Alley is going on nine and is showing signs of arthritis.The vet recomended trying cosequin.She said we could try the glusomine supplement bought from the drugstore and try it.I was wondering if anyone had experience with trying the on the shelf vs cosequin?Thanks!
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Sheperd with arthritis
iluvbirds56
Aug 09, 2006 10:42 AM
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abbey_road3012
Aug 09, 2006 10:43 AM
None with that, but I give my 8 1/2 y/o girl glucosamine and chondroitin and she goes up and down the stairs like she's a puppy.
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Kadee Sedtal
Shboom
Aug 09, 2006 11:38 PM
I have used SynoviG3 with MSM for one of my Shiba's for about 3 years now and he seems to be doing fairly well with it. If you decide to go with a store bought glucosimine buy it from a health food store and not the junk like Walmart sells. Whatever you decide the supplement is a natural supplement so it takes time to be beneficial to your dogs health but he will be better off with it than without it.
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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
KDiamondDavis
Aug 10, 2006 07:25 PM
>>Alley is going on nine and is showing signs of arthritis.The vet recomended trying cosequin.She said we could try the glusomine supplement bought from the drugstore and try it.I was wondering if anyone had experience with trying the on the shelf vs cosequin?Thanks!
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I used Cosequin with my dog who had osteoarthritis in the hips, and it did a wonderful job for him. I was not willing to risk that a generic would work. He deserved the proven brand. I sure don't regret it.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47
iluvbirds56
Aug 11, 2006 01:08 PM
For everyones input!I ordered the cosequin from entirelypets.com they had a good buy and shipping was free for over 100.00!Needed some other things as well.I'll let you know when Alley starts improving!
KDiamondDavis
Aug 11, 2006 07:55 PM
>>For everyones input!I ordered the cosequin from entirelypets.com they had a good buy and shipping was free for over 100.00!Needed some other things as well.I'll let you know when Alley starts improving!
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Check with your veterinarian on dosing. They get a double dose at first, I forget for how long.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47
