Food Supplements and Joint Disease – is there any evidence?

Natalie

Natalie

MaccieD said:
I don't have any insurance for Juno as everyone excludes her ED in the UK and even our French insurer wouldn't pay for her op etc as it was 'hereditary' or 'congenital'. I just order what I need on line. Glucosamine I buy as a box of 120 tablets and use 1 a day for around £57. Salmon oil usually in litre bottles and 15ml a day lasts a long time.
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I realised my comment made me sound really stingy... Though have just recalculated to around 200 a year... Plus with the other stuff that I think does have benefit, hydrotherapy, for example, which costs around 500 a year and also isn't covered by insurance, I might well reconsider the supplements if I had to pay full costs. Or buy a cheaper version from a chemist rather than the vet's own.

But then every so often I think maybe Monty's joints would have deteriorated more quickly if I hadn't given them to him. It's a tough one. Hard to prove a negative
 
kateincornwall

kateincornwall

Location
Cornwall , UK
Can only write from my own experience re Nelly . We noticed that she tended to carry one leg , and also her back end was thinner than it should be . Our Vet took extensive Xrays which she then sent to an orthopaedic Vet for his appraisal . He returned that whilst her hips were poor , that they were best left alone as they didn't warrant surgery , at the time , and to maybe try some conservative management for her knees along with exercise . With our Vets blessing , we put her onto Yumove , and within a few weeks , the carrying of her left leg stopped . We know that it isn't a miracle fix, it cant alter bone but it can maybe strengthen the muscles and surrounding tissues which are then more able to support an ailing limb . Hand on heart , we have seen no evidence of a limp , she has been on Yumove for over a year and will remain on it for life xx
 
SteffiS

SteffiS

Location
Norfolk
We had green lipped mussel supplement for our previous boy when he developed arthritis, but because of other things he had I can't be sure whether it was this helping him or something else.
 
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MaccieD

Natalie said:
I realised my comment made me sound really stingy... Though have just recalculated to around 200 a year... Plus with the other stuff that I think does have benefit, hydrotherapy, for example, which costs around 500 a year and also isn't covered by insurance, I might well reconsider the supplements if I had to pay full costs. Or buy a cheaper version from a chemist rather than the vet's own.

But then every so often I think maybe Monty's joints would have deteriorated more quickly if I hadn't given them to him. It's a tough one. Hard to prove a negative
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Hey never stingy ?. I'm just used to not being able to claim for anything for Juno - everything has to be paid for out of income/savings but the cost of her glucosamine would fall below the minimum to reclaim unless I bought in large stock. I just don't tend to think of the cost of supplements and just pay on my card. Hydro generally OH gives me the money for as his income is greater than mine ?. At the end of the day we all have to make decisions upon what we can and can't afford. For me, where Juno is concerned we just call upon our savings and investments if necessary - that's what we worked hard for them to be there for
Well perhaps not hydro and supplements but that's where the need is ?
 
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MaccieD

kateincornwall said:
Makes me wonder , do some things work well for some dogs, whereas others work better for other dogs, just as in human medicine ? Probably a rather silly thought !
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Not silly at all Kate. I find some brands of painkiller more effective than others even though they deliver the same amount of active ingredient. If we notice a difference I have no logical reason to doubt that dogs have similar reactions.
 
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