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8 Year Old Flemish Giant, struggling to use his back legs
- Thread starter angela82
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Poor boy. I'm so sorry. I've never encountered this problem.
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Claire L
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It turned out to be arthritis, which surprised me, because he'd shown no symptoms whatsoever before then. After faffing about metacam, which did nothing, we did some research and found a savvy vet who would be willing to prescribe cartophen, a drug used in dogs. This together with two daily doses of painkiller tramadol helped his regain almost normal movement. Giant breeds tend to succumb to arthritis so I would ask your vet if that's what it could be.
Good luck!
