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gcruse, does the dog food bag/container state the actual amount of glucosamine/chondroitin per daily serving of food or otherwise indicate it's the vet-established amount per serving? I see certain dog foods containing anti-oxidants without mentioning the quantity. Could one simply figure a dosage based on the dog's weight compared to typical recommended dose for humans? Split a tablet?

SCalGal, how much do you give your dog(s) and what's the weight? PS- that stuff plus MSM has worked wonders on me, but my lab mix (over 8 years old) is beginning to show signs of wear and tear.

Any help greatly appreciated. I won't give ramidyl either... or standard anti-inflammatories.

[SCalGal]

My GSD is 80 lbs, and he gets 500mg of glucosamine & 400mg of chondroitin twice a day. I've just added 1000mg of MSM twice a day - haven't seen any results from that, but it's summer, and normally he doesn't have any trouble until the weather turns damp and cold.

I DO use rimadyl, but only occasionally - he fell, last year, and hurt himself so badly that he couldn't put his foot on the ground. He got rimadyl for that, maybe for 5 days, until he was moving well.

Human anti-inflammitories and tylenol should NEVER be given to your dog - I don't remember if they shut down liver or kidneys or both, I just remember the "NEVER" part.

Another option is buffered aspirin; the best is called Ascriptin and has maalox in it.

[gcruse]

475mg/kg
375mg/kg

...of glucosamine and condroitin respectively.
I assume you would feed your dog his normal
amount of food.  The label really doesn't go
into it.