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Originally Posted by SRD  well, her vet was saying that due to her petite size, the less suplementation the better so her tiny liver doesn't get stressed out! and on the last office visit, he was unable to pop Dolly's knees out manually, so he felt it was unnessessery to supplement anymore.
but I do mix missing link with Glucosamine in Dolly's food, will that be enough to help her knee/joints?
huh, I really wonder why she has such bad teeth. I give exactly the same care and attention to my chi and Dolly's teeth, my chi has sparkling white teeth, but Dolly's... just curious, what kind of homecooked food do you feed Ellie?
thanks so much, you have helped us so much by providing valuable information. now we always have a place for a second opinion  |
Well, some dog foods contain glucosamine (but probably not a therapeutic dose). I would see no need to avoid something like that. Missing Link may not do much good at all but it shouldn't hurt either. I just honestly don't get what the vet is saying.
I mean, sure avoid drugs if possible but these are nutriceuticals. Glucosamine comes from sea creatures...shell fish. I don't understand why that would be so bad. Of course it isn't optiminal in an already liver compromised dog because these foods aren't recommended. Maybe it is some chemical that Nutramax has used to preserve it that the vet is concerned about but not sure which one. Anyway, I don't think not using glucosamine is a big deal as much as the vet being worried about using these types of products at all.
Ellie was getting chicken or turkey, carbs (rice, barley, etc.), mixed vegetables and oil. She is now going to whitefish, sweet potato and oatmeal.