Green lipped muscle

dingle12

dingle12

Well-Known Member
Joined
22 January 2005
Messages
4,530
Location
Barnsley,south yorkshire
Visit site
Hi does anyone supplement with the above and if so which brand do you use? My dog is recently diagnosed with 2 luxating patellas, I've got him on glucosamine and thing. Vet has said the holland and Barrett GLM is fine but I didn't know if there is anything out there that's better.
 
Only brand I can think of is Maxavita?

I'm going to try their Maxaflex once my mare is back in action. It seems to be the best one on the market and has excellent reviews. I'm also certain that it's one of only a few joint supplements on the market not to contain shark fin cartilage - which is a huge influencing factor for me.
 
Several studies recently have shown that glucosamine is pointless. I use Simply Supplements green lipped mussel capsules for my dysplastic dog. He moves a lot more easily, although he also has salmon oil.
 
ive been looking for the advance too and read something on a forum about it now only being available from vets (thats only something ive read, not something i know as fact!) but i certainly cant find it anywhere either so may be worth seeing if your vet can get it.
 
I use yumove advance, definitely more effective than yumove alone. I get mine on insurance so not sure how to source it outside the vets.
 
Advance is a veterinary exclusive - Lintbells are very helpful, I'm sure if you sent them an email they'd be able to list practices in your area which stock it, or you can ask your current vet if they can order it in. :) Haven't got a box to hand for the ingredients, mine has been decanted into an old normal Yumove pot, but I can check at work tomorrow.
 
Advance ingredients - each tablet provides 250mg Glucosamine HCl, 180mg Green lipped mussel, 125mg Beta Glucans, 25mg N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, 2.5mg hyaluronic acid, 3mg, manganese, 12.5mg vit c and 0.5mg vit e.

Composition - Di calcium phosphate, glucosamine HCl (25%) Green lipped mussel powder (18%), yeast extract (13%), N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 2.5%, magnesium stearate, hyaluronic acid 0.25%.

Additives - vit C, Vit E, Manganese sulphate monohydrate.
 
I had my boy on advance ordered from amazon but i didn't think it made that much diff and 3 tablets a day plus his thyroid meds it was a shame I felt stuffing them down him he is now on riaflex powder and for a 10yr old high mileage dobe and his movement in great. you can see from his toe and knee joints he has arthritic changes but you would never know he is 10. they also do a GLM powder on its own I did try that as well as their MSM Gluc Hyaluronic Acid Chondroitin canine joint plus but as he was doing so well on the joint plus he didn't need it. this is the joint plus and he has 3 scoops with his breakfast values are per scoop:
Glucosamine Hcl (1000mg)
Chondroitin Sulphate (400mg)
MSM (1000mg)
Hyaluronic Acid (2000mcg)
Manganese
Antioxidants (Vitamin C & E)


versus yumove advance (he would have to have 3 tablets)

Each tablet provides

Glucosamine HCL 250 mg
Green Lipped Muscle 180 mg
Beta Glucans 125 mg
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 25 mg
Hyaluronic Acid 2.5 mg
Manganese 3 mg
Vitamic C 12.5 mg
Vitamin E 0.5 mg
 
the riaflex works out about £20 a month for him at 40kgs cant remember how much the advance is for what I consider to be lower levels of the active ingredients.

ive read in a few places that for Glucosamine for example to have a 'theraputic' effect for a dog his size you are looking at 1500mg a day.
 
Last edited:
I'd been using yumove for years but my dog was stiff getting up from sleeping. I tried Equimins dog version of devils claw and haven't looked back, I am very pleased with it, she no longer is stiff when she gets up. The dog version says blooms or something like that but its the same as the horse version as its from Equimins anyway so I've bought the horse one for £20 for a litre instead instead of £10 per 250 mls costs twice as much its the same stuff I rang them
 
I hope you find something that helps ease any discomfort. I am always rather sceptical about supplements as, despite trying various things over the years (for my dogs and myself) I have never really seen any that make a real difference.

Having said that, I am going to have a look at the Riaflex powder for my two elderly arthritic dogs (a GSD and a collie).
 
Thank you everyone, I've currently got him on the yumove advance. He's on the loading dose and his anti inflammatorys from the vets. I really don't want him on long term anti inflammatorys as he get really upset tummys they gurgle none stop. I've reduced him from 2 a day to 1 and I make sure he's a full tummy before he has them. Any other tips on how to settle his tummy and protect it.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top