Glucosamine is sometimes very effective for arthritis, especially in older dogs or after injury etc.
But at 5 years old, and especially as no arthritis was found, it may not be that Glucosamine will help. I don't know.
Has he been checked for Cruciate ligament tear? If this IS cruciate ligament, surgery -as far as I know- is the best option.
Muscle atrophy is often caused by inability to use the leg properly often because of injury or pain etc.
I just recently started taking glucosamine and Chondroitin to help my knee recover from a dislocated patella. but for some reason my contact lenses have become very dry is that a side effect of the glucosamine??. I have used this type of soft contacts for a long time but never experienced this problem. Thanks.
i work bendign glass all day alot of standing and bending and staying busy and i go home and my knees and ankles ache. im only 26 so idk why it happens. i've heard it could b joints are something along the lines of that and i could take vitamins are soemthing. i was jsut wondering if anyone could give me a reason why it happens are anyway of makeing the ache go away any ideas would b apprciated.
t tried it myself yet, only because I HATE taking pills, but have heard a few success stories about Glucosamine and Chondroitin. Another thing you can do is start physical therapy. Strengthening the muscles and tendons around the joints helps to slow the degenerative changes.
Just like with us when we have pulled and tight muscles once we get up and move around we feel better. Arthritis is usually the opposite. When we have rested it feels better but as the day progresses, so does the pain.
Lets say for arguments sake though that it is arthritis; the verdict still is not out on glucosamine in dogs. Their digestive systems are different enough compared to humans that we worry the glucosamine is not absorbed well.
ginger and glucosamine sulfate will affect coumadin (warfarin) I'm on warfarin and can't take ginger or glucosamine and a host of other supplements.
Other than that, I take a multi-vitamin, extra vit-c, citri-cal calcium, vit-b, omegas, glucosamine and condritin, and an herbal remedy for ovairian cysts called DonQui. I sometimes also take white willow bark for pain, either in capsul form or as a hot tea beverage.
I was taking medicne HCQS at night. and Rantac. First i had pain ma leg muscles and i got pain in arm muscles also. But no swelling or nodules found yet. I havng only muscle pain. Ma doctor saying it will be cured. you re all right. the onlythng is you have to put on weight. but 1 year passd im not cured completely now. Am i going through right medication? Is it is curable for me. but some sites are saying that there is no cure arthritis. im totally hopeless. plese help me.
Other than that , he still runs very much , plays a lot , loves his toys and balls , and he has never say no to me for a night walk , and is constantly waiting for me to take him out.
Although on rare occasions I have noticed that some nights he wants to get back home some minutes before the 30 min. mark.
He´s about 7 lbs. overweight , he´s 61 lbs now.
I give him a homemade diet , with a multivitamin , calcium and fish oil.
My question is , can this happening because of his older age ?
If you wish to try it make sure you are not allergic to shell fish (glucosamine) or MSM (from pine tree bark) or Arnica ( arnica montana flower). You can buy MSM and arnica lotions separately and there is a glucosamine product that is made from corn but it is expensive. I am also taking vitamins which seems to be helping too.
5 pound schnauzer and has been limping a bit after exercise. I have started giving her 500 mg of glucosamine a day and wanted to know if this is the right dosage?
answer regarding muscle atrophy in hind legs and the information on glucosamine and the omega fatty acids. These supplements are already being administered. Additionally, I walk my dog every morning. Granted, the walks have slowed as he has aged and the distance traveled h as lessened, but he still does get excercise. He reminds me that it's time to walk and appears to enjoy it. Is there any physcial theraphy that I can perform at home, such a leg motion - movement or stretching?
Maybe something is genetically wrong with me. When I was 33 I got my first bursitis (right shoulder). The chiropractor said the bursa are like gelatin ball-bearings in the shoulder, and when one pops, the surrounding muscles become inflamed. Now 10 years later, I have it in both shoulders, and pain when I walk, in my left arch and right ankle. Once my ring finger knuckle hurt for a year. The doc said the X-Ray showed no knuckle between the finger bones.
s when he started taking the glucosamine and a week after the tube was sucked in completely , and vomiting started then doctors blamed it to glucosamine.
So I done some more research and found out that magnesium reserves can be depleted from muscles without showing up in blood tests. I then found this product http://www.betteryou.com/magnesium-oil-recovery-spray the sports version as it has the most magnesium, which lets magnesium absorb through your skin directly into muscles therefore bypassing the usual stomach method of gaining nutrients, and used it for 1 week. I can honestly say after 1 week I noticed a huge benefit.
First let me say I am sorry for your pain. All of us here at pain management forum can relate.
Your disc may be acting up again though that would not explain the wrists. I'm assuming when you say you are having pain in your joints, muscles and bones you are talking about all over pain. If it's only been a few days and you may be experiencing a virus. At least we can hope that is the case and you will soon be feeling better.
My dog is 12 year old and has arthrits and the vet told me to use glucosamine. In the summer time he does not need it. Now my dog is whimpering and shakeing, when I pet him he stops. This started a couple of days ago. The weather got really cold fast and I just started him back on glucosamine. Does this sound like the arthrits acting up or do I need to worry? How much glucosamine can I give him? I hate when my dog is in pain, I have had him since I was in kindergarden.
I went to human vitamin store and got her some glucosamine supplements. I got the liquid flavored glucosamine and the glucosamine soft flavored chew. I know some cannot swallow pills. My dog eats the chews if I slightly warm them. She will not touch the liquid. I would rather put a pill in some meat or something. It is much easier for her to take. I put her back on a food with glucosamine and she isnt having any problems. I learned my lesson about changing foods.
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