Glucosamine Chondroitin for DOGS

[Ranger111]

A vet professor whom I knew through Boy Scouts, way back in the 1990s, recommended this for my dog, as well as for me. I will not bore you with the details, but know that the literature, mostly from Germany was very much solid.

Unfortunately, both liquid and pill form upset my stomach (a somewhat common side effect), so I can't take it. However, my rott at the time could and did lick the stuff from the spoon -- problem is that dear rott has been gone for about 10 years. I now have a new dog who is nearing 8 and am thinking about starting her on the stuff since it REALLY did help the rott.

Do any of you recommend a reasonably priced brand. I would prefer liquid as the literature is a bit more positive, but would consider pill form...

 

[Bete]

I use pill form dasuquin or cosequin. I cut it up in 4 pieces with the meal.

 

[Psychodisney]

My sister uses the Costco Kirkland brand for her 12 yo golden retriever. She says it's been like a miracle.

 

[Ranger111]

My sister uses the Costco Kirkland brand for her 12 yo golden retriever. She says it's been like a miracle.

Ah, never thought about Kirkland -- even though I buy sublingual Vitamin B-12 for myself there!!

Yes, it was pretty much a miracle for the rott....and as the vet professor told me...unlike humans, the dogs DO NOT KNOW THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER when they use the stuff. Pretty good proof, huh.

 

[mickeyhereicome]

Ah, never thought about Kirkland -- even though I buy sublingual Vitamin B-12 for myself there!!

Yes, it was pretty much a miracle for the rott....and as the vet professor told me...unlike humans, the dogs DO NOT KNOW THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER when they use the stuff. Pretty good proof, huh.

At Sam's club they have it in the dog section. They are like treats to the dog.

 

[usnuzuloose]

I buy mine from petco, and I use a coffee grinder and put it in some canned dog food for my two dogs. They won't eat all alone. They suffer from allergies and put the otc benadryl in the grinder as well.

 

[Bernie23]

I buy cosequin ds from entirelypets, an online store. They often have sales.

 

[LoriKutchey]

Just buy a small bottle of this at first to see if it doesn't upset your dogs stomach. Just went through terrible bout of diarrhea with my dog. It started about a week after I started my dog on it. Brought dog to vet and she said it happens with some dogs. The brand we used was cosequin.

 

[scrapquitler]

A vet professor whom I knew through Boy Scouts, way back in the 1990s, recommended this for my dog, as well as for me. I will not bore you with the details, but know that the literature, mostly from Germany was very much solid.

Unfortunately, both liquid and pill form upset my stomach (a somewhat common side effect), so I can't take it. However, my rott at the time could and did lick the stuff from the spoon -- problem is that dear rott has been gone for about 10 years. I now have a new dog who is nearing 8 and am thinking about starting her on the stuff since it REALLY did help the rott.

Do any of you recommend a reasonably priced brand. I would prefer liquid as the literature is a bit more positive, but would consider pill form...

Vet just recommended this for my cat. I just ordered dasuquin from Amamzon. As soon as it arrives, we will see. I think the vet said it's a capsule that you open and sprinkle on top of the food.

 

[jiminykrikkit]

We use Cosequin DS Plus MSM Joint Health for Dogs. It's tablet form, and may or may not be reasonably priced (I don't know your budget), but it has really helped our dog, so it's worth the price in my opinion. Our dog thinks it's a treat and takes each tablet right from our hands with a wagging tail.

Our friends use another version without the "Plus" from that same brand and their dogs won't take it easily. They have to hide it in wet dog food.

 

[tiggerluver12]

My dog is a picky eater so I just wrap it up in a small piece of cheese and she downs that sucker instantly!!

 

[Chloesmom]

You can use human glucosamine in pets . It's the same active ingredient and it should be a lot cheaper . Of course it's not liver flavored and you want to watch the dose . Too much glucosamine can cause kidney damage and even bone issues .

 

[Ranger111]

You can use human glucosamine in pets . It's the same active ingredient and it should be a lot cheaper . Of course it's not liver flavored and you want to watch the dose . Too much glucosamine can cause kidney damage and even bone issues .

A decade or so ago, I used a liquid -- the company made a human formula and a dog formula and a horse formula. The human formula was cheaper, so I just bought the human version.

HOWEVER -- just read two articles...apparently dogs, although they do not normally need Vitamin C supplements, when they are given glucosamine, they do need extra Vitamin C or Manganese, so most of the dog formulas include added Vitamin C and/or Manganese . The human formulas do not.

Anyway, I got tired of looking through all the stuff, I found that Costco was having a decent sale on the Cosequin DS stuff, which basically brought it close to the price for the cheaper dog formulas, so I just ordered it. Should have it in a couple of days. Possibly could have saved a few bucks on another brand, but...

http://www.nutramaxlabs.com/dog/dog...-ds-maximum-strength-plus-msm-chewable-tablet

Thanks, all.

 

[Chloesmom]

A decade or so ago, I used a liquid -- the company made a human formula and a dog formula and a horse formula. The human formula was cheaper, so I just bought the human version.

HOWEVER -- just read two articles...apparently dogs, although they do not normally need Vitamin C supplements, when they are given glucosamine, they do need extra Vitamin C or Manganese, so most of the dog formulas include added Vitamin C and/or Manganese . The human formulas do not.

Anyway, I got tired of looking through all the stuff, I found that Costco was having a decent sale on the Cosequin DS stuff, which basically brought it close to the price for the cheaper dog formulas, so I just ordered it. Should have it in a couple of days. Possibly could have saved a few bucks on another brand, but...

http://www.nutramaxlabs.com/dog/dog...-ds-maximum-strength-plus-msm-chewable-tablet

Thanks, all.

Both are " thought " to improve absorption . There is really no data proving it . The human form doesn't have it because we get both from our regular diets . If you feed a quality pet food your pet will be getting both in their diet too .

 

[Belle & Ariel]

We had a collie who had a hard time going down the stairs in the morning. We gave him the human supplement of glucosamine chondrotain and it was like we turned the clock back and he was a bouncing puppy again. We hid it in baloney.

 

[SharonZ]

I also use the Nutramax Dasuquin brand for my cat from Amazon. She actually likes the taste, when it's mixed in her food.

 

[Ranger111]

Well, Costco just sent me an e-mail saying as a courtesy, they cancelled my order....it was Cosequin Max with MSM.

Courtesy to whom?

I got "PXXXXed-Off" and went looking for a different product/vendor. did find that quite a few human formulas contain the "essential" added Vitamin C and/or Manganese, but quite a few don't. Also saw many formulas with good levels of Glucosamine, but pretty "PXXX Poor" levels of chrondrontin.

So, I started to get a headache, once again, and figured why waste my time. With the discount, the Costco price is outrageously good. Like super good. And shipping is free and the dog will probably eat it like slices of pork tenderloin (nothing like trying to wrestle meds down an 85-pound dog). So, I gave in and reordered from Costco. Hopeful they won't do me a courtesy this time.

I would still prefer a liquid, but I would also prefer not spending hours comparing ingredients and reputations.

 

[ElenaRN]

We use Dasuquin for our fur baby. I signed us up for the auto-ship option on petfooddirect. Fortunately our doggy likes the taste and we just give her the tablet as a treat and she takes it.

 

[Cadiewampus]

We had a 8 or 9 year old lab that had hip dysplasia and that caused chronic swelling. He said some dogs are helped by Glucosamine Chondroitin and some are not. In her case we had to put her on a Nsaid type med. That in turn messed her liver up. Of course he prescribed another med to help protect her liver. I did research and found that its main component was Milk Thistle which you could buy at most stores at a much better cost. In my research I found a pill that was Milk Thistle with Tumeric (which is a wonderful spice that is a natural anti inflammatory.) Swelling is what causes the pain the dogs feel. After starting her on that her liver enzyemes returned to normal. We still had to give her the pain med but not everyday as we had been doing to keep swelling down. So if the glucosamine does not by it self work add some turmeric to see if that helps. Also another common spice that helps with swelling is Ginger.

 

[Ranger111]

Got the Cosequin tabs from Costco today (they sent them 2nd day air -- for free), and gave them to the hound. She grabbed them and chewed them up and swallowed them with no problem.

Something to be said for no having to wrestle an 80-pound Lab to get her to take her pills. I will probably research better (ie- cheaper) options for future orders, but for the moment I got 360 name-brand tabs for $70-XXX including shipping and taxes.