Hyaluronic acid?

[Tommy Coyote]

I know some people that just swear by this stuff.

 

One of my little customers was a min. bull terrier that had some kind of cancer that caused tumors. Her owner kept her on good food and hyaluronic acid. The dog really lived for a long time with the cancer.

 

The other dog that took it was another min. bull terrier that had serious heart problems. His owner took him to a holistic vet who put him on Chinese Herbs and H. acid. He also did pretty well for a long time. The vet also used acupuncture and vit. B12 shots.

 

I was kind of amazed. He was having a bad spell when I was taking care of him so I took him out to his vet. I got to watch her work on him. And she pulled him right out of the spell. He stopped coughing and got better - for a while. Eventually he couldn't pull himself out any more.

[Gideon's girl]

I hadn't heard of those particular uses, but HA is a part of all connective tissues, so I'm not surprised. I don't know how it is now, but when the injectable first came out vets used to always tell you that it didn't work orally. Pet owners found out better pretty quickly. For my horse, adding a dose of MSM makes the HA work even better.

[Tommy Coyote]

What did you use if for?

 

Would it work for arthritis?

[Gideon's girl]

From age 6 when I got her, my horse had severe arthritis in her hocks and fetlocks. I had the vet doing the injections for a while and it helped, but I couldn't afford them indefinitely. She also was always very sensitive to walking on certain surfaces. I switched her to oral HA, against the advice of my vet, and she continued to do well. Someone suggested to me that I add MSM for some of her hoof quality issues. When I added the MSM, she suddenly didn't mind walking on cement and the other surfaces that she had issues with before. She also showed us that galloping was back in her repertoire. She is 18 now and going strong.

[Tommy Coyote]

I wonder if that combination would work for arthritic dogs?

 

Wouldn't it be safer than staying on Rimadyl for long periods.

 

What is MSM? Where do you buy it?

[Gideon's girl]

MSM(methylsulfonylmethane) is a bioavailable sulfur. It's also supposed to act as a carrier for other things, which is why it was suggested for the hoof quality problem. I would imagine it would be better than Rimadyl for long term use. I buy it online from Jefferspet.com

[Root Beer]

I literally just stared giving Hylauronic Acid to Speedy for his arthritis a few weeks ago because I can't get Adequan and he was starting to get stiff and sore.

 

His chiropractor, who has extensive experience with Hylauronic Acid with horses recommended Lubrisyn which is an oral form of HA as a replacement.

 

I see a difference. He is moving as well as he did when he was on the Adequan. He hasn't been on it long enough for me to say that I swear by it, but I am seriously considering keeping him on the Lubrisyn instead of switching back when Adequan is available again. With the results being equal, I would appreciate not having to give him a monthly shot.

 

BTW, of course I researched the heck out of the product and I did find some concerns about the use of sodium benzoate in Lubrisyn, but my bottle says it has been reformulated and sodium benzoate is not listed as an ingredient. Seems the company took the concerns seriously, and I appreciate that.

 

I ordered it from Drs Foster and Smith.

 

I'd say it's definitely worth a try.