This has been a life saver for my Lola.. she moves around soo much better with the shots..

i'll do anything to make my little old lady gabby feel better and last longer, she deserves it!

I have not found any side effects to Adequan. Morgan has been on it for about 3 years now and is doing great. The price per injection varies from Vet to Vet. I would expect to pay $25-$30 a month.

thanks so much.. i have talked to my previous vet about the teeth cleaning and I think she said that there seemed to be one tooth that need to be pulled. I am aware of the costs involved and I would do it if it will improve gabbys quality of life.... i just dont want anything to happen to her when she is put under, it seems so scary because she is old.

i have used rimydal in the past and know about the issues that it can cause... are there are any major issues with the adequan? is it expensive? I'll keep giving the liquid gluco-synflex i have... i know i might just be paranoid and it is probably coincidence but it almost seems like gabby got stiffer once i started giving it to her, could it be a bad batch? - probably just coincidence and cold weather?

bully kibby is 5 now and her teeth still look really good, we brush them regulary - do they need a real cleaning as maintenance? i dont want to put her under if i don't have to, as well!


thanks for everything!

when I suggested talking with your vet to try some, I was referring to "pain medication" and not to the glucosamine...you can use glucosamine all throughout the dog's life and many here do. I've been told by a vet I trust that it takes about 3-4 weeks of use of the glucosamine to 'build up' the benefits in the system so you may not see anything for a while, and this is based on using it daily. Sometimes I type faster than I can reason!

bad teeth and gums can cause heart and kidney failure.....she may be acting the way she does becasue her mouth hurts....pain is often seen in sleeping alot....they vet should put er on antibotics for 3 days prior to dental work at this age....i would get some vit c and start giving that ....
but i would risk the dental....

and it's so much better. Otherwise the gum disease can affect their heart health too.

I'd say go for it and then brush regularly




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which BTW is a good product to use, whether in combo with condroitin, MSM, or by itself. This preparation is meant to help the joints move better by encouraging production of the fluid normally found in joints and to help/encourage cartilege repair where its worn down...but it has NO pain relief qualities, so if your dog is experiencing pain in daily movement, talk with your vet about pain relief. You may want to try some for 1-2weeks to see if you notice a big difference in her behavior, and there are some side effects to these medications (mostly for extended use) that you should become aware of also...sometimes its a trade-off between quality of life and extension of life.

Re the teeth cleaning, there are some few technicians who can clean teeth without anesthesia but they are few, and I question whether they can truly get to scraping around the gumline, which would be sensitive, to thoroughly clean the teeth...and of course, any extractions that may need to be made would need anesthesia anyway. Again, I encourage you to talk this over with your vet. Some owners have been surprised/dismayed about the number of teeth and the cost of such extractions when the bill is presented, so if you don't want any teeth extracted unless they are impacted, say so...but if you want any loose ones out now so that after healing, the dog can perhaps eat easier/chew better, make those thoughts known.

It's a monthly injection.

- best friends