My Rott currently has Glucosamine and Chondroitin and i went in Holland and Barrett to get her some Green lipped mussle as well and when the assistant knew it was for my dog she told me to go to Pets @ Home and buy a product called Mobile Bones as it is much better than anything they sell. Well i have done and she's only been on it a week so early days to see if it's any good but fingers crossed because it cost me £10 which will only last 3 weeks.

Oh, bless Bruce. I know where you're coming from, my previous GSD Prue had her "issues" and it did restrict us when she developed hip dysplasia. We opted to stick to what our local vet would offer as she could just about deal with that (even the 5 minute ride there was an ordeal, and she had to be muzzled, but it wasn't too bad for her - a 45 minute drive to a specialist for further examinations/treatment or to the nearest hydrotherapy place would've been way too much though). She did OK with having x-rays done, which was a bit of a concern, but my vets are fab and made the whole process as calm and least stressful as possible, for everyone involved, and it let us know what we were dealing with. Could Bruce deal with x-rays? I can't remember as it was a while ago now, but I think Prue was given some mild sedatives by us in the morning so she was calmer, then taken in first thing and I picked her up as soon as she was done (and still too groggy from the GA to make a fuss about the car ride home )
For her hip dysplasia, Prue was on a cocktail of supplements - glucosamine and chondroitin as per the vet's recommendation, then MSM, green lipped muscle, omega 3 & 6 (omega 3 is good for the joints but you need the 6 for the 3 to be absorbed properly, or something like that). I think I even did rosehip oil and vitamin C, plus devil's claw towards the end when Metacam wasn't enough. We did go through a course of Catrophen injections which seemed to help too.
Myotherapy (massage for dogs!) is supposed to be good, a member of another dog forum I'm on posted a similar problem not too long ago, dog with a problem joint, had been treated but next step was invasive surgery and they didn't feel she'd cope, they were debating just doing supplements to prolong her quality of life as much as they could, but someone recommended Myotherapy treatment, and the owner recently posted saying they gave it a go and it's been fab. The Galen therapy website does say they sometimes do home visits rather than have the dog go to the centre so that might be a better option for Bruce, and they demonstrate how you can maintain the treatment yourself.
Oh, and an answer to your original question if you want a ready-made supplement for dogs, Joint Aid is meant to be fab, a friend of mine is manageress of a petshop and swears by it, she's tried it out on her boyfriend's Rottie with a bit of stiffness and said you'd barely notice it now
http://www.jointaid.co.uk/

Thank you for your suggestions, i have not heard of vetvits, it's just so hard to choose which one to go with i tend to research things maybe to much which only gets me more confused thanks for the info

Thank you for your suggestions, i will investigate Seatone Green Lipped Mussell tablets it's just so hard to choose which one to go with i tend to research things maybe to much which only gets me more confused thanks for the info





Thank you for your suggestions, i will investigate mobilebones it's just so hard to choose which one to go with i tend to research things maybe to much which only gets me more confused thanks for the info

I also use vetvits after being reccomended them on here and have to say they have stopped any stiffness in my Rottie x GSD.

YUMOVE.

Its absolutley FANTASTIC,

After two years of rimadyl, flynn is now off that & on full exercise after two weeks of Yumove. Im such a convert that im now selling it.

Hi krlyr,

Thanks for the information, luckily my vet is very understanding and is very patient with Bruce, i think he would be able to have x - rays, as last time the vet allowed me to stay with him and it reassured Bruce, the vet didn't suggest x rays, but maybe that's the next step, my hubby thinks I'm overreacting and he feels Bruce is just a little stiff with age, but i think with his past situation it's better to do something now, i have been through this a couple of times with rotties in the past, but it doesn't make it any easier, and also they both was 9 and 10 before showing signs of hip dysplasia, so maybe i am overreacting, do you think i should get him x ray ed sooner rather than later? or am i being a bit silly
Just had a look at the web site on your post, there seems to be lots of information on there, and i quite like the look of the joint aid,
I have just given Bruce a chicken's foot, but his not impressed, he is trying to bury it in my bed
Poppy will eat them, but Bruce can be really funny with food, we have to mince his food {he is on a raw diet} it's the only way i can get him to eat different foods other than tripe, he loves tripe.
many thanks
Kay

Personally I would want the x-rays done. "Old age" is not a condition - you can pretty much diagnose any "old age" symptom. The body is like a car - although things can go wrong for no apparently reason, it does mean something is broken/not working quite how it should and if you can find out what's wrong, you're one step closer to fixing it.
at Bruce trying to bury the feet in your bed! I'm sure glucosamine supplements will do the job too, I guess the feet are a refined taste - you could perhaps grind them up if you have a meat grinder and hide them in mince? I used to have to chop Kiki's liver up and mix it with some of her raw mince but lately she seems to have started eating it plain again, funny madam.

I have to agree with Mishflyn on the product "Yumove" my GSD is 13yrs old and had been over the last year getting weaker on his back legs,dragging and knuckling his back feet. I use Yumega for my Borzois coats and decided to try "yumove" tablets for "Cookie"s problem.What a difference they have made,I also was giving him Joint Aid sticks,so the combination has made it that he still trots down the garden to see off the squirrel that teases him. Sometimes he does have to make an effort to get up from lying down,but once up he has no problems.They are expensive,but he is worth it.

Fab isnt it!