Joint Signs & Diagnosis

A new limp isn’t always his arthritis acting up. The signs that need a vet today, when watching a mild limp is reasonable, and what to do meanwhile.

Ibuprofen, Tylenol, Aleve or aspirin for a sore dog? Only his vet can say. What each can do to him, what to do instead, and who to call if he swallowed some.

A dog who snaps when approached lying down, or pulls away from the family, may be hurting. What studies of dogs in pain have found, and which details matter.

He’s a big dog, so every so often you check. You watch him trot back across the grass with the

Told that dogs hide pain and left to look harder? Why that fails, what shows up instead, and how to hand your vet something better than an impression.

An older dog slowing down may be aging, may be joint pain. At home they look the same. What the research says, and what to write down before the vet.