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Green Lipped Mussel Extract, etc
Does this extract contain any Chondroitin?
Can it be administered with a supplement ('Fortiflex') that contains Chondroitin? If the Fortiflex hasn't had any effect on the dogs' problem (in this case a 6 year old male Golden Retriever who has some difficulty getting his back legs up after lying for a while) will the Green Lipped Mussel Extract help at all? Thanks, Phil |
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Phil, I'm familiar with this Forti-flex stuff and couldn't find anything
on it quickly... Here's my experience with green lipped mussel... dried... in the form of a product called Glyco-flex, made by Vetri-Science. I have used it for years for my bilaterally hip dysplastic Border Terrier. It takes a few weeks (up to 6) to take effect. The same is true of most of this type of supplement, to include glucosamine. Fred was soon moving like a young dog... running, up and down stairs... starting when he was 8 1/2 yo. At 13 I added glucosamine, just on general principles... he was an old dog and old dogs, like old people, get a bit stiff and creaky. He died at a few months short of 16, still moving like a much younger dog. Chondroitin tends to pass through dogs too fast to be of much effect. In my joint protection program, I would use the Glyco-Flex, possibly with glucosamine as needed. I'd also add some vitamin C, and maybe some MSM. Actually, now I'd look for a single product that included as many of these as possible.... There are some very good product descriptions on the K.V. Vet Supply web site.... good reliable company with reasonable prices... I'm not getting any kickbacks... sigh... go to www.kvvetsupply.com Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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Phil, I'm familiar with this Forti-flex stuff and couldn't find anything
on it quickly... Here's my experience with green lipped mussel... dried... in the form of a product called Glyco-flex, made by Vetri-Science. I have used it for years for my bilaterally hip dysplastic Border Terrier. It takes a few weeks (up to 6) to take effect. The same is true of most of this type of supplement, to include glucosamine. Fred was soon moving like a young dog... running, up and down stairs... starting when he was 8 1/2 yo. At 13 I added glucosamine, just on general principles... he was an old dog and old dogs, like old people, get a bit stiff and creaky. He died at a few months short of 16, still moving like a much younger dog. Chondroitin tends to pass through dogs too fast to be of much effect. In my joint protection program, I would use the Glyco-Flex, possibly with glucosamine as needed. I'd also add some vitamin C, and maybe some MSM. Actually, now I'd look for a single product that included as many of these as possible.... There are some very good product descriptions on the K.V. Vet Supply web site.... good reliable company with reasonable prices... I'm not getting any kickbacks... sigh... go to www.kvvetsupply.com Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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