25 Best Dog Foods for a Lab with Arthritis or Joint Pain
It’s always best to talk to your vet about these or any issues. They will provide you with what’s best for your pets unique needs. A change in diet may not be the answer for this situation. My black lab started limping (she’s 10), active and healthy. Turned out she had anaplasmosis caused by a deer tick. Being black, I never saw the tick. Yes, she is on a proven tick preventative, but the collar may have slipped causing a gap between the collar and her skin which would not offer proper protection. Plus, she was found to have arthritis. She is now on a great course of treatment to keep her going for hopefully a long time. And of course, what happened to my pup, may not happen to yours, but it’s best to speak to a professional.
Author: Margaret Kingsley B.
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I feed Verus dog food and cosequin minis every other day. Seems to help
Author: Penny Shera H.
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My dog had physical therapy they recommended a few things to help, muscle & joint cartilage powder put a scoop of it in dog food. It’s expensive but appears to have worked, also glyco flex joint support treats. The powder I got was veterinary approved echos I believe it’s on the internet cheaper. Good luck
Author: Joanne B.
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My labrador about four years ago started limping, she has a bit of arthritis. We started her on Hempworx 250 CBD oil. Within two weeks she was not limping at all. We give her cbd twice a day. We did add bone broth to her food. If you do try cbd just remember that cbd as to be pure with no fillers. If you can see through the oil it’s pure if not it won’t work.
Author: Rose Mary L.
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My dog eats this – Hill’s Prescription Diet Metabolic + Mobility j/d Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag
Author: Tammy Lam F.
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Farmer’s Dog, either already prepared for you or DIY recipes and nutrient packs. Hands down the best!
Author: Katherine R.
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I used origen……….and blue buffalo……..if you can’t eat it it should not be listed as an ingredient
Author: Susan J.
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I used to feed mine wellness core senior as was the best joint care and grain free
Author: Sam P.
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I feed Costco Nature’s Domain salmon and sweet potato, it is grain free and my old lab loves it, along with milk bones for treats. He is arthritic and we walk about 6 miles per day. Got meds from our vet for tough days.
Author: John Y.
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I always cooked my dog food because of allergies, too many fillers in processed foods. I did ground turkey, rice and frozen mixed veggies. It’s something I heard on tv that they fed to greyhounds. I would cook a big pot full and fill individual servings and freeze, then pull one out every day. Good luck!
Author: Brenda T.
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Our boys are on Purina Joint Mobility RX dog food, Dasuquin Advanced daily and also Super Snout Lipped Mussel
Author: Carmen Sabine D.
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I used Lintbells You move in with my labs dinner. This I believe gave me at least another year as she started moving better after the first month of tablets. She also had Burgess sensitive dog food
Author: Kevin S.
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We buy the Hills Science Senior food they have a big range but we buy the one for older dogs and it helps with arthritis it is expensive but worth it our lab also has an injection once a month as well and she is doing well
Author: Lyn T.
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I give my lab a daily Glucosamine chew Dasuquin that I get from the vets and they also recommended adding a salmon oil supplement and I use grizzly salmon plus. My lab is 61 lb so she gets two squirts in her morning food and two squirts in her evening food. She eats Fromm Gold senior
Author: Erin G.
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Royal Canin mobility pellets just 2 cups a day and raw meat, sardines lactose free yoghurt etc etc ie never just pellets. My labs also have omega oil, 4cyte, lyprinol and the older one gabapentin twice daily – it has the fewest of side effects of the painkillers available.
Author: Sandra E.
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Blue Buffalo senior brand we use it for our black lab and it has helped her a lot I also give her low dose aspirin a few time s a week
Author: Tina B.
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Our 9 yr old male Lab was diagnosed with OCD at the age of 6 months. We put him on Hills Prescription Metabolic Mobility food, recommended by our vet. It has helped keep his weight down as well as promote healthy joints. Highly recommend this product.
Author: Gary B.
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Diamond Naturals senior formula is great. My lab had really bad hips and this food helped her.
Author: Melanie H.
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Our 10 year old Lab has bad arthritis in his front elbows He has a monthly Librella injection & 3 Umove vet strength tablets daily. He’s doing good but has had septic arthritis flare ups that require a stay at the vets & he’s put on a drip. We add fresh blueberries, broccoli, ginger & turmeric to his food.
Author: Gill A.
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I give my 8 yr old purina pro plan for seniors (7+) he actually does really well with it. I also give him glucosamine-chondroitin with msm. It has worked exceptionally well for him. Last fall he could barely get up and walk. Now he’s back to jumping on the couch and running. I get his from Chewy.
Author: Diane C.
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We feed our 11 yr old (this mth) female Lab mix Royal Canin 8+ yrs kibble (with glucosamine/chondroitin + MSM + omega 3 We started weekly shots of cartrophen in Mar. then in Apr. 1 mthly cartrophen & 1 mthly Librela shots at our vets.
Author: Cathy S.
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James Wellbeloved Fish Kibble.
Author: Brian R.
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I was curious myself. Maybe this will work. Blue Buffalo Jolly Joints
Author: Joey H.
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Switch to the raw diet. Fillers and additives only make it worse. Get a good joint supplement and fish oils, even better, CBD oil for dogs. Start soon, takes awhile to start to help. Poor pup.
Author: Colleen D.
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Science Diet Senior, plus fish oil tablets, and Glucosamine w/Chondroitin & MSM, once a day.
Author: Ernie A.
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