dog advice

[panther]

A friend of mine has a dog and its getting on a bit now, the problem is the dog sometimes has trouble walking, because of arthitis, they have tried them chews to help joints, which do work but they are too expensive. does anyone know if there is a cheaper alternative to them which could help the dog?

i thought of cod liver oil. is it ok to give the stuff we use? or will she be better of going to the pet shop and buying the expensive stuff, even if it is the same stuff

 

[mrskitty]

Is it good to give a dog cod liver oil? - Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers


Some good info there xXx

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

B& M Bargains has the Glucosamine Chewy stick in super strength for 99 pence for 7 days worth...same thing at Asda is £3.78 ....they are bob martins brand too, so should be much more.
We give Gizmo one of these every day because we know that jack russells often have arthritic joints.
Hope this helps.

 

[panther]

thanks margaret but arnt the ones in B&M for small dogs?


thanks miss kitty, some good advice there

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, but I'm sure they will still be effective.......it is worth giving them a try.

 

[panther]

well for a quid, theres no harm

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

some glucosamine is better than none.

 

[marg.]

my dog is getting on a bit now but for last 2 years i,ve been giving him flexi-joints tablets from healthspan which you can get on line £10- 90p for 240 tablets which is quite reasonable, takes 2 tablets a day, it depends on the size of the dog, mines a border collie, seems to do alright on them. marg.

 

[Polly_45]

Try Holland and barret for Glucosamine capsules..excellent for dogs who suffer from Arthritis..also for any medium build breeds that are prone to joint problems..

 

[panther]

will pass the message on

 

[firth_dawn]

Try Holland and barret for Glucosamine capsules..excellent for dogs who suffer from Arthritis..also for any medium build breeds that are prone to joint problems..

my dog is nearly 10 and he is suffering with abit of arthritis in his back legs so i will take your advise as they sound ideal and go and buy some glucosamine capsules to try for him as he is a medium size dog so hopefully they will ease his pain.