2018 Volume 21 Issue 3 Pages 119-125
We administered collagen peptide (0.25/kg/day) for three months to 13 old dogs which had gait disturbance and compared how the gait changed between the group with a dosage of collagen peptide and the non-administered group. According to the X-ray examination, all dogs had born and joint deseases. We filmed the gait and used these records to judge the changes. Two out of 4 dogs in the non-administered group showed improvement of the gait. However, five out of 9 dogs in the administered grope showed improvement of the gait. We found that the activity in these dogs and the tail position went up during the gait. These results suggested that old dogs’ gait has improved by the above mentioned Collagen peptide protocol.
