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Dog limping, others call it as hobbling is a common problem new dog owners encounter. Having known their pets for few months yet, suddenly they got surprised to find their dog being reluctant to move, play, jump and sometimes even walk.
Unfortunately this is usually encountered with dogs bought from unknown sources with no proper examination of history of feeding and genetics from the owners. Nevertheless all dogs no matter what the breed, sex and age is can be affected by one or several forms of joints illness. The question is what to do next?
Depending upon the severity of the ailment your dog is suffering, you have the discretion to either examine it first by yourself or directly bring him in to your vet. In either case, it is very important to know which leg or joint is involved first. In fact, by just visual observation, you can easily spot if your dog is suffering one. Your dog would usually raise or put less weight to the leg that is affected. When you walk him or her, you would observe that he/she is only taking short steps on a weak or failing leg.
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MSM is organic sulfur. Its full name is Methyl Sulfonyl Methane.
Our body ~and that of our pets~ utilizes it daily. Neither our bodies nor theirs can store it, however. In the case of pets who were given MSM in their water or supplements showed to have lower liver damage, and they had a longer life expectancy. Other health benefits of MSM is that it is well tolerated, there are no known side-effects, it has low toxicity, and excess quantities are safely eliminated through the skin.
Scientists noticed health benefits of MSM for bones, teeth, nails, skin, and hair. MSM is vital for collagen synthesis as it knits tissues together increasing strength and flexibility, scientists reveal. They consider benefits of MSM as a solution for people ~or pets~ with pains in the joints. It is not surprising, then, that benefits of MSM were successful eliminating muscle pain in horses after a race.
MSM is not a medicine – MSM is not a drug – MSM does not harm the body
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