madams arthritis

[Jen]

blossoms arthritis seems to be getting a bit worse now. she is starting to really stiffen in her hips and we think the arthritis could be starting there as well.

at the moment she is on liquid devils claw and half a sachet of danilon (if she is having a bad day) in a handful of chop and a veteran mix (it contains high levels of glucosamine) and i was wondering if there was any other supplements or feeds that anyone knows of that wont break the bank or make her gain weight or energy.

didnt ride her today just gave her legs a good wash and scrub and trimmed her up a little bit, although i didn ride her in from the field bareback!!!!! i would have felt cruel tacking her up and taking her for a ride with her being so stiff at the moment.

[fleabitten]

DB has found what seems to be an excellent supplement which really helped Murphy!
Its called Flexadin - if you pm DB she would maybe be able to give you some more advice and info about the flexadin.

[solomon]

What about bio flow stuff, some people swear by magnets! Not sure about her hips they definitely do boots for horses.

[zara]

Poor Blossom, arthritis is p***s! i use a combination of Devil's Claw and Naf Superflex and this does seem to help AJ's hocks but it does get quite expensive Zx

[Jen]

thanks for the advice guys, i went to rideaway today to meet R (blossoms loan mummy) to give her the stuff i forgot to take yesterday and i ended up buying the codlivine joint supplement for bloss to try, it promises allsorts of stuff but whether or not it does what it says on the tin is a case of suck it i see i suppose.

[fleabitten]

i guess it is a matter of trial and error. hope it works

[scattymare]

Hiya Jen. Sorry to hear she's not doing so well. With arthritis, the key ingredients appear to be glucosomine and chondroitin. With P I used this stuff - www.healthspan.co.uk/horse-supplements/equiflex/productdetail-p3206-c3184.aspx
There was a definite difference in him on it. DB has found a fabby supplement that seems to have really worked wonders for Murphy.

[dannyboy]

Jen, sorry to hear blossom's arthritis is getting worse.

I use Flexadin supplements for Murphy and although I thought they made a big improvement initially, I'm not so sure anymore. He is still clicking with even very light exercise, although he doesn't seem to be dipping or in pain, I'm not sure the supplements make much difference. I'm too frightened to stop using them but I'll be honest, they have become very expenisive and after I use my this tub I will be looking into purchasing a cheaper alternative as I just can't afford almost £100 per tub.

Sorry I haven't been much help. I hope you get sorted hun.