Hip Dysplacia & Prolotherapy

I have no idea if this is the appropriate therapy but check out this topic thread-both the Knox and the Adequan:
[linkhttp://forum.dog.com/asp/tm.asp?m=323702]http://forum.dog.com/asp/tm.asp?m=323702[/link]

My thoughts are with you, I'm sorry your young dog has hip issues.

Prolotherapy (3 types) links:
[linkhttp://www.aaomed.org/page.asp?id=88&name=Prolotherapy[/link]>http://www.aaomed.org/page.asp?id=88&name=Prolotherapy]http://www.aaomed.org/page.asp?id=88&name=Prolotherapy[/link]
[linkhttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prolotherapy/AN01330[/link]>http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prolotherapy/AN01330]http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prolotherapy/AN01330[/link]
[linkhttp://www.medical-library.net/specialtiesd/framer.html?/specialtiesd/_prolotherapy.html[/link]>http://www.medical-library.net/specialtiesd/framer.html?/specialtiesd/_prolotherapy.html]http://www.medical-library.net/specialtiesd/framer.html?/specialtiesd/_prolotherapy.html[/link]
[linkhttp://www.prolotherapy.org/[/link]>http://www.prolotherapy.org/]http://www.prolotherapy.org/[/link]
 
This is a therapy also used on people.  Google will give you a lot more links. 
 
Here are a link and a couple of posts about the natural treatment of pain, arthritis and skeletal repair:
[link>http://www.dogaware.com/arthritis.html]http://www.dogaware.com/arthritis.html[/link][/size]
[link>http://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/46/111961.html#POST378364]http://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/46/111961.html#POST378364[/link][/size] 
[link>http://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/46/107801.html#POST369263]http://forum.dog.com/discus/messages/46/107801.html#POST369263[/link][/size] 

Thank you both, I found usefull and encouraging infomation in these links you've provided.
 
I am already giving Cheyenne, my Siberian Husky, Glucosamine/Chondroitin but I am also interested in other supplements such as Knox NutraJoint since I can get it at the grocery store. Is it possibly harmfull or useless to combine supplements?
 
I know that prolotherapy is primarily a human procedure but I found a couple sources that state that it also can be used on animals. It's much less expensive than surgery and it's permanent.

Sorry about your HD issues, Kadota. I have two HD dogs--one had FHO surgery that totally helped change his life and the other had her hip replaced, and that, too, totally changer her life.
 
I'd be happy to answer any other questions--feel free to PM me. My only question to you is you'll find the right person for prolotherapy if it's not commonly done on dogs. That alone could turn out to be very pricey, in my very humble, but experienced, opinion.

I am already giving Cheyenne, my Siberian Husky, Glucosamine/Chondroitin but I am also interested in other supplements such as Knox NutraJoint since I can get it at the grocery store. Is it possibly harmfull or useless to combine supplements?

That is an awfully broad question that I can't answer.  It is OK and beneficial to combine these three ingredients.  I gave you posts containing a list of supplements that I would give an arthritic dog.

ORIGINAL: Kadota

I am already giving Cheyenne, my Siberian Husky, Glucosamine/Chondroitin but I am also interested in other supplements such as Knox NutraJoint since I can get it at the grocery store. Is it possibly harmfull or useless to combine supplements?

 
I've heard claims that gelatin can be helpful for joints, but don't hear about it as often as other supplements. Don't know if there is anything to it.
 
Knox NutraJoint is not cheap. I googled and it says it has glucosamine, msn, gelatine and chondroitin. I would rather get the glucosamine and chondroitin from a known quality source like Cosequin. Testing has shown that the quality and bioavailability of those two supplements varies widely. Many of the products out there are a waste of money. Osteo-Biflex is another brand that has tested well and is available at the grocery store. MSN is easily available and not too expensive.
 
I don't think it would hurt to throw gelatin into the mix. You can buy gelatin capsules at Walmart, 2.97 for 100. I buy it all the time since I take three per day for my fingernails. If your dog is already on a high quality glucosamine/chondroitin supplement at a sufficiently high dosage, then the NutraJoint would be a waste of money. Instead add in the MSN separately. Get the cheap gelatin if you want.

Actually....
they make knox nutra joint plain without the msm and glucosamine... it has a variety of cartiledge building nutrients besides gelatin. At only 12 dollars a can which lasts two months (half a scoop a day) it is very inexpensive. For Snickers with HD, I also supplement with a proven Glucosamine MSM Chondroitin supplement Glyco Flexx III and have found this mix very effective and cost efficient. I do agree that it is not necessary to get the knox with glucosamine and is better to get plain. after three months one day you'll just notice the results and say wow... but it does take that long.

If you can afford it... i found Winston's Joint Formula, a naturopathic supplement with just about everything I'd like in it, incredibly effective in addition to the Glyco Flex III, yet expensive. Oliver has complications after TPO surgery for his HD and the cracking noises were audible after every move... after 6 months I do not hear a single crunch/crack, even when I am at his level.

Does anyone know if any of the Nutra Joint products Don't have vitamin D. My dog shouldn't have extra D. Also do the caplets work too?
 
If none of the Nutra Joint products don't have D, any suggestions?

Thanks everyone, I've made a copy of this thread for reference.