Bought some. Trying it at a little over recommended dose-for- weight for two middle-aged dogs. Anyone have results to report?
Thanks.
I tried the Cosequin DS and Dasuquin + MSM with minimal results for my arthritic guy. Didn’t see much help from it.
Thanks. I kinda thought that would be the result. I’ll finish the bottle then change to something else.
My dog was on Cosequin for years before we added Adequan injections.
I found it worked great for her, but like every supplement your mileage may not be the same as mine.
I’ve been giving our aged lab the liquid generic horse version from Tractor Supply for about 6 months now. Without it, she’s almost crippled in the hind end. On it daily, she can go up / down stairs easier and even run now and then.
I read somewhere (can’t remember where) that Cosequin has best results when given before any problems start. I’ve had my three year old mixed breed small dog on it since she was 6 months old due to two femoral ostectomies. She’s developed back problems (disc and kissing spine) and I’m continuing the Cosequin DS as part of her regular feeding routine. I don’t know if the Cosequin was part of the reason but my little dog healed very quickly from a ruptured disc. She went from being unable to walk on a Friday to being able to stand and get about on Monday.
We’ll see if it helps down the road… I did use Rimadyl for my elderly husky mix for two years before she died. It made a HUGE difference in her comfort. Needless to say the vet and I discussed the risks of Rimadyl but for my Brin there were no risks since she was fourteen when she started on it and anything that could give her comfort for as long as she lived would be great.
It gave dog #1 awful diarrhea, and made dog #2 throw up. So neither of them took it long enough to see any kind of results other than the GI disturbances.
I adopted a middle aged 3 legged Lab about a year ago. He was very stiff and couldn’t climb stairs. I put him on the DS version and now he’s lots more comfortable and can climb the five stairs he needs to get up to come inside. It has definitely helped him. I tried something else first that didn’t help but can’t remember what it was.
Our arthritic 14 y.o. GSD x was on it. I took her off just to see if I thought it made a difference and I do believe it did. I am going to get some tomorrow. She is also on rimydyl in the interest of ful disclosure.
Have used the feline version for 18 year old cat, seems to help. Have used steadfast canine and joint max triple strength for support after tplo surgery for the beagle. Used Cetyl-m on my old dog for her last 4 years and it helped a lot.
I’ve had excellent results (and so has my husband that has bad hips) with just supplementing glucosamine and MSM. An ortho vet I worked for recommended a blend of glucosamine, Vit E, Vit C, and fish oil. That’s what I give my old dogs (and my husband) and they can tell if we run out or not.
I think cosequin as a brand is over rated and over priced. the dogs and DH get the same stuff here, DH takes his with coffee and the dogs take theirs with cheese.
There is a loading dose and there is a lag time if you go off it for a while…
Are your dogs lame?
First step is to find out why they are sore or lame, cosequin wont do anything for a pulled tendon or sore muscles, FCP, cruiciate rupture etc. If its arthritis, and its making them “lame”, its also likely not going to help much if that’s the only thing you are using.
If there is some arthritis acting up, often times you will see the best results if you use an NSAID short term together with cosequin, or similar product. The inflammation needs to decrease before you are going to get the benefits of the cosequin kick in.
Some dogs do better with injectable joint maintenance, like Adequan, Polyglycan or Cartrophen. In the long run, it can be cheaper as well especially if you can do your own IM injections.
If they are not sore, you likely aren’t going to know whether cosequin is working.
If they are lame, and you are unsure why, getting a diagnosis will be the best bet because some things are responsive to other treatments.
Cosequin is one of the only brands that has published research on results, but it doesn’t mean other brands aren’t necessarily as good. I know some people use their own suppliments on their dogs and swear by it. In general, you get what you pay for, but there are exceptions to this rule.
I think it’s arthritis because they warm out of the gimpiness. The cosequin I bought does have MSM in it.
Thanks for all the tips.
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I think it’s arthritis because they warm out of the gimpiness. The cosequin I bought does have MSM in it.
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I have a dog with a gimp that she warms up out of. We also thought arthritis and put her on a joint supplement (this one, since it contains pretty much everything and is well priced!) When if didn’t really improve, we went to the vet and found out that she had a sesamoid fracture.
Just because they warm up out of it doesn’t mean it’s arthritis. Good working theory, but you might stall want to investigate further…especially if the joint supplements don’t work.
Love the Dasuquin. We have two older Great Danes and I see a big difference in our 10 yr old (She was born on 02/03/04 
if I run out of it for a couple of days. Nutramax Labs are one of the few out there whose products actually meet label claims, meaning they actually have the amount of glucosamine and chondroitin in the product that they say they do. There’s no loading dose needed either so it ends up being less expensive per day than a lot of store brands. Nutramax came up with the ‘vet strength’ Dasuquin when they starting selling Cosequin over-the-counter and added avocado and soybean extracts to make it work better. Another good one is Glycoflex by VetriScience but my dogs don’t like the taste as much as the Dasuquin.
My bf started our boys (4 year old pit/mastiff, 100 lbs and 3 year old labesian bull, 70 lbs) on Cosequin as a preventative and he reports that they are both doing great. (He lives 4 hours away w/ the pups 
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The “older” one doesn’t creak and crack anymore and has started showing off some new moves when playing in the yard. The “small” one is already very ninja-like so it’s not hurting him to be on it to help prevent future problems.
I just wish horsey Cosequin was as affordable as the doggy version 
Synergy G3 is the best supplement out there. My dog was diagnosed with arthritis after ACL surgery at 2 that progressively got worse as she aged. She was completely comfortable on this supplement for 6 years after the surgery. It worked better than Rimadyl did for her. Anytime we ran out by accident she would be limping within a day. I’ve had 3 friends try it out on their dogs as they aged and got stiffer and all 3 were amazed at the results. I really suggest just trying it out.
Cosequin DS works great for my 9 yo (approx. rescue) Doberman. I started him on it when he stopped wanting to go up and down stairs. He has no problems now and has been on it for a year 1 pill 1x a day. I am adding the msm this next go around.
My friend has a 7 YO gsd that had bad hip x-rays at 2. It doesn’t seem to help him.
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Synergy G3 is the best supplement out there. My dog was diagnosed with arthritis after ACL surgery at 2 that progressively got worse as she aged. She was completely comfortable on this supplement for 6 years after the surgery. It worked better than Rimadyl did for her. Anytime we ran out by accident she would be limping within a day. I’ve had 3 friends try it out on their dogs as they aged and got stiffer and all 3 were amazed at the results. I really suggest just trying it out.[/QUOTE]
Do you have a link? I tried a Google search and got all kinds of weird stuff. I’m always interested in learning about new (to me) stuff.
http://www.1800petmeds.com/SynoviG3-prod11184.html
They changed the actual name of the product to SynoviG3. This stuff is great it really works!
