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Permalink Reply by Sylvia & Timmy on March 24, 2009 at 12:21am

Mike, have you taken Toast to the vet and gotten any kind of diagnosis? I get Glycoflex III and order it online from KVvet.com. Their prices are great and shipping is free if you order more than $50, otherwise $5 extra, but still worth it, considering their prices.

Timmy has been diagnosed to have mild dysplasia in his right rear hip. He gets the Glycoflex III and also something called Hyaflex. Its hyanluric acid which was recommended by some friends that have dogs in agility competition. My vet says as long as we can stay away from the heavier meds like Rimadyl and Deramaxx, the better.

Before you start with any type of supplement you should discuss it with your vet though. Hope you find some relief for Toast. I know it broke my heart to see Timmy limping, especially since he LOVES to run after and chase balls.

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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on March 24, 2009 at 3:02am

We buy the Costco human-grade glucosamine (after the vet told us it was OK) and cut the tablets in half.

I have noticed lately they have glucosamine tablets in the pet section now! I didn't figure out what kind of price difference there was, though.

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Permalink Reply by Joanne Koppenaal on September 5, 2009 at 2:51pm

I have given both human glucosamine and Cosequin. Just check comprable dosage of drug in Cosequin to human grade. The cosequin is easier to give they eat it like a treat! You have to disguise the people one.

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Permalink Reply by Linsey & Grissom on September 9, 2009 at 2:59pm

It's perfectly safe. As far as suplements go, I would stick with appropriate human grade ones as much as you can.
Products made for pets are far less regulated and have very little rules.

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Permalink Reply by Shepdog on September 9, 2009 at 8:07pm

Er, actually - many human supplements are equally questionable, even with the passage in June 2009 of the FDA supplement "regulations". Companies still set their own standards. The potency is all the way all over the board, and often not what the bottle says... actually, what's funny is that the pet industry had set a NASC standard several years (2003) before the FDA even looked at human dietary supplements or set a date for full compliance.

That said, years ago, before the dog supplements became widely available, I did use the Costco ones for the Shepherds, under the guidance of my vet. Now I use a naturvet product - Arthrisoothe Gold for my horse, and I used it on my ancient Shepherd before she passed a few years ago. It works very well. I like the naturvet products - they are NASC compliant, but they are not inexpensive.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on September 9, 2009 at 6:02pm

I would definately check with your vet before giving him any more as I would think that the human dose would be made for people with an average weight of 125 or more (just guessing) and our little corgis are only 1/4th that size plus if they add anything else that wouldn't be good for dogs...don't know but that's my thoughts!

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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on September 9, 2009 at 6:04pm

I chop the human grade ones in half for my 55-pound doggie :)

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Permalink Reply by Chloe's parent Liz on September 10, 2009 at 1:53am

Our vet said go to Costco, and chop it in half. It was her suggestion.

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Permalink Reply by Marion and Vern on September 10, 2009 at 8:58am

Tedi had a bum front shoulder and we used to give him Pet Naturals of Vermont for medium & large dogs. We got them at Petco. We would give him on in the morning and one at night, once or twice we would run out and he would start to limp again but once we got them again he was much better. He just thought they were a goodie. They have glucosamine, MSM & chondroitin. Sure hope what ever you end up giving brings as much relief as these did for Tedi. We actualy have a bag and will be starting Sami on them when she is a little older, my husband takes his everyday but alas I can not because I am allergic to shell fish. Good luck!

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