Hey Kim & Sandy:
Kodiak likes fish oil pills but he can ferret out any other type of pill as well. It was very difficult for me to learn how to do it but I can finally give him pills orally. This is an occasional thing though, not a daily pill.
I ran out of the DS Chewable Canine Cosequine and did go ahead and give Kodiak the human version for a few days. We only ever gave our 13 year old Newf & 8 year old Pyr the human glucosamine - in fact I think it was the large, Kirkland pills back then.
Anyway, thanks y'all for writing back :)
Christine / Kodiak
From: "Kimberly Shaffer" <kimberlys@hotmail.com>
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 12:26:06 PM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Canine joint support
We give our 8 year old Border Collie and our 2 year old Pyrenees (He had a hip replacement at the age of 14 months) the regular
human glucosamine/chondroitin . After comparing ingredients and talking to others who give their dogs the human version it
seems to be the exact same but only CHEAPER. So why not give it? Your vet should be able to tell you the dosage if you aren't
sure. We don't have our other Pyr on it YET but she may go on it too eventually. She's 4 and already objects to taking her daily
seizure meds and fish oil pill so I'm not sure we could add another into the mix right now! How do dogs get so clever when you
try to hide the pill? Doesn't take long for them to eat the treat and then several seconds later spit the pill on the floor! hahaha!
We've used soft dog food, cheese, hot dogs, steak, hamburger, peanut butter. It all works for a time in fooling her and then next
thing ya know she's spitting out that pill!
~Kim in Ohio
Pyrs - Chloe & Tucker
Border Collie - Maggie
Cranky 13 year old Chihuahua - Puppy (the Pyr hater!)
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Canine joint support
We used to give our sheltie Sugar Canine Lakota , then it was not available in Canada so we offered her the regular human tabs. Worked very well for Sugar...
Sandy and the Pyrview Crew....
On 11-May-10, at 9:45 PM, Christine wrote:
Does anyone give their dogs regular (human) Glucosamine rather than products specifically intended for animals (like Cosquine)?
Thanks
Christine/Kodiak