Originally posted by Laurie
... I started with just the Glucomsamine then progressed
to Glucomsamine/Chondroitrin/fishoil
and am now back to the Glucomsamine & Chondroitin.
Lately I have seen on the market Glucomsamine & MSM...
Smokey gets one or two 500 mg "Glucosamine Complex" pills every day to help his *trick knee*.
Our Vet suffers from *sore knees* himself, and suggested that the WalMart, over-the-counter "cheapie" pills were what he (the VET) used for himself! Smoke's pills are cheap - only $3-$4 for 60 pills!

Doc Mike advised that humans benifit from the combination of Glucosamine AND Chondroitin taken together - but "most" Veterinary studies suggest that the addition of the Chondroitin does NOT show any benifits for dogs or animals. He showed me several prescription Vet meds - the less expensive were only Glucosamine; the "pricey" ones had the added Chondroitin... His suggestion? Go to WalMart and buy the plain Glucosamine, and NO Rx: required!

Doc never mentioned the addition of MSN (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane)... possibly because the MSN has not been considered for Vet use...?

I did a http://www.google.com search using the term "Glucosamine AND MSN" and got many pages of *hits*... MOST of the hits were pages touting the merits of MSN for humans - here's just one >>
"ALL ABOUT GLUCOSAMINE AND MSM"
BUT! It was written by someone *selling* the stuff - so read with a grain or two of salt added!

/s/ Phred