Yes! It’s available in Anicare Veterinary Hospital in Botanic Avenue.
Honey my 8 year old Tibetan Terrier was diagnosed with arthritis in her hips last November. I had noticed a slight change in her gait, she wasn’t running around as much on walks and had gained a little bit of weight. So I brought her to have her checked. My husband thought I was mad, as these were very slight changes in her behaviour and she was still happy to jump in and out of the jeep and on us if we decided we wanted a cuddle 
But there it was on the xray, deterioration and calcification in her hips, her right one in particular. So since then she has been on metacam every day with her dinner. Which I have to say has helped her tremendously, but her gait is still out. Over the last few months the metacam didn’t seem to be as effective. I was also concerned about the long terms effects of being on metacam, so I decided to look at alternatives.
Acupuncture was suggested so I decided to try it out for her. She had her third appointment yesterday. Mary the vet in Anicare is a very caring person and handles her wonderfully. I have seen an improvement in Honey over the last 2 weeks, but it’s still early days. She tends to be a little stiff after each appointment so I take it easy with her on walks the day of and the next day. But overall she definitely seems to be happier in herself, has more movement in the hips and is looser in that area.
I am sure you are wondering what the cost is for this, well, it’s actually covered by Pet Plan, so if you’re dog is insured you can claim. I would highly recommend it for any dog that has arthritis.
I will keep you posted as she goes on through her appointments, she has 1 more next week and then we will spread them out some more.
If your dog has arthritis, the biggest problem is that of weight gain, carrying additional weight places un-necessary strain on the joints. Honey started at 12.8kg, and her target weight is 11.5kg, we have managed to get her down to 12.3kg in the last 3 weeks, so that is a great achievement.
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My dog has it in her hips and takes tramdol for pain, I had heard this on the animal channel on TV but didn’t get enough info. Any infomation at all on this would be helpful
Thank you very much,
Jennifer Embrey
Hi Jennifer,
Please contact anicare in Glasnevin to discuss your options.
http://www.anicare.ie
Lisa