Glucosamine diet

[OzzyMom]

Does anyone know if there is a food out there that contains glucosamine for a chow with bad hips?
I do give supplements but i was just wondering if there was a food too?

Thanks

[TJordan]

I don't know about food, but I recently went to a health food store (locally) and they carried dog food, etc. Anyway, they had treats with Glucosamine, like jerky treats and other chews with it in them. I can't remember the brand off the top of my head. If I get back over there I will check out the name.

[Jeff&Peks]

Nutro has a line of food and treats with Glucosamine, I feed my Chow Nutro senior it has Glucosamine in it plus they have a box of cookies with Glucosamine. the senior food in is a silver bag and the cookies a silver box. I switch between Nutro senior and Nutro Lamb and rice for skin problems, Green bag.

[bama]

Orijens has Glucosimine/chondroitin. But, if your chowkid already has arthitis, the small amount found in commercial dog food usually isn't enough. My Princess Buttercup has arthritis in her elbows. She used to avoid playtime and had a limp. A supplement of Glucosimine, Chondrotin, and MSM blended has really helped her. Now, it is rare that she limps, even after a short walk. I get it online from Puritan's Pride, it's called "Joint Soother". It is human grade and lower in sodium than any other I have found.
I keep canned Solid Gold in the frig. When it is cold, it's easy to wrap it around a pill for ease in administering.
I hope this helps.

[threedogjeep]

Anyone else on here use Glycoflex?

[kiwani]

Re: "Anyone else on here use Glycoflex?"

The Glyco-Flex is considered to be pharmaceutical grade glucosamine, but one of the inactive ingredients, 'smoke flavor' may be MSG.

[debraschow]

Kiwani: is that amount of MSG bad?

[kiwani]

Some dogs are more susceptible to MSG's effects. It can trigger seizures. It's not an ingredient I would choose to feed every day.