Nutramax Dasuquin MSM Joint Supplement, Large Dogs Chewable Tablets, 150ct

My dog, Miles, is a 100 lb., 28" at the withers mix of...probably American Bulldog, Pointer and some breed with super-thick, silky fur. When I got him from the shelter at 4 weeks old he weighed 5 lbs and looked exactly like the Am Staff who became his mother. Then he grew, and grew and grew. When he was young I thought he must be part Greyhound, because he was SO FAST, but also part Kangaroo, because he could literally leap from a standing position over and across a 6' wide bed of roses 6' high. His favorite pasttime was going to the park and searching for tennis balls, which I would throw as far as I could and which he would fetch at lightening speed, there and back, and drop at my feet. His vet always advised against allowing him to run and jump, by the way, because it's not good for his joints. RIGHT! Don't allow your extremely athletic dog to do what it was born to do! So, eventually Miles started limping after a particularly active day tearing out the dog door to bark at squirrels in the back yard. I took him to the vet, who wanted to do x-rays and blood tests and "establish a baseline" and "identify what is going on." Yeah, except that I'd done all that with the Am Staff who was Miles' mother, who "might have developed a food allergy" to the tune of $80 per bag of food and hundreds of dollars for meds per month for more than a year (thousands and thousands of dollars in total) only to find out at the end that she had cancer. No, Miles has sore joints. Anyway, within a couple days of starting Miles on Dasuquin with MSM, he stopped limping. No x-rays, no blood work, no "establishing a baseline." He continued tearing across the house, slamming up against the washer and flinging himself out of the dog door in order to bark at squirrels, but in the evenings he didn't limp. He's been taking Dasuquin for a couple years now (at the same time he's recognizing his own limitations, so he doesn't rip and tear out of the house so much), and he rarely limps anymore. But he does get very excited when I go in my back yard, and I've been working on my garden recently so he's been racing around the back yard and limping a little in the evenings. So I increased his dose of Dasuquin to two per day and he's been completely limp-free and happy, racing around the yard like a puppy. My vet would want to take a blood test to make sure Miles' liver is processing the meds and so forth and so on, and take x-rays of his hips and legs to make sure there's no fractures or tears or whatever. And thousands and thousands of dollars later, she'd determine that Miles has large-dog-hip-joint issues and needs to take it easy, which is never going to happen. Or she'd find he has a disease, which would also require him to take it easy, which is never going to happen. Or she'd tell me to rest him, ...which is never going to happen. Miles is a dog's dog -- he's the happiest dog I've ever met -- and he needs to run free and chase wild beasts. Dasuquin with MSM allows him to be his dog-self, pain-free! {I'm not saying that anyone should diagnose their pets or use Dasuquin instead of visiting the vet. I'm just saying that in the case of my dog, he might have some disease or some fracture or some other issue, but when he takes Dasuquin with MSM the problem goes away. When he acts sick, I'll take him to the vet. But for now, we're managing his issues with Dasuquin.)

THESE ARE THE BEST! Our American Bully has elbow dysplasia & you could literally hear the cracking in his joints when he moves. After starting these, no more limping, & no more joint cracking! Highly recommend!

This has helped my old dog feel better. It seemed to have taken some of her discomfort away. It’s not a miracle but it does help. I’m grateful for this product

I believe these are working wonders on my 5 year old golden. We have had him on cosequin for a year now but recently he has been experiencing some shakiness in his knee and I just wanted to give him something more suitable for his size and age. It has only been a week and you can tell he is feeling way better and able to move more. Less bunny hopping when he runs and he even hopped the fence to chase a ball which he has never done.. so beware… these may just work too good lol.

My 9 yr old Rottweiler started to really struggle with her hips so I thought I’d give this a try. I’ve been giving my dogs nutramax cosequin for years and thought she just needed a little more. So I switched. I started with the 2 tabs a days per instructions. I started seeing a difference in her movement about a week into using it but then she started loosing weight. A lot of weight. I honestly thought I was about to lose her. I stopped the Dasuquin and she instantly started to struggle getting up, walking or even getting comfortable. I figured if it was her time I at least wanted her to be comfortable so I started the Dasuquin again at 1 tab a day and then went to 1 tab every other day. This is the dose that works well for my dog. This stuff works for us. She became a totally different dog. She acts like a puppy again jumping and playing always anxious to play fetch and catch frisbees. I’m very happy with Dauquin and I’d give it 5 starts except it took a good amount of trial and error to find the dose that works for her. If it wasn’t for the stress of thinking she was about to die I’d totally give it 5. Yes it’s expensive but once you get it figured out it works. My girl is super picky about taking meds so I just crush the pill and hide it in a little wet food, never had her refuse it or any noticeable GI upset, stools are solid and appetite is good.

I've had German Shepherds for 50 Years. We have a Male and a Female, both are Beloved Family Members. Same Father different Mothers. We feed both super Premium Dog Food" Victor Super Premium Performance Formula with Glucosamine and Selenium among other essential ingredients available only through Feed Stores. And FRESH water every day. For treats, Chicken Jerky MADE IN THE U.S.A. NEVER EVER CHINESE POISON/S. EVER. Their food was/is less excessive percentages of protein like many and less all kinds of fillers which should never be a dietary component to begin with. We've Never fed them marginal grade feeds like "Purina" etc. Despite my Boy was/is "OFA Certified" he developed significant dysplasia in his left hip at 19 months. Vet who I trust showed it to me clearly from his X-Rays as the ball (head) of his femur was actually sloppy in its socket. Joint replacement was near $11K (2007) with a recovery period difficult for most any breed let along these 2 knuckleheads. So, we tried Cosamine DS capsules first opening them and sprinkling on their food, and then recently this Dasuquin MSM simply because it contains the MSM where the DS capsules don't. Both products are made by the same Mfg. Normally I don't place much if ANY faith in OTC remedies for humans OR animals, but this may well save your pets life (cats etc. too) or major surgery while keeping YOU financially solvent. Though had it come joint replacement as the only way out I'd have found the damn money some way. Results with both products both times, (clinical observation and otherwise) have been NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING. His gait still has a fairly pronounced "hop", but he has Zero problems walking/standing or anything else he cares to fo do I limit my boy's exercise to 95% swimming in a nearby lake summer and winter, but he can and will take off FULL SPEED NO whenever the spirit moves him. He shows little if any problems in the occasional wet/humid weather though rare here in the SW. For these rare occasions it is damp/humid/wet. we keep Rimadyl on hand just in case he might feel it. We've used it maybe 5-6 times over the years though we religiously feed him the Cosamin supplements. About a year ago we ran out and had to mail order it. They were without it for almost 2 wks. and his original symptoms slowly returned and we had to once again build them back to the maintenace dose. Our Girl, the Consummate Alpha Female, is not OFA Certified though we maintain her on it too as a purely preventative measure even though she's never shown even a hint of joint trouble. Or Thank God anything else except that both were bitten by Copperheads they fortunately and easily recovered from. We love them Profoundly. Both hold ScH and Fight Instinct (drive) certification clearly and clearly demonstrated on one occasion a hair trigger disposition to place their lives in front of ours. Intense, profound Loyalty. My Wife, our Kids. and me. In comparison to humans a dog's life is far too SHORT as it is. I love them so much I sometimes wish I'd go first. If you think this is taking it "too far" or I'm "crazy" I don't give a Damn. They're but one of God's very special gifts to us. A Pure and special love. Unwavering loyalty and protection of us, their "pack" which we endeavor to return however and whenever we possibly can. If you have a Pet you even suspect has mild to even life style altering joint problem/s I sincerely urge you check with your Veterinarian then use these products. Strangely enough, I've spoken to too many pet owners completely unaware of Cosamin DS or Dasuquin MSM as well as even a couple of Vets we've met. Now YOU know. Sorry for being long winded, but the rest is up to YOU.

Abby was unable to get in the car or on the bed. After taking this for 3 weeks all was good again. I highly recommend this.

I'm no review writer, but felt compelled in this case, since it involves my fur baby. Short story, we've been giving these to our 11yr old female pit bull for only 4 days and today she showed a marked difference. No guarding, due to pain or stiffness. Still not steady, but that is most likely due to physical changes that no pill would help. Background : Like their human counterparts (me at least) with age we don't get around as well. My girl started having real problems about 3 months ago. Completely different girl. Always a bundle of energy. For a while she still tried, but eventually discomfort won out. Looked online, and there didn't seem to be a OTC solution, with human meds. Also, didn't seem much to help anyway. Once her discomfort was apparent, I brought her to the vet. They put her on Rimadyl, twice a day, and it really seemed to help. Not previous self, but much better. I'd say after a couple months, she started to have problems again. Even to the point on whining, which never happened. Brought her to the vet again. She got a full checkup, with blood work to make sure the medication wasn't causing liver problems. Labs came back ok. The vet added a Tramadol prescription. I really didn't like this one. Just knocked her out. That's when we started to search search for other remedies. My wife was the one to stumble on to Dasuquin and passed it along to me, to look at. Great reviews and a lot of options, even though most are from the same company. Digging through I found the large breed formula and decided to give it a try. Full disclosure: At this point, we are still on Rimadyl (still had some, so why not) and have started on the two a day starting dose. As I've said, she's been on Rimadyl and it has helped, but not as much as before. I only ever gave a couple of doses of the Tramadol and immediately stopped, not liking it's effect. Neither of these, either together or individually showed the improvement I've seen today. Completely new attitude. Energy (or willingness to use it) Almost acting like a puppy, if not for the age related physical changes. She may still fall, but pops right back up vs. the previous response of just staying down and waiting for someone to come help. SO HAPPY and Thankful! Again, this is on both Rimadyl and Dasuquin with MSN large breed. I will be trying just Dasuquin once the Rimadyl runs out and eventually trying just one pill of Dasuquin vs the two starting dose. I will update when I gave more information.

These are a life saver for anyone with a dog who is older or who has suffered a CCL tear. Awesome product!

Despite the product title these are for LARGE dogs, which is actually what the "technical details" section says. Don't worry if you make the same mistake I did as you CAN get a refund, despite what it says it you try to process a Return. If you go to the Support chat, it will process a Refund, but you don't need to Return the item... so, do what I did and donate it to my local dog rescue!

I have a 7½ year old German Shepherd. I started giving her Nutramax twice a day for five weeks. She now gets one a day. I have noticed a difference. Her hips don't seem to be bothering her to the extent they were while out on our walks. She has more energy. Great product.

Highly recommended product. My 11.5 year old Golden Retreiver diagnosed with Arthritis is remarkably better. He was having trouble getting up and would often fall down while on a walk. He would often groan in pain and became disinterested in most things. But now, he is back to his old self (one needs to remember he is still a senior dog). He gets up easily and has started enjoying his walks again. He is galloping after his ball again and it has been a while since I have heard him groan. Took 2-3 weeks for the initial result and we continued to see gradual improvement beyond that. It has now been 4 months and the results are marvelous. My dog weighs a little over 30 kg and we give him 3 tablets daily, one each in the morning, afternoon and night.

I bought this for my my dog when he started showing signs of lameness. He sometimes showed lameness after a long walk and was quite pittiful to watch after lying on a hard surface for a long time. I didn't want him to be on painkillers for the rest of his life so tried him on dasuquin. The effects are incredible. He's been on them for nine months. He ignores his deep padded bed, prefering the doorstep or the wooden floor, 7 occassionally jumps up onto his allocated chair, instead of a careful cllimb up. He has two long walks a day, still choosing to run after going 3 miles. I believe this is down to dasuquin and a good diet of raw meat, bones (including trachea and duck/chicken feet) and a few biscuits. It's so good to see him playfighting and running with my active collie