I had an old lab/rotty cross with bad hips and lots of arthritis. Heard about giving Ester-C, a brand of Vit C to dogs and tried it on him. Kept him going better for 4+ years.

I think this is one of the articles I read about it:

http://foxredlabradorbreeders.com/esterc.pdf

More info here. Might be worth a try???

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=EsterC+and+dogs&t=ffsb&ia=web

The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)

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