"Melanie L Chang" wrote in message:


Solo went to the orthopedist yesterday for lameness in his right hind.
The short story is that he has severe degenerative arthritis in his right
hip (dysplasia or an old injury or both).

Sorry to hear that, Melanie.

I've been looking
into other supplements, including chewables, granules, and liquids. I
remember Robin Nuttall being enthusiastic about GlycoFlex (unless my
memory is failing me). What else is considered the gold standard?

Don't know about gold standard, but we're happy with K9 Liquid Health 5000.
As you may remember, Pan has bilateral CHD, and Khan is now developing
arthritis in his left hip. For a time there, we were using glucosamine in a
pill form, and around the beginning of this year, Pan started showing
effects of her bad hip (reluctance to jump into the car, getting ouchy about
being touched, etc.) and switching her to the Liquid Health basically took
care of it. I buy it by the gallon from Countrysidepet.com (must be
refrigerated after opening), and between the two dogs, it lasts me about 4
months.

My friend's GSD who has crippling arthritis is on K9 Liquid Health (not
5000), and is now getting Adequan shots. He also benefits from chiropractic
adjustments and acupuncture, but I'm not sure how well that'd go over with
Solo.

Suja