well its news to me anyway. If you have been reading my posts for a while and/or know me personally, you know I advocate giving pain meds to senior dogs who are showing behavior signs of arthritis and the choices of meds vary. I have been giving Rimadyl to most of my bullies when they reach 7 or 8 or during that first winter season when they are acting slow or painful to rise, squat, or climb one stairway. OK, since the weather has been very nice this past week, temps in the 70's during the daytime and the dog enjoying that, I decided to stop her daily Rimadyl for a few days to see if she 'missed it'...and she apparently has NOT. Dale is doing as well without as with, still not jumping around but definitely taking her few slow can careful steps, able to climb into and out of her Perla bed okay and so I am 'giving her a rest from medication' until I see that she shows me she needs it again.

Obviously with some meds like insulin or thyroid supplements one cannot and should not upset the body's rhythm with dropped doses but in this case, I found it very interesting (worthwhile sharing) and rather uplifting that she is doing okay on her own! BTW Dale will be 13 on March 2nd and if you want to see a photo of her, she was BOM last July or August-I've forgotten exact date.