Originally Posted by K9karen
WHERE do you buy your Glucosamine / Chondroitin ??
YEARS ago, when our Doc Mike first proposed using Glucosamine to treat
SmokeMutt's 'Luxating Patella', he carefully explained that the "active ingredient"
that helped improve joint function and lubrication was the SUPPLEMENT called Glucosamine.
He stressed it was a Supplement and NOT a "drug" - and therefore did NOT
require an MD or DVM doctor to write a script for. I thought it sounded like a
snake-oil treatment - but did a lot of Internet research ...
After the pain pills helped reduce the joint swelling, SmokeMutt just
*gimped* around and didn't seem to be in pain - but Doc said we should at
least *try* the Glucosamine. That's when he admitted that HE took a daily
Glucosamine - NON-prescription - to help with his painful knees!
Source of Doc's Glucosamine = Wally's World - the generic, store-brand "cheapy-stuff"!
THEN he pulled a bottle of the Vet-sold "Prescription Glucosamine" and explained
what was in it - a LOT of Glucosamine and a LITTLE bit of actual prescription drugs
for pain relief - thereby requiring a DVM-written script - and an OUTRAGEOUS price!
Which did I wanna try?
We headed for Wally's World - and have been steady "cheap stuff" customers for years!
PS: Smokey started out on TWO 1,000 units of Glucosamine (one pill every 12 hours)
for about 6 months - his "maintenance dose" is now ONE 1,000 unit pill per day.
Discuss this with your Vet - ask him if he can prescribe the MEDS she needs as
a seperate script; and let you buy the Glucosamine as an over-the-counter,
NON-prescription, supplement. Ought to be a lot less expensive.
NOTE: Doc Mike and many other Vets suggest that Glucosamine by itself -
without to often combined Chondroitin - is the desired supplement for canines -
many Vets feel the Chondroitin is not of great benefit to the dog.
Wally sells both straigh Glucosamine AND the combined Glucosamine + Chondroitin.
End of Tail.
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