"glucosamine variants ( with chondroitin"
Ive got a bottle of it right here and I take it too. It's one of those things that may or may not be helpfull but it isn't harmfull in moderation (according to the vet) Personally I think it works for me and the dog. I don't seem to have as much pain in my joints as I used to. So far I haven't begun charging the fence but we'll see once it gets warm.
That, and plain old asprin- she was taking the newer junk- advil, celebrex, or ultram- and it really didn't give enough relief-- last month she was kicking me out of bed, she was so restive and miserable.
I suggested she try enteric asprin- a couple of 5-grain tablets every four hours, and the difference has been remarkable. She's finally comfortable again.
My old dog got down in her hips and I gave her "Move Free", a glucosamine/chondroitan mix from Walmart. It gave her a couple of years until she was 16 and then we finally didn't have any choice but to have her put down. The stuff got her on her feet, stiff, but still having doggie fun.
One thing I regret, though, is that when the vet came out to the car, they put the "bite guard" thing over her mouth so she wouldn't bite them (which may have been a possibility, but I doubt it). It all happened so quick and I wasn't expecting that, but it was over fast. She had been dragging her hind legs and scraping all the skin off. I think she would have died of blood poisoning and in a lot of pain. All said and done, she knew we loved her.