Comments on: Protecting Your Dog’s Joints the Natural Way

By: Raymond@Victorinox Kitchen Knives

Raymond@Victorinox Kitchen Knives — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:59:55 +0000

I have never heard of Glucosamine for dogs before. It seems like it might work. I have a 13 year old Border Collie that has a bad hip. Do you think that Glucosamine for dogs might help him with his pain?

By: admin

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:01:01 +0000

I don’t know what the NISH is and cannot find anything online about it regarding studies on glucosamine.

Here is a clinical trial done by the National Institute of Health…

“For a subset of participants with moderate-to-severe pain, glucosamine combined with chondroitin sulfate provided statistically significant pain relief compared with placebo—about 79 percent had a 20 percent or greater reduction in pain versus about 54 percent for placebo.”

As for clinical studies in dogs… I cannot find anyone who has invested the money in doing a clinical trial in dogs. However, glucosamine functions the same in dog’s as it does in human’s joints. And I think if you read the comments here and across the internet you will find thousands of individual results that can attest to the results of using glucosamine for dogs, including myself. Do you really need the government to tell you it works?

By: Rich H

Rich H — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:59:28 +0000

The author states “The use of glucosamine for human’s arthritis pain has become very popular and widely used so certainly we should question if glucosamine for dogs provides the same benefits. ”

What benefits.

In fact, studies done by the NISH and other credible entities have indicated that there is no benefit to the use of Glucosamine in humans.

Please document clinical trials in dogs that indicate otherwise.

Rick

By: Steve@Forex Trading System Blog

Steve@Forex Trading System Blog — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:57:36 +0000

I have used Glucosamine as a supplement and as an ingredient in the foods I purchase for years for my older male with Hip Dysplasia and it has helped ease his symptoms to a marked degree.

By: James@Celebrity Images

James@Celebrity Images — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:08:21 +0000

Glucosamine is, uin my opinion the best alternative. My family had a boxer with stiffening joints and Glucosamine seemed to do the job. Thanks for sharing this with us all :)

By: Leslie@Pet Insurance

Leslie@Pet Insurance — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:35:07 +0000

My dog is 7 years old and I was told by my vet recently to make sure he always has a bone to chew on because it insures he won’t have bone problems later in life!

I know that glucosamine is found in the bones and bone marrow of animals and was wondering if this was the reason? If so, should I still give a glucosamine supplement to him?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:19:09 +0000

Thank you for this informational post. I agree with the previous post that it is a great idea to start glucosamine in the middle aged dog, before the signs appear. We’ve seen success with it as well.
Thank you.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:54:16 +0000

It is absolutely a good idea to start glucosamine in the middle aged dog – before the signs of arthritis appear.
By the time you see signs of arthritis the cartilage has already suffered extensive damage.

By: Dog Insurance Reviews

Dog Insurance Reviews — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:51:17 +0000

I was wondering at what age should one start giving Glucosamine to his dog? I mean can it be used like before the arthritis actually appears…in order to prevent the illness or is it just to treat it once the symptoms are already visible?

Thanks in advance.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:12:55 +0000

There is still some debate over whether or not one form of glucosamine is better than the other. Most say that both forms are effective. Some supplements use both forms of glucosamine, have you considered that?