any glucosamine users?

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by moonlite on 18 April 2010 - 15:04

hi,
my gsd is 6 yrs old and NOT having any orthopedic problems, vet suggested giving glucosamine as a supplement and preventive, i have never given my dog any supplements before, he is 117lbs and has been on raw and i mean RAW diet since 8 weeks of age, if you use glucosamine, how much? how often? where do ya get it? is there any difference between human grade and vet. grade besides the price? never believed much in supplements in 40 yrs of owning gsd's, not a breeder, just a obsessed gsd lover. thanks

by K9Sport on 18 April 2010 - 16:04

I use it..... literally... LOL After having some joint pain (years ago) from an old injury I started myself on Glucosamine 1500mg/Chondroitin 1200mg daily and after a few weeks noticed considerable improvement. All of my dogs were started on it shortly afterwords.... I don't know if it helps with anything because I haven't had any soundness issues with them. I use human grade and share it with the dogs :)

Laurie

by X Factor on 18 April 2010 - 17:04

I use it on our two oldies and they are as fit as fiddles.The old boy was having a hard time a couple of years ago and since he has been on gluco powder he is much much improved.
I get ours from www.caninechemist.co.uk and its and excellent price.
Good luck

by GSDtravels on 18 April 2010 - 17:04

I used it on one of my dogs when he was diagnosed with OCD (osteochondritis dissecans). He was a puppy and having pain, the vet prescribed it and I don't remember the dose. This is one of the dogs that I had to leave behind in the divorce, so I'm not privy to his current condition.

by bearbear on 18 April 2010 - 19:04

We have our 7yo male (~110 pounds) on a glucosamine/chondroitin supplement. When our vet did surgery to repair his CCL (cranial cruciate ligament), she noted that his synovial fluid was thick and abundant (both good). We use Glyco-Flex III tablets available from KV Vet Supply (www.kvvet.com) in the US. The dosage is listed on the bottle and is by weight. We've used it for about three years.

Kathy

by steve1 on 18 April 2010 - 20:04

I have used Hokamix every morning for a long time now, never any problems with joints
Steve1

by Blanik on 19 April 2010 - 11:04

Our Kiri is on glucosamine and chondroitin. My vet always recomends using both together . She 11.5yrs old and in my opinion rather heavy at 35kg. I feelit helps her with the genearl stiffness of old age!

by beast on 19 April 2010 - 14:04

We buy ours from a vet supply store (with prescription), it's cheaper that way. Instead of $118.00 per bottle, it's $40.00. The brand we use is called Cosequin. It's fairly common and easy to find. I read an article comparing the commonly prescribed brands, they ranked Cosequin as number 1. I'll see if I can find it for you.....

I think it's probably cheaper and better quality to just buy human grade glucosamine in bulk, via health food store. We're looking into doing that.

by ZIN on 19 April 2010 - 15:04

I also give both my girls Cosequin. I did some research and found that Cosequin was the product I should get but since on this site I have also heard about Smartflex & Hokamix which was pretty hard to get for me anyway.
The Cosequin I found the best prices to be on Ebay so I buy enough for about a year then go do my Ebay shopping 1 year later all over again. It does help thats for sure.

by Jyl on 20 April 2010 - 21:04

I work at Petco and we sell the Cosequin there. It is one of our better sellers. I have talked to several people that are using it and they say it works really well.
www.petco.com/Shop/SearchResults.aspx?Nav=1&N=0&Ntt=Cosequin

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