I have two 14 year old Lab/Pit Bull mixes that have been with us since shortly after my husband and I started dating. We don't have any children so they are basically our babies. They are sisters who are the only surviving dogs out of their litter. I have always spent extra money on the more expensive food for them, I've been feeding them Nutro Natural Choice Senior for the last 4 or 5 years. I don't feed my dog table scraps with the exception of bread and peanut butter to hide medicine in. The last 6 months or so I have really noticed them slowing down and having issues with their hips. We ended up building them a ramp last fall to go up and down from our back porch when they couldn't use the stairs anymore.
I made the mistake of letting them sleep in our bed with us when they were puppies and it has carried into their old age as well (spoiled), although I can't really imagine it any other way. I didn't really notice how much trouble they were having getting up and down from our king size bed until we bought a 4 inch memory foam topper for our mattress and it just made it too much for them. We put a bench in front of the bed a few years back and that helped them get up and down for a while, but with the memory foam topper it just made it too tall for them. They were also having trouble moving once they were on the bed because they were sinking into the mattress topper. We even bought a ramp for them to get up and down from the bed, but it literally stressed my dogs out for the week that we had the topper on the bed so bad that we decided to take it off while they are still with us.
So getting back on subject, with all of this going on I decided that maybe I should look into some supplements for hips and joints. I tried a supplement in pill form for about a month before I tried TerraMax Pro liquid and while I didn't notice any bad effects from it, I also didn't have much good to say about them either. I started them on TerraMax Pro about 3 weeks ago. It says for my dogs weight which is 65lbs and 85lbs that I should give them 2 tsp twice a day. Most supplements suggest doubling up the dose for the first month for faster results. I just pour their doses over their dry food twice a day, they have no idea I am giving them medicine. They don't seem to mind taste and have no trouble eating it. Its much easier pouring the liquid over the food than it was to have to try and hide the pills in peanut butter twice a day and hoping they didn't just eat the peanut butter and spit the pill out. I can honestly say it only took 2 weeks before I really noticed a difference with them on TerraMax Pro liquid. They seem to be having less issues climbing the ramp to the bed and also seem to have less trouble getting up when they are laying down. They have also been getting brave and jumping off the bed instead of going down the ramp. I am very pleased with the results of this supplement so far. I know I can't stop the inevitable, but I will do whatever I can to make sure they are healthy and comfortable as possible while they are still here with us. I expect to see continued improvement in their hips and mobility. I went through the first bottle pretty quickly because I have two dogs and I was doubling the doses for their first two weeks. I expect one bottle should last about a month on regular doses for two dogs, longer if you only have one dog. This supplement has almost twice amount of glucosamine and chondroitin than the first supplement I tried and is almost the same price. Here are a few facts about it: Active Ingredients per fluid ounce: Glucosamine Hcl (shellfish): 1600 mg; Chondroitin Sulfate (beef and/or porcine): 1200 mg; MSM (Methyl-Sulfanylmethane 99.9%): 1000 mg; Manganese Chelate: 7 mg; Hyaluronic Acid (as Sodium Hyaluronate): 10 mg Directions Easy to Administer! Simply add the recommended dosage to your dog's food or drinking water. For even faster results start with an initial loading phase. Simply double the recommended dosage for the first 4 weeks. You will see significant results after only a few weeks! 100% Pure, Safe and All Natural. Made in USA using only the BEST HUMAN GRADE INGREDIENTS AVAILABLE! Unconditional 100% Money Back Guarantee You can buy it here! Disclosure: I received this product for free for my honest and unbiased review.
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