mygirlruby Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 My 20 mth old 14 kg labradoodle, Ruby , has just had a surgery for one of her luxating patellas, and will need further surgeries to treat her other knee, and then probab her bilateral hip dysplasia aswell. The vet has placed her on Cosequin DS for the long term and rimadyl for the short term. The Cosequin is expensive. I want to know if this is the best for her, and can I get the same thing from healthfood stores, or online any cheaper?? Would appreciate any advice. Genevieve (rubys Mum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 (edited) . Edited May 8, 2009 by cavNrott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShesaLikeableBiBear Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I have an older dog with the onset of arthritis and found that a course of Cartrophen injections helped, rather than Rimadyl. Have a look at the topic here on an older sheltie having problems getting up and one reply was from kelly-lousie who's dog had surgery for cruciate ligament rupture. As cavNrott has advised most of the "joint relief" products can be bought online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe'smum Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Take our experience with a pinch of salt as don't know how helpful it actually is...Chloe was diagnosed with luxating patella and put on sylvet capsules (i understand basically a stronger version of glucosamine and chondriton) long-term, which weren't too expensive. It's supposed to be really good for athritis in the longer term too. She hasn't had a problem with the affected leg for around three weeks, now I don't know if that's because the stuff is REALLY good, or if the diagnosis might not have been strictly correct, or if we've just been really lucky so far! When she was at her worst, she was holding her leg up about 70 per cent of the time. I asked the vet if joint guard style gluc/chond style supplements that are widely available would do the job and he said the sylvet is far and away more potent. Sorry if this isn't any help...best of luck with Ruby and good on you for trying to do everything you can for her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 (edited) . Edited May 8, 2009 by cavNrott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellybly10 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 My boy used to be on Cosequin but is now on Joint Guard which is exactly the same but in a powder form so much cheaper, it also has MSM which is a natural anti-inflammatory and pain reliever so good for hip dyslasia i would imagine. I also buy mine online as it is cheaper than at the vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chloe'smum Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Apparently the sylvets have a website: http://www.sylvanscientific.com/ My vet explained them as being similar to what elite athletes take when recovering from joint damage, but I see they are also specifically formulated for animals. He has had a lot of success with them apparently. I don't have a packet or anything because they are proscribed and come in the little vet tablet bag as individuals and all it says on it is 'sylvet'. I only have to give one capsule a week. It's a nightmare to get down her eensy weensy throat, but disguised in ham it does the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nellybly10 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 (edited) My friends dog used to be on the cartrophen capsules but apparently they were taken off the market because they didnt work and vets stopped using them, she ended up back on the injections. It looks like these are a generic version of the cartrophen capsules??? Just looked at the website and the only contact details for the company is a fax number! Hmmm Edited June 23, 2006 by nellybly10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mygirlruby Posted June 23, 2006 Author Share Posted June 23, 2006 If anyone is interested I will post the ingredient list in Joint Guard. That would be a great help if you could, coz on the sites I've looked at so far they don't say what's in it - but it is cheaper I think! It says for my dogs size to give half a scoop daily, but how big is the scoop?? It comes in 400g tubs. Cheers, Genevieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mygirlruby Posted June 23, 2006 Author Share Posted June 23, 2006 Joint Guard Ingredients:Each 2.5c contains Glucosamine HCl 500mg - Chondroitin Sulphate 400mg. Also contains Manganese Gluconate - Calcium Ascorbate(Vit.C) - Zinc - Copper and Vitamin E. The container says "Long term treatment with Joint Guard may help reduce non infectious joint inflammation. Thanks for that - it is almost exactly the same as cosequin - but with added Zinc, Copper and Vitamin E. Cheaper too I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellybly10 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Joint Guard Ingredients: Each 2.5c contains Glucosamine HCl 500mg - Chondroitin Sulphate 400mg. Also contains Manganese Gluconate - Calcium Ascorbate(Vit.C) - Zinc - Copper and Vitamin E. The container says "Long term treatment with Joint Guard may help reduce non infectious joint inflammation. Thanks for that - it is almost exactly the same as cosequin - but with added Zinc, Copper and Vitamin E. Cheaper too I think! Looking at the label it also has MSM, which with a quick google search is methyl sulfonyl methane, a natural ingredient which helps treat arthritis and also acts as an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. The scoop comes with the tub, it says it is 5g of Joint Guard powder, so if your dog only needs half a scoop a day that is 160 days of treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mygirlruby Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 Joint Guard Ingredients: Each 2.5c contains Glucosamine HCl 500mg - Chondroitin Sulphate 400mg. Also contains Manganese Gluconate - Calcium Ascorbate(Vit.C) - Zinc - Copper and Vitamin E. The container says "Long term treatment with Joint Guard may help reduce non infectious joint inflammation. Thanks for that - it is almost exactly the same as cosequin - but with added Zinc, Copper and Vitamin E. Cheaper too I think! Looking at the label it also has MSM, which with a quick google search is methyl sulfonyl methane, a natural ingredient which helps treat arthritis and also acts as an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. The scoop comes with the tub, it says it is 5g of Joint Guard powder, so if your dog only needs half a scoop a day that is 160 days of treatment. Thanks 4 that - seems jointguard is the way to go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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