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Glucosamine help please! I started giving Layla her Glucosamine suppliement again last week.. then she started getting sick so I stopped. I am going to start again this week but should it makes her sick again does anyone know if Glucosamine comes in another form? right now i'm giving her a liquid on her food. Thanks! |
Missing link has a formula that has glucosamine in it. It is a powder. Can she take that? I know she has a sensitive tummy |
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Poor little girly girl!! I hate to sound barbaric ;), but have you considered glucosamine in the form of an injection, such as Adequan? I am by no means a dog expert but am extremely educated in equine nutrition and lameness and know that the IM Adequan injections are much more effective in horses than the feed through variety, which in horses has not been scientifically found to be beneficial. Anyway, it's just a thought (and I know horses are so different from dogs but anyhow). Sorry if it offends you!! On a second note, have you tried probiotics for her little tummy? |
I am using a liquid called Flexicose Liquid Pet JointCare. For a small dog, you only need a teeny tiny amount so a bottle would last a long time. I am giving it to Brea (my tiny one) cause of the hip surgery she had and the LP in her other leg. I also use it for my Dane. :) They both like it and it hasn't caused any problems for us. I actually got mine on e-bay but there are lots of places online you can buy it too. |
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and yes.. her belly is getting probiotics :) |
Its def. an option. Check it out and see what you think. There is lots of good info online or talk with your vet. I know it is amazing for horses and they are having really good results with it and dogs. Are you using it due to an injury or as preventative care? Layla is just the cutest thing!! |
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I buy Cosequin. It's like the purest form of glucosamine and we've never had a problem with upset stomachs. My vet switched to something else so I had to go online to find it. I just throw a capsule on their food every other day. We tried an inexpensive kind from Trader Joe's and had major diarrhea issues so I understand! |
OK so I was just thinking I could mail you a few capsules so you don't have to buy a whole bottle (it's expensive) but I can't imagine what customs would say if I mailed you unlabeled clear capsules with white powder in them... ;) |
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If I had to chose a brand of glucosamine right now for Ellie, it would be Cosequin. |
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Can anyone tell me where I can buy this? is it a liquid? i'm so nervous i'm going to buy it and the same thing will happen. I'm still crossing my fingers that when i start it up again this week that everything is normal and that wasn't the reason why she was sick last week! |
If you choose to go with cosequin you can get it online at 1800petmeds.com or a similar site. Cosequin is a good source of Glucosamine. |
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wow it is crazy expensive and the cost to deliver to Canada is insane (they charge a boarder fee) and my luck it would bother her. I'll have to see if i can get it locally and if i can return it should it bother her (our local health pet food store allows returns... i just hope they carry it *fingers crossed*) |
Cosequin is the only form of feed-through I would use. How expensive is it there?? |
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Does Smartpak ship to Canada I wonder? I love Smartpak, get most of my stuff there. It's Welcome to SmartPak. They have Cosequin for small dogs for $60 for 180 pills. |
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BTW - totally off-topic but THANKS for the grooming videos. I am starting to groom Ranger at home and your videos helped me get started :p |
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I'm guess it MIGHT have to do with weight but it could be totally random.. could be where it came from or where it is going... but i'm SURe i can get it locally if not out of Toronto. |
Your vet might carry it - mine did until they started carrying another brand. Call around to several vets, maybe one of them has it? It's not prescription you just have to get the regular strength not the double. It's a powder in capsules about the size of a tylenol. You can feed them the pill or open the capsule and sprinkle the powder on their food. I get it from Foster & Smith, but they don't say they ship to Canada. SmartPak doesn't either. I tried to find a website in Canada but it appears all of the Canadian "pharmacies" only ship to the US... what's up with that? :rolleyes: Maybe call some feed stores (Cosequin is used on horses, but obviously in a higher dose) and pet boutiques. Good luck! |
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Cosequin is the best IMO. A lot of the glucosamine products out there don't have enough to be beneficial. For a dog Lady's size (7.5 lbs.). my vet said she need 300 mg a day. Most of the less expensive "off" brands don't have nearly enough. I get it at Entirely Pets or KV Vet Supply. Cosequin Regular Strength (90 capsules) KV Vet Supply / KV HealthLinks - Pet, equine & livestock supplies / Quality nutrition for you! |
Wow, thanks for such a great thread! :thumbup: I am gonna have to look into Cosequin as Tatum unfortunately already has stage 3 LP in both back legs :( She is taking Glucosamine, but they are in the (soft) chew form - our vet prescribed these to her. She gets only 1 every other day. She is on allergy medication (Hydroxyzine) also and I hide 1 half of a pill at every meal time (so twice a day) in her food - that being said, and this is a REALLY dumb question I know, but will sprinkling one of these Cosequin capsules on her food hurt her at all since she is taking the Hydroxyzine also? I just want to check beforehand....I always worry about everything :rolleyes: Also, one more thing....after the initial 6 week administration period, do all of you continue to give 1/2 - 1 capsule per day? Or did you decrease the dosage to 1 capsule every other day? |
Lady gets the full capsule every day, but she has pretty bad arthritis. She also gets allergy medication (Zyrtec) and there aren't any side effects from mixing them together. |
I have been giving my Dixie, age 12, a product that I bought in the pet section at Wal-mart. It is called ProPet Glucosamine Advanded Cronic Care. 60 tablets is around $16.00. They contain 500mg of Glucosamine Hydrochloride, 200 mg of Chondroitin, 100 mg of MSM, 50 mg of Vitamin C and 5 mg of Manganese. Dixie loves them and eats them readily like a treat. |
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As far as the dosage goes, I will probably stick to giving Tatum 1 capsule per day, or every other day. Actually, maybe every other day since she is a little girl and that is the dosage in which she is taking her Glucosamine chews now. Again, will run it by my vet :) Thanks again for all your help! |
has anyone heard of or looked into Cetylm for arhrithic and joint pain help? it is really good stuff i hear. Unfortunetly the dog I got it for A friend of mine past away right after I heard about it so now I have a bottle and no one I know needs it has of yet. It is chewable tablets suppose to be beef flavor I guess. |
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