Glucosamine Supplements for Treating Canine Arthritis Safely

I just read the unfortunate story of a dog that
had been given prescription medication to treat
his osteoarthritis. The pet's owner had taken
him to the veterinarian after observing the dog
having trouble negotiating their home's steps
and often times limping.

As often is the case, the vet prescribed the
animal a drug which is very commonly used to
treat joint disease in dogs. Although the drug
is highly successful in treating the symptoms
for the disease, there are serious side effects
experienced by some animals. In fact, some
veterinarians have even stated that if the drug
was used by humans to treat the same disease it
would've long ago been banned by the FDA. Many
vets have decided there are far too many
occurrences of serious side effects and even
death in animals taking the drug for arthritis
and I have stopped prescribing the medication.

There are safer alternatives to these
prescription medications in many cases. Only in
the most severe cases do doctors now prescribe
these dangerous prescription drugs for treating
the disease. Instead, they are suggesting the
pet owners try a supplement product called
glucosamine to treat the disease.

It should be noted here that there are no cures
for arthritis in either animals or humans. Also
it is interesting to note that the arthritic
disease that humans suffer from is much the same
as the ones canines have in their older age.

Although the prescribed medicines offer almost
immediate relief for the symptoms of
osteoarthritis and canines, it is perhaps best
to treat the disease in a more natural way that
addresses the real issues. The dangerous
prescription medications simply mask the
symptoms and act only as basically a pain
reliever. (Hopefully the vet also talked to the
owner about using glucosamine to treat the
disease. But more on that later.)

On the other hand, glucosamine supplements
actually address the problem within the joints
that the disease is causing. The definition of
arthritis in fact is the degeneration of the
cartilage tissues within the joints. These
tissues are used to cushion and protect the
bones from rubbing together as the joints move.
As it thins, the tissue allows the bones to
touch one another during movement and this in
turn causes significant discomfort and pain to
the dog.

Liquid glucosamine contains the building blocks
necessary for the body to rebuild and regenerate
the damaged cartilage as best it can. Because
this rebuilding process can take time, several
weeks to several months of daily supplementation
are required before pet owners will see any
relief for their dogs suffering from the
arthritic disease. It's very important that the
supplementation is carried out on a daily basis
during that time in order to determine if
glucosamine will in fact help the animal deal
with the disease.

Another benefit to using glucosamine products is
the cost. It is far less expensive per daily dose
for glucosamine than the other dangerous
prescribed medications. And again, there are
virtually no side effects associated with
glucosamine supplementation.

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