doctordoolittle
Well-Known Member
Have had my horse on a joint supplement since I've had him (3yrs) as a preventative and he is now 15.
He's on suppleaze gold as when i looked into it this seemed to have good reviews and seemed to be pretty cost effective!!
Have used biosynov in the past but its not that palatable and stinks of curry!
7 weeks ago he suddenly went lame and it was thought to be a field injury related to twisting/overextension of the off side fetlock. He is now sound but still looking a bit sore/tentative circling on concrete especially to the right. This could be related to stiffness due to box rest, injury could have exacerbated underlying arthritis or he may have previously been like this but not as noticeable. When he was in horse-pital recently for a scope they did Xrays which showed there was some degenerative changes in the pastern joint bilaterally. Obviously this could be an incidental finding but it does fit with this discomfort he now seems to show on rotation.
He is back at the vets in 2 weeks for repeat scopes so if he's still showing some discomfort then they will nerve block pastern joint to assess further. As he's got ulcers NSAIDs will not be suitable so will probably be looking down the cartrophen route.
So what do you think are the best joint supplements on the market?
what are your experiences of joint supplements and arthritis?
Thanks
He's on suppleaze gold as when i looked into it this seemed to have good reviews and seemed to be pretty cost effective!!
Have used biosynov in the past but its not that palatable and stinks of curry!
7 weeks ago he suddenly went lame and it was thought to be a field injury related to twisting/overextension of the off side fetlock. He is now sound but still looking a bit sore/tentative circling on concrete especially to the right. This could be related to stiffness due to box rest, injury could have exacerbated underlying arthritis or he may have previously been like this but not as noticeable. When he was in horse-pital recently for a scope they did Xrays which showed there was some degenerative changes in the pastern joint bilaterally. Obviously this could be an incidental finding but it does fit with this discomfort he now seems to show on rotation.
He is back at the vets in 2 weeks for repeat scopes so if he's still showing some discomfort then they will nerve block pastern joint to assess further. As he's got ulcers NSAIDs will not be suitable so will probably be looking down the cartrophen route.
So what do you think are the best joint supplements on the market?
what are your experiences of joint supplements and arthritis?
Thanks