Mason_Gibbs Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 My puppy had an injury to his elbow/shoulder joint and i was wondering what joint supplement is good to give puppies?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Crazy Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I use Joint Guard on both my BC's. Sonny had an injured pastern & Stella hurt her foot. Both had been running on hard, dry ground. I have them both on a maintence dose ATM & found this product excellent. Yes it is expensive but lasts my about 60 days for the 2 of them. Around $1 a day. I ordered it online form VETNPET,found them to be the cheapest & they have great service too. Both dogs symptoms were gone in 2 days & have not returned. Hope I was of some help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Archie~ Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Another vote for Joint Guard. I have used it over the years for Mum's old Labrador, and now have my cat on it and have noticed a massive change in both Mum's lab & our cat. I have recommended it to a heap of friends & family with older animals and they all have seen fantastic results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minyvlz Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I would say fish oil and some GLM powder (or GLM itself if you can find it for cheap). I don't have a dog with problems but my 6mo kitten has joint inflammation and I don't want to give her something that's too strong (have heard how glucosamine isn't good for youngins, not sure how true it is). She also gets ester c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyValley Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Don't give a puppy anything with calcium! That will throw out the calcium:phosphorus ratio in his diet. Vitamin C promotes calcium uptake and Fish Oil should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minyvlz Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Don't give a puppy anything with calcium! That will throw out the calcium:phosphorus ratio in his diet. Vitamin C promotes calcium uptake and Fish Oil should be fine. Meh I have given calcium in the form of bones and goat's milk to puppies and they were fine. You sort of have to give bones on a raw diet. So are you saying don't give vit c cos it promotes calcium uptake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyValley Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Don't give a puppy anything with calcium! That will throw out the calcium:phosphorus ratio in his diet. Vitamin C promotes calcium uptake and Fish Oil should be fine. Meh I have given calcium in the form of bones and goat's milk to puppies and they were fine. You sort of have to give bones on a raw diet. So are you saying don't give vit c cos it promotes calcium uptake? Natural calcium is fine, calcium supplements are bad. I should have made that more clear - don't give joint formulas containing calcium or calcium tablets. I give vitamin C because it helps promote calcium uptake from the dogs diet but does not alter the amount of calcium. It's especially good when pups are "knuckling over". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minyvlz Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Don't give a puppy anything with calcium! That will throw out the calcium:phosphorus ratio in his diet. Vitamin C promotes calcium uptake and Fish Oil should be fine. Meh I have given calcium in the form of bones and goat's milk to puppies and they were fine. You sort of have to give bones on a raw diet. So are you saying don't give vit c cos it promotes calcium uptake? Natural calcium is fine, calcium supplements are bad. I should have made that more clear - don't give joint formulas containing calcium or calcium tablets. I give vitamin C because it helps promote calcium uptake from the dogs diet but does not alter the amount of calcium. It's especially good when pups are "knuckling over". Natural calcium also will change the Ca:P ratio though. Just add more meat will do. Vitamin C is a good anti-inflammatory, but pick the best form to give, be it ascorbic acid or ester c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 I was also wary of giving a pup a joint supplement but the vet treating the pup for the injury says its fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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