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Here is some infor on Glucosamine and heated beds


Well, the Glucosamine link doesn't work quite right, but if you follow the link and tye it in, it brings up several articles...

Anna! I found this tonight :DArthritis pain relief
Please take a look, the product has both the Glocosamine and Chondrotin in it (plus other stuff that I have read good reports about) they explain dosage fully too. Looks good to me. Don`t know about cost value because it is your currency not mine. LOL.

Our Peach (chesapeake) has arthritis and a degenerative disease of the hips. At the vets urging, we were giving her one aspirin per day to ease the pain. He cautioned about using too many because of stomach problems.

Just recently he saw her again and we told him the aspirin was just not helping her anymore so he put her on rimadyl. We asked about glucosamine and he said it couldn't hurt - may help. So every morning she gets one 75 mg rimadyl and 3 gluco-tabs. I got them from Drs. Foster and Smith-the instructions on the container said to give her that many for her weight. In the evening she gets one 75 mg rimadyl. Has really seemed to relieve the pain - she's still stumbly.

Looking into a cart for her from www.doggon.com Kind of expensive, but I think she's more than worth it.

WOW ChrisH! This looks like a pretty good product, if it does everything it says it does! With Angus's weight (120 lbs.) he would use 1 bottle/mo, with a cost of around $30/bottle, which is really only $1/day! I think my boy is worth a $1 a day! I will have to show this to Mark & see what he thinks of it!
BTW...thanks Amy, I checking on the beds right now.

Which do you think are the better beds for older dogs (easier on them & easier to get up & down from), the foam or they also have one with baffles, keeps everything in place so they don't make a nest in it?

Anna,

I'm so glad you found something that might help Angus.
A joint supplement plus the bed should help him feel more
comfortable. My Buddy took a suppliment called Cosequin
for years & it did extend his life & made him feel so much
more playful & alive. That's the upside of medicine these days
so many advances are being made now to help with the aging
process in animals & humans. I know how much it hurts your
heart to see a beloved friend in pain & want so much to help
them. Hope Angus gets to feeling better soon. Good Luck
with your search. Liz