I have a 14 week old German Shepherd, my breeder told me since he is a working dog to have him on a joint formula that helps with the tissue and bone fluid. The product that is formulated for dogs is 90$. She told me to go to a drug store and ask for a joint supplement with only these three ingrediants in it.
MSM
Glucosamine
Choindritan
And minus 2 from the adult directions
3 tabs for adults daily.....1 tab for dogs daily.
Has anyone ever tried this...this was a breeders experience and reccommendation.
2007-02-02 08:16:42 · 11 answers · asked by Ruby 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
im sorry but its not proved to help and being as my dogs do perectly fine raised on iams puppy food i would suggest not to but then again i am no vet i would call the vets and get there opinions
2007-02-02 08:20:17 · answer #1 · answered by Here i am 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have and breed giant breed dogs. We feed a Large Breed Adult food when the pups are 10 weeks, and for the rest of their lives. We also use a Gluco/Chond/MSM supplement for the life of the dog. We use a powder formula for horses AND dogs.
It is called Grand Flex by Grand Medows. It has directions for dogs on it also. It comes in 2 sized buckets, the largest being about $60, but lasts me ( and 5 giant dogs) MONTHS. You can get it at PetSmart in the horse section. Saves a lot of money.
You can also use the human formula at the drug store. I was using the Pain Free or Move Free brand from Wal-Mart.
NOT a good idea to feed a PUPPY SENIOR food!!!! And if anyone has looked at the concentration of these supplements in any dog food, they are quite LOW!!!!!!! Not enough in there to do anything.
I have been supplementing with these for YEARS and have three OFA excellent Newfs, and two OFA good. Must be doing something right.
"mainah"...thanks for the link to BYB Newfs. I hope people are not actually getting puppies from there.
2007-02-02 08:31:20 · answer #2 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Many breeders advise putting their dogs on supplements like this. If is working for the breeder, and they reccommend it, I would go with it. Talk to your vet as well, as it never hurts to get a second opinion.
You can look at www.drsfosterandsmith.com they have a lot of joint supplements at a good price.
2007-02-02 08:23:36 · answer #3 · answered by vomdeitrichgiants 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My Newfie gets her supplements at the drug store or Wal-Mart, just like the rest of the family, nothing special or expensive needed. I had never heard of glucosamine & chondroitin until I adopted her, but now I take the supplements, too, and I find my knees do not hate me so much going up and down stairs as they used to! I would imagine a German Shepherd would take a smaller dose of supplements than a Newfoundland (large breed vs giant breed), and of course yours is just a baby, but you can check out the link below to get a general idea of what was recommended to us.
2007-02-02 09:25:02 · answer #4 · answered by mainah64 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The veterinarian that I work for recommends feeding Large Breed Puppy food to large breed puppies...such as your German Shep. Make sure you choose a name brand though....such as Science Diet, Pedigree, Iams, or Eukanuba. NOT no name store brands....bad news for growing puppies. I am not sure how necessary those supplements are for a puppy...typically used for older dogs with joint problems. SO I suggest talking to a vet before starting on a type of dog food this costly. And it doesn't come in puppy?? Some times breeders don't really know what they are talking about....but maybe yours does. Also is your German Shep. going to be a working dog? Call a vet and get your puppy started on vaccines and ask about puppy food! :-)
2007-02-02 08:24:30 · answer #5 · answered by Amber 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I'm double jointed in all my fingers =p
2016-03-15 04:22:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have used some human meds on dogs not this 1.Over the years some breeders have done things to stop the hip & joint probs. in lg breed dogs.
2007-02-02 08:24:14 · answer #7 · answered by Dotr 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is really meant to be given to an older dog. There is a treat that is made from shark cartilage that is supposed to have the same benefits from the glucosamine and chondroitin. A vet would know best.
2007-02-02 08:27:37 · answer #8 · answered by gotchagood 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can accually but Pet food with these supplimaents in it all ready one of them is Avodrem Active care and the other Is nutro senior!! I am sure there are several others. Go to your local pet store and ask I am sure they could send you in the right direction.
Hope this helps
2007-02-02 08:37:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Over-supplementation can be very harmful, I would be cautious. Ask your vet. I do not think that a puppy should be taking all that stuff, that is more appropriate for a senior dog with hip dysplasia, and I think that dosing is not right either.
2007-02-02 08:35:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋