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[honeybun]

I will get shouted at here....but...I'm going to bring up the thorny subject of magnets.

My much loved Golden Retreiver was very stiff and sore in her back legs. I bought her a bio flow magnetic collar and she was a new dog. She walked differently and could run like a young thing.
I know a lot of people think it's a placebo effect but in my mind that is not possible in an animal.

Might be worth thinking about.


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[SadLynda]

shouted at? why?  any suggestion is good with me.

About a year back I met a couple with an older Greyhound, we got talking as I had my Lurcher with me at the time and he was telling me the dog was 15 and doing great on the bio flow collar.  I went home and told DH and he bought two one for the lurcher and one for the Labrador, the lurcher is no better.. now the Labrador might be, but as he has glucosomine too not sure which is doing the job so keep the collar on.  We tried them too and they did little for us.

I wonder if magnets are just good for some and not for others?

Always worth a try though.

[honeybun]

Oh I didn't mean you would shout at me.....it's just happened before....not that I give a toss to be honest. 

Shame it didn't work. My nephews lab is doing well on his. I give my girl a cod liver oil everyday. She loves crunching it up....yuk...but I think it helps with her joint health. I get them from the chemist though as they are a quarter of the price.


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[babyjane]

my little boy wears a bio flow for 4 months now and his movement was more fluid immediately.  His holiday minder uses bio flow for her horses and she wouldn't have anything to do with something that is not effective.

He now has K laser therapy and cartrophen injections as well as glucosamine as he cannot have oral pain medication.  With this combination he is firing on all cylinders and people are amazed at his age when they see him running round in the fields.  I notice the difference if I take his collar off for grooming and forget to put it back on 

[Scampi]

On the subject of complementary treatment of animals, my parents' border collie was given a homeopathic treatment for sensitive skin many years ago, at the suggestion of the vet.  As Honeybun said, I can't see how the placebo effect can work on animals, so it was interesting to see how much the homeopathy helped Deefa.  If a treatment/magnetic collar/whatever works, and has no nasty side-effects, I see no problem 

[ellie]

Very tempted to get a Bio collar for my girl, but I wonder if it would affect the medication she is on........I wonder if my vet would advise.....

[babyjane]

a good vet shouldn't have a problem with it.  And  you have 90 days to try the collar and return it if it doesn't help  .

[ellie]

Can I ask where you bought it from please....

[CLKD]

Magnetic therapy was used to aid un-united fractures ………. [Swansea Uni.]

[honeybun]

Some pet shops have them but I'm pretty sure if you Google them you can buy online. Measure your dog's neck carefully as the magnets have to be I contact with skin so the fit had to be snug.

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[CLKD]

Try PetsATHome web-site first, you can take your dog for a fitting if they sell them 

[babyjane]

I will keep my fingers crossed ellie.  We noticed a difference within a few days but it seems to have a cumulative effect and the longer ours wears it the better he seems to be.  He also has laser therapy on  his back. 

We were with friends today who hadn't seen him for 3 months and they commented on the difference in him, they said even his eyes are brighter because he is not in so much discomfort.

[ellie]

Babyjane do you leave the collar on all day?

[babyjane]

I leave it on 24/7 ellie.  When it was really really hot a few weeks back I took it off at night because he was scratching his neck with the heat, but he wasn't moving so easily as when it is on all the time.

He never used to wear a collar in the house before but he adjusted to it very quickly.  It is quite light.  Just make sure the magnet is positioned towards the front of the neck and that it is fairly snug fitting without being tight. It had a metal D ring to attach an ID tag.

I think the effects depend on how bad your dog has been and for how long but good luck I hope you are not disappointed with it. 

[ellie]

Thanks babyjane