| My wife and I discovered liquid glucosamine about 7 | | | | out if it can be stored out of the fridge or not. Also, |
| years ago when our old dog, Storm, was getting | | | | all products have an expiration date on the bottom |
| older and suffering from arthritis. We tried several | | | | of the bottles which should be checked. |
| things from the vet, but he had bad reactions those | | | | Another great benefit is that most brands contain a |
| medicines. We knew we had to find something | | | | full 1500 milligrams per single dose. It usually requires 3 |
| natural and safe. | | | | or 4 pills to reach the same dosage. Plus, giving the |
| Liquid glucosamine is completely safe and natural. It is | | | | supplement in liquid form by simply pouring it over a |
| not a quick fix and takes about a month of daily | | | | dog's food is so much easier than trying to give them |
| doses for it to begin working. It works by supplying | | | | multiple pills each day. A few of our dogs have |
| the joints with glucosamine which the body uses to | | | | figured out how to spit the pills out even if we wrap |
| build health connective tissue. Arthritis is the | | | | them in some "goodie" like lunch meat. |
| degeneration of those tissues in the joints. | | | | Lastly, the cost of glucosamine in the liquid form is |
| Besides the fact that it is all natural, glucosamine in | | | | far less than many of the prescription drugs which |
| the liquid form is much easier to give your dog. Most | | | | are prescribed for dogs with arthritis. The daily dose |
| brands come in easy measure containers. Simply | | | | is well under one dollar a day even for medium and |
| remove the lid, squeeze the bottle, and the reservoir | | | | larger sized dogs. This is very inexpensive compared |
| fills with a daily dose. Dogs under 100 pounds or so | | | | to many of the well known arthritis drugs. |
| can get by with about one-quarter of an ounce. | | | | After many years of using the liquid form, we can't |
| When the does is squeezed into the top, simply pour | | | | say enough about the positive results we've seen in |
| the liquid over the dogs food at feeding time. None | | | | our older dogs. It really does make their later years |
| of our dogs have ever cared or even seem to notice | | | | far more comfortable. I'd also like to add here that, |
| that there is something on their food. We have heard | | | | besides giving the glucosamine, be sure and always |
| that some cats can be finicky however. In those | | | | keep your older dogs on the leaner side. This is |
| cases it may be necessary to add some tuna juice or | | | | especially so in the larger breeds. The more weight |
| other treat over and on top of the dose of | | | | the dog's joints must carry, the more problems with |
| glucosamine. | | | | arthritis they will have later in life. It's far better for |
| Some of the joint care supplements require | | | | them to be a bit "skinny" than to have them carry |
| refrigeration; others do not. Check the label to find | | | | any extra pounds at all. |