12-06-2011, 05:13 PM
I swear by glucosamine. Broke my wrist playing basketball about 20 years ago. 5 years later I started getting traumatic arthritis at the injury site. It got so bad that it would wake me up at night. I began taking glucosamine and after about a month or so I was pain free. A couple times since then I stopped taking it for a month or two and the pain began to come back. After starting up again the pain went away.
I'm not saying its a miracle cure. Probably won't work for everyone, depends on what's causing the pain. I've know people who have given it to their dogs with good results. I've never heard of any harmful side effects. I've been taking it once a day for at least 15 years. Wouldn't hurt to try it but you might ask a vet or go online for better advice pertaining to dogs. In my experience it takes 4 to 6 weeks to kick in.
I'm not saying its a miracle cure. Probably won't work for everyone, depends on what's causing the pain. I've know people who have given it to their dogs with good results. I've never heard of any harmful side effects. I've been taking it once a day for at least 15 years. Wouldn't hurt to try it but you might ask a vet or go online for better advice pertaining to dogs. In my experience it takes 4 to 6 weeks to kick in.