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Was thinking about looking into a supplement to help my dog who has mild HD.

Cod liver oil dosent agree with her, and i dont want her on metacam for the rest of her life ideally....

Is there cortaflex for dogs? (heard this is good for horses?)


Any ideas/links pls?

Thanks in advance. :)
 
Devils Claw is good.

My dog has HD and he is on Pooch and Mutt Mobile Bones. I was recommended it by innumerable people as making a huge difference. He does not appear to have any problems having been not for several months.

There are long term pain killing drugs eg Trocoxil (once monthly) that you could ask your vet about, but if it's only mild,id be tempted to go for suplements.

Do you give the dog tinned pilchards/sardines? Avoid those in tomato sauce as the tomato exacerbates arthritis.
 
Thats a great shame about the cold liver oil. I've tried lots of joint supplements over the years with Toby but simple, straight forward cod liver oil always gives the best results.

Would cartrophen injections help him? Toby used to have these and they were very effective too.
 
My chiropractor recommended Petspec professional joint mobility for our dog made by topspec. She's been on it about 6 weeks now and certainly isn't any worse!
Her problem at the moment is that she has bursitis but we don't know if there is something else going on in the underlying wrist joint. I was also advised to try chia seeds, they are supposed to be the new wonder cure-all foodstuff for everyone! We have used it in the past and it was after I stopped using it our dogs problems seemed to get worse so she's back on it again now. The vet told me I was wasting money giving her flaxseed oil as there is current research to suggest dogs can't digest it but can get omega 3 from the chia.
 
I give my lab cosequin as I also use it on my horse (well the horse version) and it is brilliant. much better imo than cortaflex.
 
Cosequin and seraquin may be paid for by your insurance. Ask your vet. The main ingredients are glucosamine, chondroitin and tumeric (curcumin). All of these can be bought separately and probably cheaper.

You need to be consistent and persist as some supplements take some weeks to show effects. The best bio availability is from the liquid forms of glucosamine etc and some brands are better than others. Look for percentage strength if buying separately.
 
thanks all :)

yes the vet said about a once montly injection that you do for 6 months and then have a break etc.... then carry on

If it can be helped (pending on pain levels obvs will speak to my vet) id rather try heron some supplements - or metacam/pain relief just over winter is possible when its colder as i know we all feel it then!!! i do with my dodgy back....

Will see the vet again in 2/3 weeks so for now shes fine on metacam but as shes only 4 i dont know the long term effects of this.......
 
The ingredients you are looking for in a joint supplement should be Glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate.These are the main 2 supplement that have scientific backing saying they aid joint issues.

My own lab is on a daily 1000 dose for a long term case of Elbow displasia as well as having had cartrophen injections to ease the discomfort(the injections made a world of diference she was so much more eager for longer walks after)Eventually i suspect she will likely end up on long term metacalm but at the moment she is doing well on her injections and supplements.

Im not sure what the names of supplements in the UK are but I have been using the human form in liquid tablets from holland and barrett.We often recommend them a lot for dogs with lower severity joint issues.
Just introduce to the dogs diet slowly and increase the dosage over a few weeks as a sudden addition can cause some digestive upsets.

What size dog have you?
How old is she?
 
shes a spaniel x collie (unfortunately i think the bad health traits of both breeds)... she was an accidental litter btw - and i fell in love lol :)

Shes only 4.... 5 soon, she also has mild elbow displasia, and dodgy wrists from agility - basically if i took her back agility she would carry on spraining the carpi... so obvs she has never done agility for a lonnnnggg time.... since being diagnosed. poor dog.

luckily everything is very mild but its still and issue...

i will look into the injection - but shes also haveing thermal imaging done in the next week/two and i will report back with that too as i find it very intresting.
 
Six weeks ago my 13 year old terrier was so poorly he wouldnt move from his bed (not even for treats, which is unheard of for him). I took him to the vet for an X ray fully expecting them to say he had a tumour and would have to be pts. Turned out to be arthritis in his hips and knees. he started on metacam daily and, on the advice of a friend whose dog uses them, I've added a daily vetvits flexi joint supplement and a bio flow magnetic collar. He's improved so much I've been able to half the daily dose of metacam. Not sure which bit is actually helping but he's doing brilliantly at the moment.
 
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