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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2006Glucosamine supplements
I had a long chat on the phone with Pandoras TED this morning about the use of Glucosamine supplements for her back legs. One brand that was mentioned in conversation was "Glyco-Flex", and he said that he'd not had good results with it as the tablets were HUGE for a cat, stank of really strong fish, and 90% of cats wouldn't tolerate them in that they refused to eat them. He suggested we try a liquid form of something similar, something called "Arthriaid" - although he'd never actually used it himself in patients he'd heard it had reasonable results. He's very forward thinking and is very open to holistic treatments to try and help a chronic condition rather than push a more conventional route. He's also unhappy about the long term effects of a NSAID such as Metacam and has said he's not prepared to prescribe it for long term use in a 6 1/2 year old cat, which is fair enough. What do people here use for a glucosamine supplement in cats? Gordon, I know you mentioned something, but I can't find the post. Do your cats tolerate eating it, or food with it in? Ta muchly Helen M Do you have Cosequin over there? We use Cosquin. Spinkle it on the food. No problem. > I had a long chat on the phone with Pandoras TED this morning about the > use of Glucosamine supplements for her back legs. One brand that was [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Helen M > I had a long chat on the phone with Pandoras TED this morning about > the use of Glucosamine supplements for her back legs. (snippage) Dad took L-Glucosamine when he was going through chemo. It came in a powder form (strawberry or vanilla flavour) and he bought it at a health food store. Mix with water. I'm not sure you can get a cat to drink it, but maybe the powder could be mixed with some gooshy food? Jill > I had a long chat on the phone with Pandoras TED this morning about the > use of Glucosamine supplements for her back legs. One brand that was [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > -- > Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG Ummmm, I used to use K-9 Liquid Health (with Chondroitin and MSM) for Nicodemus (my Siamese RB 5/2003). I used to put about 2cc in a syringe and squirted it into her mouth. She didn't care for it, but she'd drink it that way (she was approx 20 yrs when I started using it in 1999). Worked really well for her. Bought it from the vet, maybe your vet has something similar? Smokie Darling (Annie) "Helen Miles" <helen.miles@virgin.net> > What do people here use for a glucosamine supplement in cats? Gordon, > I > know you mentioned something, but I can't find the post. Do your cats > tolerate eating it, or food with it in? Visit www.healthspan.co.uk - they have pet tablets but also glucosamine liquid. Good pricing too. My boys are too young to need it, but 3 of my neighbours give glucosamine or glucosamine/chondroitin supplements to their elderly dogs and all 3 of them are impressed by the improvement. A recent large survey on hoomins showed that on severe knee pain g+c was as effective as Celebrex at mitigating said pain. I take it as well as an anti-inflammatory and (despite the cost) think I get a worthwhile improvement. Certainly worth a try IMO Good luck G & the FF Purrs to those in need btw! > "Helen Miles" <helen.miles@virgin.net> >> What do people here use for a glucosamine supplement in cats? Gordon, I [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I take it as well as an anti-inflammatory and (despite the cost) think I > get a worthwhile improvement. Don't forget Omega 3 fish oil is supposed to be good for arthritis. I can't see a cat turning down fish oil :-) Yowie > Don't forget Omega 3 fish oil is supposed to be good for arthritis. I can't > see a cat turning down fish oil :-) > > Yowie/// That's something that I'll be discussing with TED next week. We're going to try and balance as many supplements as possible with the ability to give them to her without stress. I suspect that everyone is going to end up on supplements, just to get them into Pan! The joys of a multicat house where the one being treated is the pickiest eater. *Sigh*. Helen M Just be very careful what kind of oil. My grandfather used to swallow a capsule of cod liver oil each day for his arthur-itis, but that would be bad for cats. I gather liver, cod liver in particular, has too much Vitamin A for cats and can be toxic. Would hate to think of poisoning the wee critters by accident. Tish >> Don't forget Omega 3 fish oil is supposed to be good for arthritis. I can't >> see a cat turning down fish oil :-) [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Helen M > Don't forget Omega 3 fish oil is supposed to be good for arthritis. I > can't see a cat turning down fish oil :-) Actually, I don't think mine like it much. I've dropped a fish oil capsule and Doc was on it like a shot, batted it around for quite a while and managed to bite it open, but then he only licked up about half the fish oil. I don't think Pi even wanted a lick. Pi is one of those nonadventurous cats who only want the things they already know to be food, but Doc is a try-anything kind of cat. If he doesn't scarf it down it makes me wonder about the quality of the oil. Chak  SignatureThe triumph can't be had without the struggle. --Wilma Rudolph > Visit www.healthspan.co.uk - they have pet tablets but also glucosamine > liquid. Good pricing too. > > My boys are too young to need it, but 3 of my neighbours give > glucosamine or glucosamine/chondroitin supplements to their elderly dogs > and all 3 of them are impressed by the improvement.//// Thanks Gordon. :o) Helen M > "Helen Miles" <helen.miles@virgin.net> > > What do people here use for a glucosamine supplement in cats? Gordon, > > I > > know you mentioned something, but I can't find the post. Do your cats > > tolerate eating it, or food with it in? > Visit www.healthspan.co.uk - they have pet tablets but also glucosamine > liquid. Good pricing too. > My boys are too young to need it, but 3 of my neighbours give > glucosamine or glucosamine/chondroitin supplements to their elderly dogs > and all 3 of them are impressed by the improvement. A recent large > survey on hoomins showed that on severe knee pain g+c was as effective > as Celebrex at mitigating said pain. > I take it as well as an anti-inflammatory and (despite the cost) think I > get a worthwhile improvement. > Certainly worth a try IMO > Good luck > G & the FF > Purrs to those in need btw! My DH takes it and it was also given by the vet to my friend's horse. Judith SignatureJudith Latham Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK. >I had a long chat on the phone with Pandoras TED this morning about the > use of Glucosamine supplements for her back legs. One brand that was [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Helen M Cali was at the vet today for her annual and got a free sample of these, as she's been having trouble jumping. There's no name on them, but they're by NovoPharm and they're called chewable Glucosamine supplements. I just gave Cali a quarter of one of these horse pills and she ate it. But Cali has been known to try things once and never touch them again. Not to mention, I told her it was a "Treat". LOL,
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