Joint supplements - which ones work?

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How do you know which joint supplement actually has scientific research to back up what it says on the fancy packet?

I currently pay nearly £80 for a joint supplement but dont actually know if it does what it says it does! any advice on how i can pick the best one for my horse who had an operation for OCD in his stifles?
 
I use Newmarket Joint supp - Reccommended by my vet. Costs around £75 and last up to 3 months depending on the amount being used! But im with you?!?!?!?!
It Must be doing something as her fetlock is looking great, shes been on it for 3 months now and will prob continue with it. (She had ocd leison and badly damaged cartilage removed from OH fetlock)
 
it is diffucult to know witch one to go for as there are so many the only thing you can do is ring the companys o the ones you are intrested in ask them for information packs and have a read through to try and find the purest ingredidents!
 
I have a racehorse broodmare with severe arthritis. Her right front ankle is like a melon and I'm not joking. We almost had to put her down until I started giving her the following: cortaflex, msm, rosehips, and ACV. When doing my research, the best results were with msm added with joint supplement and not with it already in.

At any rate the xrays on this mare were very dismal and this was a last ditch effort to control her arthritis and keep her pain free. That was 3 years ago and she's had 2 normal healthy foals and has stayed sound without the need for bute. If she runs around like a loon on hard ground she's a bit sore but that's it.

She's my scientific proof!

Terri
 
I use Newmarket Joint supplement on my girl. Newmarket is just glucosamine, but it is 99% pure. Although like you all have said, I really don't know whether it works or not.

Snyoquin and Cosequin are supposed to be very good too they have glucosamine and chondroitin together, unlike Newmarket, but they are really expensive!
 
I looked at the one Cellie mentioned (thanks for the tip Cellie) and it has the recommended levels of MSM etc. However, you need to feed it at the load rate (50g a day) to achieve this - afterwards you are only feeding 1/3 of this for the daily maintenance.

If you feed at the required levels, 1kg lasts 20 days, so it is about £1 a day for this supplement.

I tried Riaflex complete and didnt notice a difference at all. It cost £40 a month at the injury rate.

The only one that seems to have made a difference is superflex - I have been feeding that for the last 2ish years but it doesnt have the recommended levels of MSM, glucosamine etc so I was looking for something more.

Think it is like calmers - trial and error really.
 
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I looked at the one Cellie mentioned (thanks for the tip Cellie) and it has the recommended levels of MSM etc. However, you need to feed it at the load rate (50g a day) to achieve this - afterwards you are only feeding 1/3 of this for the daily maintenance.

If you feed at the required levels, 1kg lasts 20 days, so it is about £1 a day for this supplement.

I tried Riaflex complete and didnt notice a difference at all. It cost £40 a month at the injury rate.

The only one that seems to have made a difference is superflex - I have been feeding that for the last 2ish years but it doesnt have the recommended levels of MSM, glucosamine etc so I was looking for something more.

Think it is like calmers - trial and error really.

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Thats handy to know as I have been using additional msm .Will have to order some more to keep him on higher levels.The one I have been using is from ebay but I read that crystal msm isnt so good although they maintain its pure form.Its hard to know what to do for the best .
What msm do you use.
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Well, I was going to try Mobifor, which is marketed as the vet strength version of superflex. Superflex has made a difference in so much that when I take the CB off it, he is stiff and hocks click madly and when he is on it, he is slightly less stiff and only 1 hock clicks. The anglo is generally stiff and creaky from having such a hard working life (ex-sj) and I find he has more movement on the superflex.

So my next plan is to keep using the superflex, then run the mobifor alongside it.

If there is no difference, I was going to use NJS (for glucosamine) and then just use a normal MSM (gold label or NAF or something).

If I notice an improvement with either the Mobifor or the NJS I will then take them off the superflex and see if there is any difference and if so, will put them straight back on it.
 
Equiflex from Vetvits defo works. It's 16.95 a tub and last me about 2/3 months (14hh nf). Main ingredient is glucosamine. You get it striaght from manufacturer in the Channel Islands, therefore no mark up and no VAT! Free P&P and have it on DD so gets delivered automatically when you need it (you work out the dose your horse needs and tell them how often you need it)

Have recomended it to many of my clients and have seen a huge improvement in some dodgy movers, one in particualr wouldn't canter left due to a locking stifle and after 4 weeks on the supplement was doing it no problems.

My vets and physio are also very happy when I say what I use. It has very similar ingredient ratio to Cosequin which is the one the vets around here give out (£100 a tub, you can only get it from your vet as far as I know). My friends mare was on this from her vet and changed to Equiflex and saw no difference.

Highly recomend
 
Thats interesting what you say about the MSM as I didn't know that. I feed Equine America's Glucosamine & MSM as it is extremely good value for money and I read somewhere that MSM is indicated as being very good for mild to moderate bone spavin which is what my ned has. I will get some MSM to add into my supplement at the weekend. Thanks for that, this is why I love this forum soooo much x
 
Cosequin - has been the difference between a sound/lame horse for me. Only one recommended by my highly sceptical vet and I think it is worth every penny.

I buy it off American Ebay and my last post cost for £112 (incl. postage) and will last me 8 months at the higher doseage rate my mare has (two scoops, rather than the low end maintenance dose for her size which is one scoop).

This mare had been on Cortaflex for years and years, but the Cosequin made the difference.
 
Haven't tried lots of different ones but check the dosage on the labels.
I was feeding NJS and Naf inflamaze (MSM) as this is the one my vet supplies and it was part of the insurance claim.
NAF don't make inflamaze anymore so when i went to collect some at the pharmacy they gave me a tub of Superflex.
Looking on the side of the tubs the Superflex has far less Glucosamine than the NJS so am now topping that up with a 1/2 dose of NJS to keep him on the same level.

Has anyone tried the Maxaflex stuff from Maxavita as I have been feeding pernamax but this is supposed to have that as well msm, glucosamine and other herbs.
 
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