My Maltipoo has arthritis, tremors, seizures. What food is best?

Hello, and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. No over-the-counter diet is likely to have a significant impact on your dog’s symptoms. Your best option would be a prescription food formulated for brain support such as Purina NeuroCare, as tremors may indicate a neurological disorder. However, since it’s a prescription diet you’ll have to have your dog seen by your vet first, and then they can help determine if a diet change is the best course of action. I hope this helps!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Sorry to hear about your baby! The good thing is that arthritis has some treatment options that can be quite effective. That diet is excellent. However, the metabolic aspect of it is for dogs who need to lose weight. If Koko Rae is already in a good body condition, you can get the Science Diet j/d that is great for joints but does not have the metabolic component for weight loss. That diet alone can make a huge difference. Deramaxx is usually used on an as needed basis for pain control. You could also consider joint supplements such as Dasuquin and Cosequin. All these things can help her tremendously. Good luck and have a wonderful day!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! What you can do is feed her a joint diet such as Hill's Science Diet j/d which has all the joint supplements and is usually palatable and dogs like it. If not, you can get supplements that are pills and not chewables that you can administer in food or perhaps by pilling her. Good luck and have a great day!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Please keep in mind that she may be itchy because of allergies. Grain free food has nothing to do with being hypoallergenic helping with allergies and actually has not been really shown to have any benefit over food that contains grain. There have been reports that have linked grain free foods with heart disease. I would consider feeding her a canned or wet diet which may be easier to eat for her. It really comes down to figuring out what is causing her allergies so that they can be treated or the specific allergen avoided. A secondary infection is likely and also needs to be addressed. You could add joint supplement such as Dasuquin or Cosequin to help with joint health. There are many things that can cause allergies though in most cases they can be broken down into 3 big categories: flea, food and environmental allergies. Allergies are usually worked up in a stepwise fashion starting with flea allergies as this is the easiest and cheapest to take care of. If not on a flea preventative, then it would be a good idea to get started on one. If already on one then it would be a good idea to change to something else (there are many new products out in the market). If not improved in 1-3 months then it is time to move on and check for food allergies by switching to a novel diet (new protein and new carbohydrate). If that does not seem to be the issue then you are left out having to check for environmental allergies which require blood and/or skin tests. Allergies can be very frustrating to deal with at first but so rewarding at the end when we are able to treat them effectively!

This depends slightly on the underlying condition - some dogs with liver disease do best on a specialised liver support diet such as royal canin hepatic or hills l/d. If epilepsy is the underlying cause, purina nc neurocare is showing some very promising results

The best food is likely going to be Hill's j/d prescription diet. The biggest issue with dogs that have these deformities is that they are more susceptible to getting arthritis. Hill's j/d has supplements and added nutrients to help with arthritis and is good for controlling weight (a crucial part of preventing arthritis). I hope that helps and all is well with Opie.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Rhyo. There is a prescription diet made for epileptic dogs known as Purina ProPlan Veterinary Diets Neurocare. The neurologist or your regular veterinarian can write a prescription for it. You could also try Purina ProPlan Bright Minds as an over-the-counter choice. I hope this information helps!