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I heard Glucosamine for dogs was good. I found out about Cosequin, but it is really pricey. While visiting Costco the other day, I picked up this product http://www.wnpharmaceuticals.com/product_details.asp?id=535&cat=53 My dog is 12 years old, is this product safe to give, and what would be the recommend dosage?
Glucosamine chondroitin is great, especially as a preventative for much younger dogs. But a 12 year old dog who’s in pain needs a trip to the vet to be x-rayed to determine how severe his problems are. He might be well past the stage where glucosamine will do him a bit of good. The vet can tell you what he needs to be pain free.

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Do you need to cure hemmoroids?

There is mold in a bathroom pretty bad and im very sure it’s between the sheetrock where the drainage goes out towards our ac unit. We have many animals… if the mold exists between the walls, but is not out in the open… will it still circulate and cause negative effects on my pets health? There are young animals, birds to be specific. There have been incidents of illnesses… respiratory. I have closed off the molded area. I have hesitated to clean the mold myself becuase i do not want to stir it up or clean it improperily, or even myself to be affected. I myself do not have the authority to appoint a cleaning crew to the building, but i want to get other’s advice to make sure my theory about this isnt insane before i push this issue.Thanks guys! Also… the celing panels recently experienced leaking from the upsairs tennants… which is causing spotting on the corrogated paneling. There is also yellowish staining on the outside of the airvent… does this indicate that there will be more mold growth in the future? and does the whole celing and everything need to be replaced? The leak was drainage from the upsairs bathroom… yuck. It’s an old building… and the temperature is always above 70 degrees and higher during the summer… becuase of livestock. What to do…
Since mold can devour many different kinds of materials. Water becomes the key ingredient for mold growth. Thus in the home, moist environments become a prime target of mold spores since they have the water essential for life and something to consume. Thus we can understand why the bathroom is often a prime area for mold and mildew growth, due to the humid moist conditions that they produce…So water problems in the home are the major source for mold colony development. So without a doubt the landlord should be fixing the water leaks. If the mold issue is not taken serious you can purchase your own do it yourself mold test kit or I’m sure most mold abatement contractors would be happy to do a free evaluation of your landlords potential problem.

I usually use a website like WEBMD when it is something revolving around a human, but since this is an animal I wonder if there is a website that is dedicated to pet health?

Here are a few websites I hope might help you:

http://www.vaat.org.au/pet_advice_sheets…

http://www.justanswer.com/pet-health-care.asp?r=gapet&B=Pet+Health

http://www.thepetcenter.com/

Good Luck…

I love my kitty and I would hate for her to ever get sick, but vet bills are very expensive to be paying out of pocket. Does anyone have pet health insurance, and if so is it worth it?

I am so thankful to have pet insurance so that I don’t have to be 100% responsible if my dog eats something he shouldn’t or gets sick or God forbid, hit by a car or some other unforeseen accident.

I definitely think that the $30-something I pay each month is worth it. I haven’t had to use it yet, but just knowing that it’s there is a big relief.

There are accident-only plans, also, that start for less than $10, I think, but I opted for the more expensive premium so that I have a low deductible and can get the maximum benefits from my policy.

They have glucosamine specifically for dogs, and I was wondering if there was any difference between the two.

it is ok. i had to give it to my dane. i used pure instead of mixed products. i use nutro lamb and rice food now. it has glucosamine and chonjointants(sp) in the dogs food. it has done great for me.

There is a lot of advertising on this issue which is attached to the information sites and I am getting confused. Thanks for your help. don’t tell me to go to my vet – he is useless. He asked me what type of dog I was holding!!! (a classicly marked, pure border collie)
I always like to get human quality grade supplements for my dogs. For glucosamine, there are different sources of manufacture. There are some dogs that actually respond better to glucosamine from green lipped mussles. Also I prefer glucosamine sulphate as it helps to strengthen the collagen around the joints Whatever the source, glucosamine is better when taken together with chondrotin and MSM. Don’t forget too that vitmain c is necessary for better absorption of glucosamine for dogs. If you are giving it to your dog as a prophylatic, then a border collie needs at least 500mg a day. If your dog is already suffering from arthritis, then at 1000mg to 1500mg a day is recommended. A recent study has also found that omega 3 and 6 oils work synergistically with glucosamine for joint protection. You might want to consider adding some flaxseed oil to the diet. Hope this helps.