vsrenard Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Hi all, Emme came to us a couple of years ago with a limp that flares up every now and then. We've had her imaged several times and thankfully see no evidence of a lesion or fracture. She may have an old sprain that acts up from time to time. In any case, our vet wants her on Glucosamine and recommended Dasuquin. I have her on Dasuquin + MSM, but am looking for less pricey options. I know the Greyhound Gang and Springtime offer alternatives. Has anyone gone through this search and found one option to be preferable over the others? Thank you, Vanitha Quote Missing Zola, my hero and my heart; and Brin, my baby dog, my wisp of love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) Costco's Kirkland brand has a Glucosamine/MSM tablet that is 1500mg of each component. It's been very good for my seniors. Good luck with Emme! eta, the bottles are 375 caplets and run ~$16-18. Edited May 15, 2020 by FiveRoooooers Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante2zoe Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I have ours on Cosequin and NextGuard, which is a liquid. Paris tore a muscle in her front leg while racing and that leg seems to bother her at times, so I recently put her on Adequan injections, too. Haven't been on it long enough to see if it will help her, but I have had good response from several other dogs. I give it subQ, so it's an easy injection. Just a thought. Quote Cindy with Miss Fancypants, Paris Bueller, Zeke, and Angus Dante (Dg's Boyd), Zoe (In a While), Brady (Devilish Effect), Goose (BG Shotgun), Maverick (BG ShoMe), Maggie (All Trades Jax), Sherman (LNB Herman Bad) and Indy (BYB whippet) forever in my heart The flame that burns the brightest, burns the fastest and leaves the biggest shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaFlaca Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I use Springtime Joint Chewables. Quote Irene ~ Owned and Operated by Jenny (Jenny Rocks ~ 11/24/17) ~ JRo, Jenny from the Track Lola (AMF Won't Forget ~ 04/29/15 -07/22/19) - My girl. I'll always love you. Wendy (Lost Footing ~ 12/11/05 - 08/18/17) ~ Forever in our hearts. "I am yours, you are mine". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleptogrey Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 On 5/15/2020 at 12:20 PM, vsrenard said: Hi all, Emme came to us a couple of years ago with a limp that flares up every now and then. We've had her imaged several times and thankfully see no evidence of a lesion or fracture. She may have an old sprain that acts up from time to time. In any case, our vet wants her on Glucosamine and recommended Dasuquin. I have her on Dasuquin + MSM, but am looking for less pricey options. I know the Greyhound Gang and Springtime offer alternatives. Has anyone gone through this search and found one option to be preferable over the others? Thank you, Vanitha you can also go on amazon and research both/all ingredients and purchase them separately. that's what i did for a while. i do believe they need Vitamin C to process both. i basically copied the recipe from greyhound gang and found it much cheaper. i also found that the only things that really worked were metacam and adequan injections. i would try the metacam as needed, it takes a week to really kick in and then you can reduce the dosage to every other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 I used the Springtime supplements (Fresh Factors and Joint chewables) For years until the Picky Princess decided she didn’t like them anymore One thing I noticed with my own arthritis was the MSM really made a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsrenard Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Thank you all!! Quote Missing Zola, my hero and my heart; and Brin, my baby dog, my wisp of love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 You might even be able to get her to take a human tablet (break it in half if the dose is too high) if you wrap it in some cheese or chicken. Turmeric might work better for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyhndHomecare Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I second (3rd?) the use of the human version. It's a fraction of the cost and does the job. Didn't know about the Vitamin C being needed. That's good to know. My very arthritic dog did very, very well on Arthrisoothe Gold. He didn't like the taste of it, so I used to crush the tablets and put it in his food. They have a liquid, too, but that was quite a bit more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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