Comments on: The Use of Supplements for Conservative Management Rather Than Medications http://dogkneeligament.com/dietary-supplements/the-use-of-supplements-for-conservative-management-rather-than-medications/ Information on dog knee injuries and treatment options for torn/ruptured CCL in dogs Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:08:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andrea http://dogkneeligament.com/dietary-supplements/the-use-of-supplements-for-conservative-management-rather-than-medications/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Andrea Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:52:48 +0000 http://dogkneeligament.com/?p=174#comment-545 I give arthripower glucosamine, chondroitin,MSM.The brand is nutraceutical sciences institute. They are 1,500mg and bacon flavored. My 3 dogs (white boxer, shep./boxer mix, and yellow lab) all take one after breakfast. They think they're a treat!! I've noticed HUGE difference in both the boxer and lab..both had hip problems....just preventative for the shep.box mix.I got them on vitacost.com....great site/magazine for any type of suppliment. Unfortunatly my white boxer Moose, injured himself at the park yesterday morning. the vet thinks its a torn CCL. Seems like it to me too after reading all about the injury. Poor guy....= ( He's only 6. We will have to go back to the Dr. on Tuesday to find out about surgery. So far we are living pain killer to pain killer....he gets them every 8 hours. I can't imagine him having surgery. Luckily our house is one level, and the fenced in yard is on the same level. So keeping him mellow shouldn't be too difficult. I give arthripower glucosamine, chondroitin,MSM.The brand is nutraceutical sciences institute. They are 1,500mg and bacon flavored. My 3 dogs (white boxer, shep./boxer mix, and yellow lab) all take one after breakfast. They think they’re a treat!! I’ve noticed HUGE difference in both the boxer and lab..both had hip problems….just preventative for the shep.box mix.I got them on vitacost.com….great site/magazine for any type of suppliment.
Unfortunatly my white boxer Moose, injured himself at the park yesterday morning. the vet thinks its a torn CCL. Seems like it to me too after reading all about the injury. Poor guy….= ( He’s only 6. We will have to go back to the Dr. on Tuesday to find out about surgery. So far we are living pain killer to pain killer….he gets them every 8 hours. I can’t imagine him having surgery. Luckily our house is one level, and the fenced in yard is on the same level. So keeping him mellow shouldn’t be too difficult.

]]> By: maggie the g.s.d. http://dogkneeligament.com/dietary-supplements/the-use-of-supplements-for-conservative-management-rather-than-medications/comment-page-1/#comment-254 maggie the g.s.d. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:20:51 +0000 http://dogkneeligament.com/?p=174#comment-254 i am a 3yr, 10mo old high line g.s.d. who came up a little lame 2 months ago. my primary vet says i have a torn cranial cruciate ligament but can't tell if it is partial or severe. she referred me to a surgeon. my owner went for a second opinion with me today. vet #2 manipulated both stifle joints and says they are about equally loose and suspects meniscus damage on my left rear (limping) leg. since the surgery doesn't have a great success rate, is expensive and the same condition is likely to occur to my other back leg, vet #2 wants to try 2mg of adequan every week, along with restricted activity and dietary supplements and see if i can grow some protective tissue to stabilize the joint this winter. since i would have to do the same boring drill if i had the surgery anyway, maybe i can get better without the surgery. what do human brains think? i am a 3yr, 10mo old high line g.s.d. who came up a little lame 2 months ago. my primary vet says i have a torn cranial cruciate ligament but can’t tell if it is partial or severe. she referred me to a surgeon. my owner went for a second opinion with me today. vet #2 manipulated both stifle joints and says they are about equally loose and suspects meniscus damage on my left rear (limping) leg. since the surgery doesn’t have a great success rate, is expensive and the same condition is likely to occur to my other back leg, vet #2 wants to try 2mg of adequan every week, along with restricted activity and dietary supplements and see if i can grow some protective tissue to stabilize the joint this winter. since i would have to do the same boring drill if i had the surgery anyway, maybe i can get better without the surgery. what do human brains think?

]]> By: Kenneth http://dogkneeligament.com/dietary-supplements/the-use-of-supplements-for-conservative-management-rather-than-medications/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Kenneth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:34:37 +0000 http://dogkneeligament.com/?p=174#comment-218 Hi Katie - I don't have any direct information on those medications that you mentioned. Out of curiosity, are those over the counter or are those prescribed medications? I'll see if I can gather some information from some of my contacts and follow up with that. Best of luck. Hi Katie -

I don’t have any direct information on those medications that you mentioned. Out of curiosity, are those over the counter or are those prescribed medications?

I’ll see if I can gather some information from some of my contacts and follow up with that.

Best of luck.

]]> By: katie http://dogkneeligament.com/dietary-supplements/the-use-of-supplements-for-conservative-management-rather-than-medications/comment-page-1/#comment-213 katie Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:40:10 +0000 http://dogkneeligament.com/?p=174#comment-213 My extremely active 5 year old humane society mutt already has hip problems and has been recently diagnosed with a torn ACL. Because of the hips she's been on Synovi-6 for about 1.5 years already. I can't really afford the surgery, although I'm looking into it anyway. I've seen a few things online that urge people away from surgery anyway, but I haven't made a decision... I also suspect that the first ACL injury was 2 years ago, after a fall on ice, it just wasn't as bad has it has become recently. My vet has told me that it's likely her other ACL will go and it's probable the dog is gentically prone to these injuries. I've been researching online and found some information on Ligaplex (for ligament health), LubriSyn CA (for joints), and Wobenzym (for inflamation). If you have more knowledge of any of these, or others, I'd love to know. thanks, kt My extremely active 5 year old humane society mutt already has hip problems and has been recently diagnosed with a torn ACL. Because of the hips she’s been on Synovi-6 for about 1.5 years already.

I can’t really afford the surgery, although I’m looking into it anyway. I’ve seen a few things online that urge people away from surgery anyway, but I haven’t made a decision… I also suspect that the first ACL injury was 2 years ago, after a fall on ice, it just wasn’t as bad has it has become recently.

My vet has told me that it’s likely her other ACL will go and it’s probable the dog is gentically prone to these injuries.

I’ve been researching online and found some information on Ligaplex (for ligament health), LubriSyn CA (for joints), and Wobenzym (for inflamation). If you have more knowledge of any of these, or others, I’d love to know.
thanks,
kt

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