I think eating the carlidge off the ends of chicken bones does more good. I always eat the gristle.
It might just be you. Not all things work the same for all people.
Used it for years as has my wife and a number of people we know. It works. Like a lot of treatments, unfortunately it doesn’t work for everyone, nor does it work to the same degree for those it does help.
I also know a doctor that does research into supplements and his opinion is that it has benefits.
Magic bullet? No. Nothing is.
I would submit that dogs are immune to any placebo effect.
I had a friend who owned a Rottweiler that developed a painful case of hip dysplasia. It was only 2 years old and would barely move due to the discomfort. A course of glucosamine and it was running free.
I think it’s highly dependent on the status of the joint at the time treatment is started — I think if it’s just beginning, they might help, but once it progressed beyond a certain point, they don’t.
I would like to know what was the initial deterioration of the people they followed in the trials.
I have heard from people who have had very positive experiences with these supplements.
I’ve been dosing for around a year because of creaky shoulder probs.....about ready to drop it. Nothing different noticed.
I do not use it or (thankfully) need it at this point, but our dog, who is a family protector and now 10 years old, is given this on a daily basis. She was having trouble with her joints and getting up. Within a week of giving her the recommended three doses a day, she was jumping up and running around like she was 3 again! We also recommended this supplement to friends of our who’s dog is a ripe old 15, and she has a lot more freedom of movement and doing great.
I know it is all anecdotal, but it has worked for us.
It does work. I take Celebrex in the a.m. and was having pain at night, so much so that I couldn’t sleep on either of my hips. I was taking Glucosamine and Chondroitin in the a.m. but not twice a day as recommended. After checking the dosage, I discovered I had to take it twice day. My pain level has decreased demonstrably. I no longer have to take pain killers to get through the day.
I wrecked my knee and following surgery I was barely able to walk without a cane.Since using Osteo BiFlex that contains those two ingredients I am not only able to walk but I can walk painlessly.
I won’t be running any marathons but as long as I’m able to work I can delay knee replacement surgery.
Glucosamine didn’t work for me, but fish oil did.
It must have lowered the inflammation to sub-pain level.
In other words, it has helped me tremendously.
They can say what they want. I have used it on older dogs and within a month they are actively playing again after having difficulty getting up a staircase before. I also use it and can say it takes most of the stiffness out of my joints.
I could possibly be accused of mentally thinking it’s helping but the reason I began to use it was seeing what it did for my older dogs. (We train and show dogs)
Several years ago a doctor showed me a study that had a slight possibility of regenerating disk material in the spine. He made it clear it would be little help if at all and six months before we would see anything, if at all.
After taking it for about 2 months, my knee that had cartilage surgery 15 years before quit “clicking” and aching.
The later MRI showed no help at the ruptured disk.
Several long term studies documented lower rate of occurrence for arthritis for long term users of Glucosamine and Chondroitin, and most of those users already had some joint problems.
The stuff has gotten expensive but I intend to keep taking them. Both my father and his father have/had significant arthritis issues.
Was talking to my vet one day (years ago) about giving it to my arthritic dog. He said when he saw the difference it made in his dog patience, he started taking it himself...
If you get it from the vet, its expensive, but I was told I could use the pill I took myself....it made a difference in the dogs walking and running....She was a 45 pound dog and 1000 mg worked for her....I also give it to my lab 80 pounds when she started showing signs of arthritis and I had the vet X ray her spine. She was just starting to show signs of arthritis.... Its just glucosomine hydrochloride I don't know why it makes a difference but 2 / 500 mg doesn't work. The expensive stuff doesn't work for me either (yea) The caps are large and I get the brown ones. 1000 mg per pill. 150 pills for under 15 dollars.
One time Wal Mart and a 2 for 1 price deal. Had enough pills for quite a while...
Tore my achilles tendon and was crippled for three years.
With the supplements the tendon grew back in three months.