Comments on: glucosamine for dogs? http://www.glucosaminehealth.com/glucosamine-for-dogs/ Glucosamine Health Benefits Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:41:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: walkinglady http://www.glucosaminehealth.com/glucosamine-for-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-180 walkinglady Mon, 03 May 2010 07:25:19 +0000 http://www.glucosaminehealth.com/glucosamine-for-dogs/#comment-180 If you're following your vets advice on dosage, I don't think you need to worry about over-dosing him. Two of my greyhounds are on glucosamine - one of them only as a preventative because he's got the start of arthritis in his shoulder and he gets 500 mg a day and has for years. My other one gets it to prevent her from limping. She's 70 lbs. and the vet said she could have 1500 mg a day safely. Neither of my dogs have had any kind of side effects - only benefits, and my older dog has a geriatric blood panel done regularly so if there was any kind of kidney or liver damage or anything else starting, it would show up there. You're doing a good thing for Bower giving him glucosamine - you don't need to worry about it! Hope he'll be ok. If you’re following your vets advice on dosage, I don’t think you need to worry about over-dosing him. Two of my greyhounds are on glucosamine – one of them only as a preventative because he’s got the start of arthritis in his shoulder and he gets 500 mg a day and has for years. My other one gets it to prevent her from limping. She’s 70 lbs. and the vet said she could have 1500 mg a day safely.

Neither of my dogs have had any kind of side effects – only benefits, and my older dog has a geriatric blood panel done regularly so if there was any kind of kidney or liver damage or anything else starting, it would show up there. You’re doing a good thing for Bower giving him glucosamine – you don’t need to worry about it! Hope he’ll be ok.

]]> By: mickey g http://www.glucosaminehealth.com/glucosamine-for-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-181 mickey g Mon, 03 May 2010 07:25:19 +0000 http://www.glucosaminehealth.com/glucosamine-for-dogs/#comment-181 well, we had to give our dog it when she got older. she had degenerative nerve disease which made her lose feeling from the hips down, eventually causing her not to be able to stand or walk which led to her having to be put down. if we had known about the disease earlier, we could have helped keep the progression down with the use of those pills, but we thought she just had arthritis at first, being that she was 13 when she first started showing the symptoms. they also have it in a form of a liquid that you can add to chicken or beef broth, and then you would know exactly how much you should be giving. as for the pills, we got them thru the vet, a giant bottle's worth. you should really call your vet and find out what dosage your dog should be having, we had a 45lbs dog, and she only got 300Mgs a day. and since human drugs are made for humans, they might have some additives that aren't good for the pup. it might be fine, but until you talk to the doc, i wouldn't give it the pills. you dont want to do more damage unknowingly. well, we had to give our dog it when she got older. she had degenerative nerve disease which made her lose feeling from the hips down, eventually causing her not to be able to stand or walk which led to her having to be put down. if we had known about the disease earlier, we could have helped keep the progression down with the use of those pills, but we thought she just had arthritis at first, being that she was 13 when she first started showing the symptoms. they also have it in a form of a liquid that you can add to chicken or beef broth, and then you would know exactly how much you should be giving.
as for the pills, we got them thru the vet, a giant bottle’s worth. you should really call your vet and find out what dosage your dog should be having, we had a 45lbs dog, and she only got 300Mgs a day. and since human drugs are made for humans, they might have some additives that aren’t good for the pup. it might be fine, but until you talk to the doc, i wouldn’t give it the pills. you dont want to do more damage unknowingly.

]]> By: Loz http://www.glucosaminehealth.com/glucosamine-for-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Loz Mon, 03 May 2010 07:25:19 +0000 http://www.glucosaminehealth.com/glucosamine-for-dogs/#comment-182 It depends a little bit on the formulation of the tablets how much you need to give, as well as on his body weight. 300-500mg is a reasonable amount for a dog of about 15kg, maybe 500-750mg for a 35kg dog. There are also liquid forms which are supposedly better absorbed by the body. Best to tell your vet what brand you are using and double check the doses just to be sure. If he's already got signs of degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis), it may be worth your while to ask your vet about cartrophen injections. These help to improve lubrication and nutrition of joint cartilage and so help to prevent progression of osteoarthritis. It's given as 4 injections over 4 weeks, and the effects last from about 3 months to 1 or more years. Side effects are pretty rare. Valgus deformity (assuming that's what you're referring to- his front legs are bent outwards? Or varus- bent inwards?) can often be corrected surgically. It's the sort of thing that is done in a referrals centre, not by a local vet, but has it been mentioned to you? Hope I've been of some help, and good luck with your pup. Sorry to hear about your Boxer...they're lovely dogs, but seem to be prone to just about every disease in the book. It depends a little bit on the formulation of the tablets how much you need to give, as well as on his body weight. 300-500mg is a reasonable amount for a dog of about 15kg, maybe 500-750mg for a 35kg dog. There are also liquid forms which are supposedly better absorbed by the body. Best to tell your vet what brand you are using and double check the doses just to be sure.

If he’s already got signs of degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis), it may be worth your while to ask your vet about cartrophen injections. These help to improve lubrication and nutrition of joint cartilage and so help to prevent progression of osteoarthritis. It’s given as 4 injections over 4 weeks, and the effects last from about 3 months to 1 or more years. Side effects are pretty rare.

Valgus deformity (assuming that’s what you’re referring to- his front legs are bent outwards? Or varus- bent inwards?) can often be corrected surgically. It’s the sort of thing that is done in a referrals centre, not by a local vet, but has it been mentioned to you?

Hope I’ve been of some help, and good luck with your pup. Sorry to hear about your Boxer…they’re lovely dogs, but seem to be prone to just about every disease in the book.

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