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Anyone ever use those chews to help with your dog's joint pain?
Posted on 2/12/20 at 10:57 am
Posted on 2/12/20 at 10:57 am
I have a 13 year old black lab, and she's starting to have some trouble walking on her left, front leg. I saw these chews advertised and, of course, headed to the OT to seek your experiences with these. Effective? Snake oil? In between?
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Posted on 2/12/20 at 10:58 am to High C
I can't feel my dog's pain so chewing on anything wouldn't really work.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 10:59 am to High C
We use these and I think they help
Glucosamine is hit or miss in the effectiveness for each dog, but ours responded well.
Glucosamine is hit or miss in the effectiveness for each dog, but ours responded well.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:00 am to High C
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:01 am to High C
I tried them. Didn't care for the taste, and they didn't help me much.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:01 am to High C
Got a senior dog as well. Just started her on some chews/supplements to see if they'll help. Still TBD here. Hopefully it works, the stuff isn't cheap. The most effective thing was actually her cough meds which were also a steroid and you'd see improvement in her legs within a day. But I think it can be tough on their liver.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:04 am to High C
Yeah, I've even switched brands and it was still doing the job.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:07 am to High C
Our vet told us every lab should be on fish oil supplements.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:07 am to High C
Give my two German shepherds Nutramax Dasuquin with MSM Soft Chews Joint Health for large dogs from chewy.com. They seem to help as my female has some arthritis and it doesn’t slow her down. Also they really seem to like the taste of them. Unfortunately they are not cheap.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:08 am to BayouBengal
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the stuff isn't cheap
There was a pretty big selection of brands on Amazon with a wide range of prices. Every one I looked at had the same active ingredients, though, so I went with a cheap one.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:09 am to High C
Our dog is about 14.5 years old and has started having arthritis in her back legs about a year ago.
I picked up some for my dog a while back. The recommendations are 2 a day for 4-6 weeks then one a day after. We're starting week 2 and I have seen times when she's far less ginger with sitting or lying down. I plan on keeping her on them (she thinks they are a treat so that's a bonus) at least for the initial 4-6 week period to see if there's a distinct difference.
I picked up some for my dog a while back. The recommendations are 2 a day for 4-6 weeks then one a day after. We're starting week 2 and I have seen times when she's far less ginger with sitting or lying down. I plan on keeping her on them (she thinks they are a treat so that's a bonus) at least for the initial 4-6 week period to see if there's a distinct difference.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:10 am to High C
Blue chew?
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:10 am to BayouBengal
I have a 17 year old chihuahua. Any pup that hangs around that long is going to have joint issues. He has pretty bad arthritis in his back legs and hips. He had gotten to where he wouldn't even hike his leg, but squatted to piss. Last year we started him on Loxicom which is a liquid NSAID. I don't give it to him every day, but every other, and it has helped him. He has other issues, but is still hanging in and running the joint.
This post was edited on 2/12/20 at 11:11 am
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:15 am to Cdawg
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Blue chew?
No, actually this is what I ordered to try:
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:34 am to High C
This reminds me I need some for my dog. FYI Sams has cosequin for $9 off right now.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:36 am to TheCaterpillar
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Glucosamine is hit or miss in the effectiveness for each dog, but ours responded well.
This. I eventually bought a rescue dog harness so I could pick her up like a suitcase and take her outside to use it.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:38 am to High C
] Cheaper than buying at vets office
Seems to help
I had an American Bulldog that I gave glucosamine for people & it made a huge difference
ETA
Not sure how much glucosamine is in these but our dogs like them, made in USA & can get at Walmart
This post was edited on 2/12/20 at 11:48 am
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:43 am to High C
I get the cosequin pills from Costco. My dogs won't eat them whole so instead of crushing them up individually, I put the whole bottle in my small food processor and grind them up. Each pill is approximately 1tsp so i just put the powder in a tupperware with a measuring spoon. Made it a lot easier. I can't tell any appreciable difference giving them to her but it certainly can't hurt.
Posted on 2/12/20 at 11:49 am to High C
Cosequin chewables (Available at Costco for $36 for- I think- 100 pills) seem to take the edge off for my 12 yr old lab. Still hesitant to jump up on things but moves better and doesnt seem to be in pain.
Hard to tell with dogs how much pain they're in. Stoic mfers.
But there is noticeable positive difference in how she moves from before we started with the supplements.
Hard to tell with dogs how much pain they're in. Stoic mfers.
But there is noticeable positive difference in how she moves from before we started with the supplements.
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