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Originally Posted by marcerella02  we took a break from swimming because I wasn't sure if it was helping or not and we started walking more (the swimming was during the summer when it was too hot to walk) but i think we'll start it back up. The vet recommended Gluc. and I told her the problems we were having with it... and then i told her about the treats i found that were highly infused with Gluc. and she said that it was much better than nothing. She said that the back left leg is slipping more (when she manually moves it) and is probably between 1.5-2 and the right leg (which i notice she picks up) is probably only 1.5... so that's the good news!!! Last time I was there she thought they were closer to stage 2 so i'm glad she was more accurate this time...and giving me the 1.5 instead of rounding up 
Crystal i am BEYOND frustrated with the Gluc... i'm going to try to reintroduce the one i have now (kinda looks like salt... so not an oil) into her nightly snack of yogurt and fruit and see if she'll take it that way... |
The problem with giving it in treats in that it may not be a source that Layla can use (or it may be). All this scientific stuff goes into it like source and I think some type of weight. If she is eating them, I'd say why not try it for a couple months but I wouldn't expect them to do much.
If you are still not wanting to go the Cosequin route, can you get samples of SynoviG3 (some ortho surgeons recommend it) or Glycoflex (Ellie's vet likes it..don't know why) there?