Nutramax Cosequin for Dogs Joint Health Supplement, Contains Glucosamine for Dogs, Plus Chondroitin, Supports Healthy Joints, Chewable Tablets, 250 Count

First, I'd like to say that this joint health supplement has been a great addition to my dog's diet. The 250 count offers high value for the price. These high-quality chewable tablets are a hit with my dog. Not only are they easy to administer, but they also provide excellent joint health support. Plus, they're manufactured right here in the US, which gives me extra peace of mind. I wholeheartedly recommend this product.

I love this product!! Here is why: I got my first German Shepherd puppy about a 1-1/2 years ago, and didn't realize the importance of checking into the soundness of her parents' hips and joints. Before she was even one year old, she had back-to-back incidents where she hurt herself playing with our other dog, and exhibited lameness in her back leg. She was in so much pain I had to help her up the outside steps, getting behind her with hands under her belly to hold her back legs up so she could climb up with her front legs. When it happened the 2nd time, we took her to the local vet, who felt her back joints, and said they felt "mushy", like they were not solid at all. She said we'd gotten a "lemon". She recommended we take our GS to a Vet who specializes in orthopedic surgery to check her out. The ortho vet took X-rays and did numerous other tests, and told us our GS had two bad back ACLs, as well as hip dysplasia. He recommended she get both knees operated on, one after the other. She would have to be on restricted activity during the lengthy recovery time of 3-6 months per knee. In addition, each operation would cost a couple thousand dollars! We were upset to think of our energetic, fun loving young dog getting laid-up for so long. We knew she'd hate it. And I was shocked at the estimated cost; it might not have seemed like much to the Vet, but it was a lot of money to me. I could come up with the money if I had to. But it would mean taking money from something else (like work on our house that needed to be done, such as buying a new furnace). And on top of that, I was concerned about whether this was really the right thing to do, especially since it had been a few weeks since she'd exhibited lameness. So I needed to think about it. In talking about the situation with a friend, he told me about Cosequin DS, and I looked it up immediately, I was impressed by the positive reviews, and ordered some immediately. We started our GS on the "initial dosage" right away. So what happened? Our GS has been injury-free ever since she's been on Cosequin (several months now). She runs and plays with our other dog, dashing and darting around our yard like any normal, healthy young dog. She is happy, active and enjoying her life. She does not exhibit any symptoms of being in distress, even thought the ortho Vet said she would be in constant pain without the operations. Will she someday need to have the knee operations? I don't know. I do believe that the vet saw knee and hip problems. But my gut tells me, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", at least not as long as her quality of life is so good. So yes, I LOVE this product, and highly recommend it to others. I don't know if your results will be as good as ours, but I hope so, and it is certainly worth a try!

Give to our 14 year old German shepherd. Can't imagine how he would get around or up from his bed if he wasn't taking them.

We had a boxer named Sonny years ago who started limping when he was around a year old. Our no-nonsense country vet took X-rays and showed us how bad his hip was, and it was terrible. Malformed ball-joint about half the size it should have been and the other hip was almost as bad. I thought we'd have to put him down but the vet told us to give him this Nutramax Cosequin stuff and see. (He also told us to give him a dog food which had added cosequin, which a lot of them do, especially for larger breeds.) Within a couple months he stopped limping completely. He lived a healthy active life with zero hip problems and passed when he was almost twelve. My vet told me that whenever he had to tell owners of other dogs that their hips were bad, he'd put up two X-rays... their dog and Sonny's. He tell them, "This is your dog. And this is another dog that's been a patient here for years. Look how much worse his hips are." And they were always worse, because the vet said Sonny's hips were some of the worst he'd ever seen. "This dog is healthy and running around without any trouble at all. So try this stuff and let's see what happens." Sonny's brother Hank, btw, had "normally" bad hips, so we put him on this too and he never had a problem either. You may not get the same results. And Nutramax makes a newer version. But every boxer we've had since then has been on this, and none of them have had problems, so we're sticking with it.

I began using Nutramax Cosequin DS for my Aussie rescue. Her two front legs had been broken (at different times) and I was concerned about her joints at the moment and for the future. My vet recommended using a product to help her joints and after reading reviews and checking again with the vet, I have been using this product for about 2 years. Whether it was good doctoring, a safe home, or just the way things go, she certainly hasn't had any difficulty running around. I keep her on a maintenance dose of one per day now and plan on continuing until her needs dictate otherwise. My dog had no gastro problems related to the medication and takes it just like a treat.

We have a 110 pound Great Pyrenees that we got from a rescue about 4 years ago. When we got her we knew that she had a hip problem and after seeing our veterinarian we started her on Cosequin DS. After about a month, we started to notice an improvement in her mobility and activity level. She has been on the Cosequin ever since except for the time she got really sick from eating something she shouldn’t (as dogs do sometimes). She was off of the Cosequin for about six week and there was a noticeable difference. About a month after she started taking it again she was back to her more active self. For us, the Cosequin DS does help our dog . Other than the transition period when she first started taking it we really did not observe any ill affects over the past four years. I do have the following observations that may be helpful to people starting their dog on Cosequin DS. The manufacturer’s recommended dosing for our dog based on size is 4 pills a day initially and two pills a day after the first six weeks. We found that if we gave her 2 pills the first part of the day and 2 pills the second part of the day (4 per day total) it gave her diarrhea because she was not accustomed to the pills. It is a lot like changing your dog’s food abruptly. We found that if we increase the initial dose gradually over a couple of weeks she had no tummy trouble at all. Basically, we would give her ½ pill twice a day for about three days and then increase that by ½ pill every 2-3 days until she reached the recommended dose of 4 pills per day. To be honest I really figured this out because I use the people version of this product, Cosamin DS and if I started the initial dose of 3 pills a day all at once without doing it gradually like described above I had similar tummy trouble. From the dog’s perspective – I know that these pills are supposed to be flavored but our dog will not run anybody down to eat them. We give her the pills with her morning and evening dry food meals and most days she eats the pills with her food. About one day a month, she may leave one in her bowl so I am thinking the flavor is ok but not great. If it ever got to the point that she would not eat them, I am sure a little peanut butter or cheese would change her opinion. Every dog is different so your dog may have a different opinion on flavor.

This is the version that my vet gave me for my dog so I am buying it on Amazon and saving money. Dog tolerates this version of glucosamine well at lower doses but had a bit of tummy trouble at the initial higher dose. Dog did not want to eat the pill so I had to mix it into the food, cut into pieces and hide it. I don't know what flavor taste it's supposed to taste like and dogs are known for eating just about anything. This is a chew pill rather than a swallowing pill. I guess overtime we'll see whether or not the glucosamin might work on the joints.

My 10 yr old lab has been on Cosequin for a month now. I've already noticed a change in his activity level. On a daily basis, he's usually a little slow and not very active. Given the heat in southern louisiana thats not unusual but since Cosequin, I've noticed he's got more energy. Which must mean that he's feeling better. Usually he is a little stiff when waking up in the morning or after sleeping for a long period of time. I have noticed that he's not as stiff. I have yet to take him out for hard activity since he's been on Cosequin so I don't know what difference it will make then. But he seems to be feeling better which is great. *history* my lab is an out door dog, very active and hyper. My lab is about 55-60 lbs. He is taking one tab daily. I only did the introductory dose for 1 week instead of the recommended 2 weeks (2 tabs daily). Of course I recommend you follow the instructions for dosing on the bottle but only giving the introductory dose for 1 week seemed to be enough for my lab. I compared this product with Nutrivet's veterinary strength and Cosequin was cheaper and you get more pill count plus the dosing is less than Nutrivet.