Linda Wayrynen wrote 04/30/2004 01:10 PM Arthritis #11582 - 04/30/2004 01:10 PM
Linda Wayrynen Webboard User Reg: 04-09-2003 Posts: 54 Loc: Offline	My 4 1/2 year old shepard mix appears to be very stiff when he gets up from a nap. I have mentioned this to the vet a couple of times but never received what I considered constructive advice. I have heard alot about shark cartilage as a supplement for this problem. What I cannot figure out is the types Powder Capsules Treats Recommended dosage for a 77lb dog. If anyone has information or experience with this a response would be great. I would like to get him started on the best product as soon as possible as I feel that the stiffness <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> is progressing.
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Will Rambeau wrote 04/30/2004 02:58 PM Re: Arthritis [Re: Linda Wayrynen ] #11583 - 04/30/2004 02:58 PM
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003 Posts: 5983 Loc: Idaho Offline	Still not enough scientific basis for shark cartliage to base it solely as a treatment of OA, but it can't hurt. Much better studies done on glucosamine. Mixtures of both medications are offered: http://www.leerburg.com/49.htm The Fetz dog: http://www.leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/79673/page/25
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Molly McLaughlin wrote 04/30/2004 06:21 PM Re: Arthritis [Re: Linda Wayrynen ] #11584 - 04/30/2004 06:21 PM
Molly McLaughlin Webboard User Reg: 04-02-2004 Posts: 43 Loc: Offline	Has your dog been tested for Lyme? I don't know where you are, but up here its rampant. Initial signs are often sluggish behavior and stiffness. Molly Mclaughlin
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Linda Wayrynen wrote 05/02/2004 01:55 AM Re: Arthritis [Re: Linda Wayrynen ] #11585 - 05/02/2004 01:55 AM
Linda Wayrynen Webboard User Reg: 04-09-2003 Posts: 54 Loc: Offline	Will, I know they have the combo ones, what I still can't figure out or know were to find dosage. Molly, the dog has been very stiff even when he was under a year it was noticable. Now it appears worse to me and I won't to find a quality product.
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Will Rambeau wrote 05/02/2004 03:49 PM Re: Arthritis [Re: Linda Wayrynen ] #11586 - 05/02/2004 03:49 PM
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003 Posts: 5983 Loc: Idaho Offline	Linda, After visitng many different sites about the shark cartilage, I can see why you couldn't determine a doseage to get. *I* can't determine a doseage - different sites give widely differing recommendations for treatment doseages. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> For a 60 lb dog, one site recommended 1010 mgs. a day. Another site recommended 4440 mgs. a day. Yet another site recommended 6000 mgs. a day. The only thing the sites agreed on was that the dose ( at whatever strength you finally decided on ) was given once daily. *Grumble* , so which is it? That's always the trouble with supplements and vitamins, getting an accurate treatment dose is made ridiculously hard. I'm sorry I couldn't help, but even my research skills have hit a wall here. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> The Fetz dog: http://www.leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/79673/page/25
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Linda Wayrynen wrote 05/02/2004 09:58 PM Re: Arthritis [Re: Linda Wayrynen ] #11587 - 05/02/2004 09:58 PM
Linda Wayrynen Webboard User Reg: 04-09-2003 Posts: 54 Loc: Offline	Will, thanks for trying. I would start off low and then move up on dosage until I felt or saw an improvement.
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