If your dog has arthritis, try glucosamine sulphite. Homer gets a 1000 mg of Glucosamine Sulphite mixed in his soft food every other day. I used capsules from the drug store, there might be a better version for dogs though. He runs faster and longer because he has less joint pain, jumping over 8 foot ditches is not a problem. He’s a 7 year old German Shepherd/Labrador Retriever X having fun on WR, BC beach.
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19 Aug 2008
I’m looking for information regarding how long GAGs remain active in a dog’s body. How long will it last, or what dosage is required to extend availability beyond 24 hours?
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I have a mastiff puppy and want to get him started on a good supplement to help protect his joints/bones.
Glucosamine/MSM supplements should not be given to a dog/puppy that does not already have a joint/bone issue. It is a waste of money to do so.
As far as the supplement goes if one is needed you can get them in the human vitamin/supplement section. Just take the one you buy to show your vet so he/she can determine proper dosage.
Interesting article on adding dog arthritis supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin to bottled water just for dogs… Sounds like a great idea but seems that some dogs just weren’t too keen on the taste of Hero water. Read more…
Bottled water going to the dogs
I have never had a dog have side effects from taking it, it is excellent for promoting joint health.
I have a 9 year old Rottweiler (named Belle) who is having some trouble with arthritis. She is becoming more stiff as the nights get colder, I’m doing what I can for her. I let her sleep on my bed, and on the couch when she’s in the living room. I am also giving her Bayer Asprin (I asked my vet about the appropriate dose), but she is still limping a bit through out the day. Is there anything else I can do the ease her arhritis pain without having to put her on a perscription medication?
I have a 9 yr old pug/boxer cross that also has arthritis problems. We give him glucosamine with chondroitin and aspirin once a day and it helps immensely. After the first couple doses he was right back to playing and was much happier. He has always had wet food mixed with his dry food so it was easy to hide it. We just got the glucosamine gel-caps that we could pull apart and mixed the powder from one pill as well as half an aspirin dissolved in water with his wet food.
09 Aug 2008
My Rotties are both 13 years old,they still enjoy daily walks and swimming at our beach and show no signs of pain while doing so,as soon as I get home they suffer.Am i doing them wrong by still walking them and is Glucosamine really as good as everbody says?
Glucosamine is extremely effective for many dogs. However, each dog is an individual and it does not work equally well for all dogs. The nice thing about glucosamine is that it is very safe, so even if it doesn’t do much for your dogs at least it is not going to cause any complications either.
Another supplement that you should look into is Vitamin E. Vit. E has shown evidence of having anti-inflammatory properties and can also make a difference in arthritis pain.
ALL N-SAIDs, including not only deramaxx and rimadyl but also aspirin (even veterinary buffered aspirin), are harsh on the liver. However, when it comes down to a quality of life issue you have to decide if relieving your pet’s pain is more important than the risk that the pain reliever *might* (it may not) cause liver damage. This is why any responsible veterinarian will require bloodwork before starting on these medications and require at least annual blood tests to spot check the liver values (many recommend testing every 6 months).
As for exercise, no you are not doing wrong. Arthritis creates this vicious cycle because the best thing you can do for it is to keep the affected joints moving and active. Which can be hard to do if they are painful. Inactivity will cause their joints to stiffen more. You may reduce their walks a little if they seem pretty painful, but keeping them moving with regular, moderate exercise will actually help their arthritis.
07 Aug 2008
comments concerning the HILLS PRESCRIPTION DIET JD.Could you please add more details if possible or your comments about this product.. Thanks for any input.
I just want to add I am not giving any thumbs down to anyone.I am looking for information and I do appreciate all inout.Thanks.
Sorry, I meant input.
It’s funny you’re asking about this specific brand because I have some experience with it.
My current dog (9-year-old Great Dane) is extremely fit, active, and healthy. It has always been quite difficult to keep weight on her. She is all muscle, and no fat. Yet she eats very well.
A good, long-time friend also happens to be my veterinarian. Knowing my dog’s unique dietary needs, she is always on the lookout for high calorie foods. But because she’s a veterinarian, that’s generally limited to the product info. for veterinary brand foods (meaning, she doesn’t have any better ability than I do, in finding the caloric contents of commercial dog food brands).
The neoplasia diet (n/d) is, hands down, the highest calorie dog food she found. Dogs undergoing cancer treatment benefit from a high protein, high fat diet. But because this food is so high in these ingredients, I’m limited to just one can per day. (Don’t want to risk pancreatitis.)
A little while later, she found that j/d canned is also rather high in calories. It has the other alleged benefit of containing joint-healthy ingredients. I don’t really care about that. …Just the calories.
I feed commercial dog foods (dry and canned) as my maintenance diets. The canned food I’m currently feeding (Nature’s Variety, “Instinct”) is good (ingredient list begins with beef, beef liver, and beef broth, with natural, whole foods like peas and carrots, after that). The dry food had an acceptable ingredient list. More importantly, she liked it enough to eat it. (Which she absolutely won’t do with any food she doesn’t like. And, quite frankly, that is most foods she’s tried, over the years. But that’s another conversation.)
My friend recently gifted me a large bag of dry j/d, and asked me to try it. I did do, and my dog generally liked it. So, with that, her daily diet was basically a can of n/d for breakfast, a can of Instinct for lunch, a can of j/d for dinner, and another can of Instinct before bed. Plus, she free feeds the dry food whenever she wants (2-4 cups per day, on average).
I know that probably sounds like a lot to most dog owners, but my dog is not only a Great Dane, but she’s extremely fit and active. …So much so, in fact, the most common question I’m asked is, “How old is your puppy?” When I say, “nine,” they typically think I mean ‘months’. I have to correct them and say, “…nine YEARS”…which usually astonishes them.
Here’s the thing: I’d been feeding the j/d dry, since my veterinarian had asked me to try it, a few weeks ago. Only about a week ago did I check the ingredient list. I was appalled to find the first ingredient “chicken by-product meal” (can you get any lower quality “meat”?), with all kinds of carbohydrates after that.
I haven’t been feeding the j/d dry long enough to draw any definitive conclusions. However, I have noticed my dog is losing a bit of condition and, based on the amount of j/d dry she is eating, she should be gaining weight, not losing it. With the questionable results, and the cheap ingredient list, we’ll definitely be going back to the old dry food, or find a new/better one, when this bag is over…if I even choose to wait that long.
In all, I can’t recommend j/d as a maintenance diet. There are other commercial brands I would consider to be pretty good.
There was a good doc. on pet food called, “Pet Food: A dog’s breakfast.” I couldn’t find a link to the hour long video, but here’s a brief synopsis:
http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/dogsbreakfast.html
The following link (I think) suggests you can download it through them, but I’m too nervous to do that. If you want to risk it, here’s that link:
http://www.torrentbox.com/torrent_details?id=166703
04 Aug 2008
Steroids and NSAIDs are often used to treat dogs with arthritis but their negative side effects are causing many vets to turn to glucosamine and other natural medicines for pets. Learn more about pet care and dog health and www.holisticpetinfo.com
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