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My dog has severe hip pain. Supplements aren't helping. What now?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | spayed | 5 years and 10 months old | 85 lbs

Is there a way to relieve my dogs pain at home? She has severe hip dysplasia and developing joint pain. She has been on hip and joint supplements and they have not helped at all.

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Jessica Desrosiers

Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

Veterinary Technician

Published on February 8th, 2019

If supplements alone haven't helped, it may be time to add in a pain medication or other joint medications to help relieve Halo's discomfort. Unfortunately, these do require a trip to the vet in order to be prescribed, but it's a good idea to schedule a vet visit anyway to monitor Halo's joint health and any progression of disease. Your vet may recommend regular bloodwork and X-rays to watch the hips for any additional deterioration so that medications and joint supplements can be adjusted as needed.

Changing supplement types in addition to this, such as adding in fish oil and vitamin E, Green-Lipped mussel, or another glucosamine/chondroitin combo may also help, however, consulting with your vet first to make sure there is no interaction with other medications is best.
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