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Offline bibathediva

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do supplements work
« on: April 11, 2009, 07:23:28 PM »

I know theres not many of us around...looks like all the lucky ones have gone away  ::) so will have to wait for replies for all the many things I'm posting about at the moment.....but heres another one :-\

Do supplements work and how long do they normally take  :-\ Lola has been on them since about the 10th Feb and to be honest i haven't seen alot of improvement  :-\ she still has a click in her back end...and since she has been allowed back offlead for 5 Min's she is very unsettled again at night..laying down then shooting up as though she has had an electric shock,she will do that numerous times..pacing and she has taken to whining/crying for no reason that i can see...her back leg is still pulling up even with a short run  :huh: and i know supplements will not cure what she has i thought they would ease some of the symptoms  :-\
....Or is it because it is only mild that im not going to see a vast improvement the same way you would with a dog that has severe symptoms  :-\
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Re: do supplements work
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2009, 08:01:19 PM »

I don't know about in dogs, but in humans I would certainly expect to see an improvement within a few days of taking supplements....

What is she taking?? I think some supplements seem to suit some better than others - I know loads of people get really good results from Glucosamine, but it doesn't seem to do much for me...  :-\ When I was younger I took Cod Liver Oil for a bit, and that did seem to help...

Hope you see some improvements soon...  :-\
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Offline KatieJean

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Re: do supplements work
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2009, 08:04:36 PM »
I would have thought you would have seen some improvement by now but they do take a while.
When you see them every day the improvement is not so noticeable
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Re: do supplements work
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2009, 08:26:46 PM »
I think the only way to measure the difference is to stop the supplements and see what she's like after a few days  :-\
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Re: do supplements work
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2009, 03:10:50 PM »
If you're not seeing a difference you're not using the right ones  ;) Knee problems are more of a problem with the ligaments, so for that I prefer MSM (1000mg) and Vit. E (500mg) twice a day  :shades:

To answer your other question, usually results with supplements become apparent in about a month, unfolding gradually, but it's not unusual to see results within a week or two  :blink:
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Re: do supplements work
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2009, 07:21:39 PM »
Quote from: livercake on April 11, 2009, 08:26:46 PM
I think the only way to measure the difference is to stop the supplements and see what she's like after a few days  :-\
That's what I would do as well.  I would have thought you'd hav noticed a difference by now though :shades:
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Re: do supplements work
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2009, 08:53:58 PM »

Thanks for the replies  ;)
She is on at the minute...

EPO.....500mg
ester-c..500mg
green lipped mussel...250mg
syn-flex...which has Glucosamine and Chondroitin in it......recommended dose for her weight
salmon oil..5ml
...these are all split over her meals and i have just started to give devils claw regular...was when and if needed  :huh:

All of these were either recommended by the vet or from people who have got dogs with HD and from Col members

She has seemed a bit better over the last 2 nights (since giving her devils claw)  :-\ or it could be that she hasn't ran for 5 weeks so her muscles might need to readjust to being used again for running  :huh:
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