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face=Arial>I was wondering if anyone has used anabolic steroids for helping
restore muscle mass in their basset. Rocky, who will be 13 on New Year's
Eve, has lost almost all of the muscle mass in his rear end. This is
in addition to severe arthritis and the xray of his hips is horrendous - looks
like a lot of little bone chips instead of what should be
there. He does get acupuncture every month which seemed to help a
lot at first. We're not sure if it's helping at all now but don't
want to stop on it and cause him to be worse. He also gets Adequan
every few months for 4-6 weeks in a row. Plus he is on gabapentin
for pain control and sometimes gets tremadol. This is in addition to
several other medications he gets for various problems.
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face=Arial>He is having more and more trouble getting around, sometimes just
dragging his back half behind him. Other times he can get up and move
around. It's not a pretty way of moving but he gets where he's
going.</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial>Any information will be appreciated. </FONT></DIV>
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