Carprofen or Previcox for arthritis

shelee

shelee

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Are their any opinions on whether you feel your dog's arthritis pain is controlled better be either one of these?
 
Chris said:
We choose Gabapentin.
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She is on Gabapentin, but needs more to control her pain for advanced elbow arthritis. She has been on carprofen for many years (checking her vitals and blood every 6-12 months), and does pretty good, but still has some pain. A new vet has suggested Previcox, saying some dogs do better on different NSAIDS. So I was just curious what others think. She is on a long list of supplements that I won't go into. This vet really wants to try PRP injections, but we are hesitate. I had posted a few months ago about PRP injections. Someone was going to try them on her two dogs and promised to post the results. I haven't seen her post and tried messaging her with no response.
 
Previcox is better on the stomach than Carprofen. My ortho vet switched my boy over to Previcox for this reason.

However they will both upset tummies and if it is for long term use, and possibly cause IBD and stomach cancer in the long run (this is what happened to my boy). I think I may have said it last time you posted, but you really, really should have a dog on NSAIDs on a stomach protectorant as well.
 
Caro said:
Previcox is better on the stomach than Carprofen. My ortho vet switched my boy over to Previcox for this reason.

However they will both upset tummies and if it is for long term use, and possibly cause IBD and stomach cancer in the long run (this is what happened to my boy). I think I may have said it last time you posted, but you really, really should have a dog on NSAIDs on a stomach protectorant as well.
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Yes you did. She does take a herbal formula that contains licorice root, ginger, and also slippery elm.
 
There is a more recent med for arthritis pain that causes less stomach issues and no long term kidney damage...it is called Galliprant. Galliprant is a EP4 receptor antagonist, non COX inhibiting, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Traditionally NSAIDs block both COX-1 and COX-2...ie aspirin. Blocking COX-2 is good, it helps reduction in pain and inflammation...but blocking COX-1 is not as good because it is important in the normal function of the kidneys and the gastrointestinal tract. Galliprant specifically blocks the EP4 receptor without affecting the COX enzymes thereby negating the negative side effects caused by inhibiting these enzynes...it doesn't cause kidney damage and is easier on the gastrointestinal tract.
Trini
 
I agree with Trini about galliprant. I've used carprofen, rimadyl and other meds for Barkley and the one that worked best with virtually no side effects was galliprant. That's my first choice for arthritis.
 
Ann said:
I agree with Trini about galliprant. I've used carprofen, rimadyl and other meds for Barkley and the one that worked best with virtually no side effects was galliprant. That's my first choice for arthritis.
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My vet did discuss Galliprant with me. It is his experience for my dogs level of discomfort Galliprant would not work as well as Carprofen or Previcox. He gave me a 14 day trial of the Previcox. If I don't see results with this, I will ask for a trial of Galliprant.
 
shelee said:
My vet did discuss Galliprant with me. It is his experience for my dogs level of discomfort Galliprant would not work as well as Carprofen or Previcox. He gave me a 14 day trial of the Previcox. If I don't see results with this, I will ask for a trial of Galliprant.
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Something that has been found to increase the effectiveness of pain meds is to add in Gabapentin. I give Barkley 100 mg once daily along with his Galliprant and it really helps. I don't know if you can use that with the other NASIDS but it might be worth asking your vet about it.
 
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