Jaiden

I think my puppy is starting to show signs of arthritis! Dammit... he's still too young in my mind. Although I may not actually be correct in how old he is. I was looking through the records he came with, and they estimated that he was 2-3. When I got him, I was told he was about a year and a half! :(

Several months ago, I noticed he seemed to move around a bit stiffer in the mornings than usual, so I started giving him this stuff called hyaluronic acid. It's apparently very helpful for horses with arthritis. It didn't do anything for Jaiden, though, so I started him on glucosamine/chondroitin. Still nothing. :(

I'm going to have to take him to the vet. He MAY have a hairline fracture, but I kind of doubt it. They'll probably want to do X-rays and if they determine it's arthritis, I'll probably have to start him on pain meds. Sigh.