Arthritis in dogs flares up and eases off, so the only way to tell if a treatment is helping is to track it. PetHealthLog lets you log pain medication and joint supplements, rate how mobile and stiff your dog is each day, and see meds and mobility on one timeline - so you and your vet can read the real trend. Free, no account, works offline.
Start tracking - it's freeArthritis is common in older and large-breed dogs, and it doesn't sit still - some days your dog bounds up the stairs, other days getting off the bed is a struggle. That natural up-and-down makes it genuinely hard to tell whether a new pain medication or joint supplement is doing anything.
"He seems a bit better" is a shaky basis for a vet deciding whether to continue, adjust or change a treatment - especially with medications where the dose and combination matter. What's missing is a simple day-to-day record of mobility alongside what was given.
PetHealthLog is free, needs no account and works offline, so a quick mobility rating and a logged dose each day build into a timeline that shows whether the good days are winning - the picture you and your vet can actually act on.
Add each medication and supplement by name and schedule - a daily anti-inflammatory, a joint chew, an as-needed pain dose - all on one timeline.
Give each day a quick mobility or stiffness rating, so you're capturing the trend instead of relying on a vague impression.
Over a few weeks the meds-and-mobility timeline shows whether the good days are getting more frequent, not just whether today felt okay.
A skipped dose stays visible, which matters when a pain plan only works if it's given consistently.
Export a clean record of what you've tried and how your dog moved, so a pain or mobility conversation starts from real data.
Prescription pain medication must come from your vet and should never be guessed at - some human painkillers are dangerous to dogs. These are common over-the-counter support items; match anything to your vet's advice.
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Free, offline, and ready the moment you open it.
Start with PetHealthLogTrack joint supplements and mobility for a stiff or senior dog.
Track the weight trend - extra weight adds strain to arthritic joints.
For an older dog on several long-term medications on one timeline.