My dog is a picky eater so I'm looking for recommendations for glucosamine/chondroitin chews that your dog goes for like a treat.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

I just put JIF peanut butter on the tablet

You can trust Nutramax products to deliver the claimed active ingredients.

https://www.chewy.com/nutramax...soft-chews/dp/109057

This is what we give my pooch. He has been doing well on it. Acts like he is 3 years younger.

As for palatability, i dont think my Golden actually tastes amything, just chows down everything. So YMMV

Mine like Doggie Dailies.

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Originally posted by RichardC:
You can trust Nutramax products to deliver the claimed active ingredients.

This is what I use, Cosequin. I get it from Costco. I’ve seen noticeable improvements with my Mal. She has early signs of hip dysplasia and a neurological disorder (vertebra). Since I switched her onto the Cosequin she is running around a little more, has more strength. Solid product.

I had a WGSD that had to hip replacements and we used cosiquin and he was fine until he passed 7 years after his replacements.

My dog's back legs are slowly going bad.

My vet recommended

Vetoquinol Flexadin Plus Hip & Joint Chews.

They have definitely helped.

I feed my pup raw chicken paws and I make bone broth, with chicken paw, and other bones. I put it in ice cube tray and feed as a treat, or thaw and pour over her food.

The raw chicken paw also give calcium, magnesium and helps clean her teeth.


ARman

We give or GSD and Bullmastiff these. I researched for hours before landing on this:

https://www.vetriscience.com/

The brands that I personally have used and liked are the Nutramax labs products (Dasuquin, etc), Phycox, Glycoflex, and SynoviG4.

Remember, the product (in both human and dog trials) is only around 75% effective. I tried it for myself and was in the 25% that it doesn't help.

Also, look at using high omega-3, low omega-6 fish oil supplements, as in double blinded trials these have also been shown to be effective for arthritic dogs.

The evidence on fatty acids:

Article Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of food containing high concentrations of fish oil omega-3 fatty acids and a low omega-6-omega-3 fatty acid ratio on clinical signs of osteoarthritis in dogs.

DESIGN: Randomized, double-blinded, controlled clinical trial.

ANIMALS: 127 client-owned dogs with osteoarthritis in 1 or more joints from 18 privately owned veterinary clinics.

PROCEDURES: Dogs were randomly assigned to be fed for 6 months with a typical commercial food or a test food containing a 31-fold increase in total omega-3 fatty acid content and a 34-fold decrease in omega-6-omega-3 ratio, compared with the control food. Dog owners completed a questionnaire about their dog's arthritic condition, and investigators performed a physical examination and collected samples for a CBC and serum biochemical analyses (including measurement of fatty acids concentration) at the onset of the study and at 6, 12, and 24 weeks afterward.

RESULTS: Dogs fed the test food had a significantly higher serum concentration of total omega-3 fatty acids and a significantly lower serum concentration of arachidonic acid at 6, 12, and 24 weeks. According to owners, dogs fed the test food had a significantly improved ability to rise from a resting position and play at 6 weeks and improved ability to walk at 12 and 24 weeks, compared with control dogs.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Ingestion of the test food raised blood concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids and appeared to improve the arthritic condition in pet dogs with osteoarthritis.

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Same for Adequan (polysulfated glycosaminoglycans) injections, they work pretty well (and even work as the "try this next" item when the glucosamine/chondroitin combos fail). But with those you have to take Fido to the vet for injections, so the oral supplements at home have an obvious advantage.

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Originally posted by Oz_Shadow:
I just put JIF peanut butter on the tablet

Works like a charm, the hound actually comes to me when I shake the pill bottle.

Pretty sure she's chanting "The peanut butter bottle is here!"

Thanks everyone. Going to try the Nutramax chews.

For her pain meds I used Greenies Pill Pouches but she stopped liking those. I applied PB to them and that worked for a while, but again, seemed to stop liking them. Always a challenge.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

Peanut butter is what I use. My dog figured out the cheese trick and started spitting out the pill after eating the cheese.

I started my elderly boxer beagle pit trash panda mix on joint supplements about a month ago when she aggravated an old injury and started walking with a limp. Vet said nothing was broken, but she had a good bit of arthritis in the joints. After a couple of weeks she’s bouncing around like she hasn’t done in years. I feel bad that I didn’t start it earlier. Clearly she was in significant discomfort.

I use both the Nutramax chews and an Omega-3 supplement.

Cissus works wonders on dogs, worth your time. They aren't going to like to eat it though. Tastes like hell.