what is a better supplement for joint health grand flex or syn flex, I use grand flex and like it a lot.

My dog detests Grand Flex. He's been on it for two weeks now and it's a battle every night. I sure hope it ends up being worth the trouble. I've started it to help his sore hips. He's only two, but was struck by a vehicle and cracked some pelvic bones at age one and has been gimpy ever since.

Part of the problem is how to mix it in with his RMB diet? I can't just sprinkle it on a chicken or a rack of ribs, so I have to come up with something else to mix it in - Honest Kitchen stuff, hamburger, cottage cheese. He just doesn't like it. I'm sure somebody will suggest not feeding him for a day, but, that don't work when he's supposed to be eating the medicine every day.

Joseph: I started with Grand Flex but switched to Syn-Flex after a forum member with an HD dog said she liked it. My dog has HD as well. I think both products are good but the liquid glucosamine is supposed to be more beneficial for a dog with problems.

Dan: Have you tried sprinkling a little parmesan cheese over yogurt or cottage cheese to entice him? If he likes peanut butter try mixing his scoop into a little bit of that. If he's really just put off by the taste I'd try something else. I agree getting the supplement is important.

dan i mix my grand flex in with the salmon oil or olive oil and this works great.

 Quote: Sarah Morris

Joseph: I started with Grand Flex but switched to Syn-Flex after a forum member with an HD dog said she liked it. My dog has HD as well. I think both products are good but the liquid glucosamine is supposed to be more beneficial for a dog with problems.

Dan: Have you tried sprinkling a little parmesan cheese over yogurt or cottage cheese to entice him? If he likes peanut butter try mixing his scoop into a little bit of that. If he's really just put off by the taste I'd try something else. I agree getting the supplement is important.

About liquid: Yes, I read several times when I researched forms of glucosamine and related supplements that liquid really does give faster results. This may not be super-important once the regimen is well under way and results are being experienced, but IME it also makes the product easier to mix into food and more palatable to the dog. (I have found that yogurt -- plain, unsweetened, of course -- is a good vehicle. You may not want to give cottage cheese, which is a high-sodium and sometimes not as digestible as yogurt, on a daily basis.)

http://www.leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=34&Number=155213&Searchpage=1&Main=16242&Words=cosequin+Connie+Sutherland&topic=0&Search=true#Post155213
is the thread about the research I did on value and high ratings.

Synovi, Syn-Flex, and Flexicose showed up as good value and high ratings on several vet med and consumer sites (as I detailed in the post linked above).

Synovi was considered to be a less expensive substitute for Cosequin and Cosamine, which are highly rated but also quite expensive.

Flexicose was deemed a Good Value on a couple of sites.



P.S. Leerburg has one of the three that I found to be the best-rated high-value liquids:
http://leerburg.com/49.htm



Edited by Connie Sutherland (03/06/2008 10:54 AM)
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