DH & I have arthritis, bursitis, rheumatoid, hip aches sleeping, restless leg, I also have scoliosis, slipped lumbar disk, a bum leg, & currently a broken arm. A bevy of old age symptoms so we take magnesium to lessen pain right before bed. Some people drink a calcium/magnesium mix but I'm prone to kidney & gallstones so we take just the magnesium & it calms down pain. I take a 500mg magnesium gelcap just before bed if pain is really bad. Anything that calms pain rather than increases pain is a boon!Ok..sounds like we're in the same boat. I'm not sure what your little one has. My 13 year old Shi Tzu is having pain and seizures. She's been on Carprophen and Tramadol for a while now. Carprophen for inflammation and Tramadol is a pain pill. The vet just started her on phenobarbital for her seizures. She scared me so bad with the latest ones..I thought she was dying right in front of me. It was awful. She had been having seizures off and on for this past year, but not nearly this bad! The medication is helping. She's had a few but their not nearly as bad as she was having the past few weeks. Oh man, loving dogs is wonderful until it's time to say goodbye. I'm older, I've had a few. I've got several in box urns. We can't explain all of her pain. We know she has arthritis. Limps pretty bad at times. Meds help..Carpophen. She'll be laying down soundly and all of a sudden jump up yelping and goes on to walk off what ever pain that was. I give her extra Tramadol when she does that.She acts perfectly fine at times during the day...meds..helping. Whats going on with your dog?
Wonder if magnesium would help dogs the way it helps people?
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