Saturday, November 03, 2007 , terribly early in the morning

Dasuquin

I was browsing an issue of Veterinary Practice News recently, and an article about a product called ”Dasuquin” caught my eye.  The sub-heading said that this new nutritional supplement was achieving better results than Cosequin in clinical trials, and as the owner of an old, hobbling dog, I immediately wanted to know more.  Cosequin has always been considered the best “by mouth” glucosamine supplement for arthritic cats and dogs, but apparently Dasuquin may be even better.  Anecdotes in the article said that dogs given Dasuquin showed increased mobility and decreased pain, everything you’d want from a supplement.  The secret ingredient is something called avocado/soybean unsaponifiables, which is also being tested on human patients.  Even in people, studies show that the supplement decreases pain and increases mobility.  Although regular avocado leaves, skin, fruit, etc., can be poisonous to some dogs, apparently these “unsaponifiables” are quite the opposite!

I’m going to be starting Eli on this next week, and I’m anxious to see if it helps her arthritis pain.  She’s currently on Cosequin and Rimadyl, but I’d love for her to have more pain relief.  I’ll report back in a couple of months and let you know if Dasuquin lived up the hype for us.  Have any of you tried it with your dogs?

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 11/03 at 03:12 AM
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