Senior diet
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| I don't use a senior diet. Lots of marketing around it, but you really need to read the labels to see if the ingredients are 1) doing any good or 2) the dietary changes are ones that pertain to your specific dog. Do you know what your vet's reasoning was? Any specific dietary things mentioned? I have noticed that many list things like glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM, etc and prominently label their bag as such. Upon reading the actual ingredients, many are not at truly significant levels to be beneficial.  Totally a marketing ploy!  Mine all eat the same basic foods (dry food, and I rotate foods), but get different dietary additives as they need them. |
| I think she wants him on it for the glucosamine primarily. He's in good shape altho slowing down some and has a little difficulty getting up on things. Figured I'd get some but she thinks it s/b mixed with the taste of the wild so he's getting a variety. I too try to switch out the food some but he is very picky. |
got sheep wrote: I have noticed that many list things like glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM, etc and prominently label their bag as such. Upon reading the actual ingredients, many are not at truly significant levels to be beneficial. Totally a marketing ploy! Mine all eat the same basic foods (dry food, and I rotate foods), but get different dietary additives as they need them. This is so true! The levels they add are small, plus the heat from the extruder used to form the food lowers the levels even further. We use glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM supplements-they are worth the money in my opinion! |
| Might be best just to change dog food to something more nutritional and less filler like grains then add the glucosamine on the side as recommended. I believe some comes already powdered. Beware, it is very bitter and pup might not like it. Each dog is different. Our vet highly suggest fish oil capsules for older dogs. Those things are huge, but if punctured and the dogs get the taste, no problem. Of course you could just feed oily fish a few times a week.  |
I buy my dogs human stuff, and I pay extra to get the gluc/chon/hyaluronic acid combo in a capsule form - gel cap with a liquid center. They eat it right off the top of their food.  I use the fish oil caps too - same thing - I put it in the dish and they eat it right off the top. I got the separate MSM once in a powder form - they won't eat it, very nasty bitter stuff. I tried packing it in pill pockets, it was WAY too time consuming! What a waste, I have a whole bottle of it! |
| Thanks for everyone's imput, will look into the gluc caps that Dawn mentioned and I do know about Fish oil so will add that too. Did get the one bag of senior but think we'll forget that when it's done and go back to the TOTW and supplement. |
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