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Peptides for dogs with IVDD
Intervertebral disc disease is a neurological emergency when it is acute. Nothing here is for that. This page is for the long recovery after the crisis, and for the chronically wobbly back.
First, your vet
Your vet, today, if your dog is in pain, wobbly or cannot walk. Crate rest, pain control and, where indicated, surgery are the treatment. A peptide protocol starts only after that plan exists and with the vet’s knowledge.
What owners use
Owners of dachshunds, French bulldogs and corgis use REPAIR during the rest-and-rehab weeks, and the Post-Op Recovery bundle after surgery. Dosed by band; many of these dogs are small or medium, so 6 or 9 units.
Canitide products are sold for research purposes and are not FDA-approved drugs. Talk to your veterinarian before starting any protocol, and bring the dosing card.
Canitide REPAIR
BPC-157 10 mg + TB-500 10 mg · 5 days on / 2 days off · 8-week cycle, then 4 weeks off
Post-Op Recovery
Eight weeks of support after orthopedic surgery, with your surgeon's sign-off.
- REPAIR cartridge ×2
- GUT capsules
What the research is
BPC-157 has rodent research on spinal-cord and nerve injury models alongside the tendon work, which is why owners reach for it. There is no canine IVDD trial.
Primary sources only, each labeled with the model it was studied in.
- rat tendonStable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 accelerates healing of transected rat Achilles tendonStaresinic M et al. · J Orthop Res 2003
- rat tendon fibroblastsThe promoting effect of pentadecapeptide BPC 157 on tendon healing involves tendon outgrowth, cell survival, and cell migrationChang CH et al. · J Appl Physiol 2011
- reviewBrain-gut axis and pentadecapeptide BPC 157: theoretical and practical implicationsSikiric P et al. · Curr Neuropharmacol 2016
- reviewThymosin β4: actin-sequestering protein moonlights to repair injured tissuesGoldstein AL, Hannappel E, Kleinman HK · Trends Mol Med 2005
- mouseThymosin β4 activates integrin-linked kinase and promotes cardiac cell migration, survival and cardiac repairBock-Marquette I et al. · Nature 2004
- dogs (epidemiology)Prevalence of radiographic appendicular osteoarthritis and associated clinical signs in young dogsEnomoto M et al. · Sci Rep 2024
Questions
Can peptides avoid surgery?
No one can promise that, and we will not. Whether to operate is a decision your vet and a neurologist make from the exam and imaging.
When after surgery can I start?
With the surgeon’s sign-off, typically once the incision has healed. The Post-Op Recovery bundle is written for eight weeks of support.
Dosage charts: BPC-157 for dogs · TB-500 for dogs · calculator