My GSP seems to be quickly developing arthritis that is becomeing painfull in her right rear though it doesn't seem to bother her left side.
What kinds of treatments work and for how long?

The last time I had to deal with this I had more money available and spent a lot at the vet. Still, end result was putting her down within a few months.

Nate I'm sorry your friend is in pain. I recently heard of something that may help. Please don't think I'm being funny at all. I have been told by several friends that WD-40 sprayed lightly on the area will help. I have one client that uses it on her knee, and her friend uses it on her hip. A guy at the local pub uses it on his Labrador Retriever and swears my it. I know it sounds like a urban myth but these people are not of the tv tabloid reader type at all. One is a Nuclear Engineer, the others are quite sincere. Hope you find something that helps.

Glucosamine chondroitin seemed to work well on our schnauzer, seems to help me too.

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Glucosamine chondroitin

Thought about this and have heard of giving Advil or Aleve but not sure.

WD-40!? Wow! Never have heard this one before. I may try this right away as it would be topical and immediate? Worth a try I suppose.

Are you sure it's arthritis and not hip dysplasia? How old is she?

What does the Vet suggest?

Ascriptin (aspirin with a coating), some of the non steroidal antiinflammatory (etogesic, Derramax), DMSO, glucosamine and chondroitan, acupuncture. All of these can help a lot, but don't mix the drugs except for glucosamine and chondroitan which aren't really drugs and DMSO which is topical.

Hope this helps. My old guy Cody has hocks the size or your fist with calcification - he's almost 13 and its been coming on for years - but its ugly to say the least.

She's 9yo and seems to be in good health overall. My last GSP lived to be 15 w/o problems but had an ulcerated kidney. not good.

Never advil or aleve as it has proven toxic. Make sure it is not Lyme.
I've got an old Gordon who is slowing down and the we're trying hills jd.
befere we resort to prescription NSAIDS.

If it is arthritis you may want to locate a VIBE machine for treatment. My GWP was on a maximum dose of Rimadyl for his weight and doing only OK. Gave him three short VIBE treatments per week, took him off the meds and he was moving around better than he had in years. Treatment works for many animals and people, but not all.

Take the dog to a vet right away. Pay up and get an X-ray. Sudden onset arthritis is rare. I'm concerned for the dog.

I started giving my GWP a product called Joint Advantage Gold which I was taking myself. It has made a huge difference in her mobility. You can find it online at Dr. David Williams site. The stuff works for me as well.

I have no idea what it costs, but I'm considering this new stem cell treatment for my FC labrador. Supposed to be wonderful if it works, and anecdotally it works about 50% of the time. Its still experimental in humans, but used more and more on dogs.

We're going to continue using Hills jd. Expensive but we've see a marked difference in mobility, ability to get up, and willingness in just the first bag.