems bad for anybody (hope their teeth don't rot) but it does stop the trembling.