Collagen Peptides

[LeeB]

Thanks DocB.

[doctorb]

Peter-

They are over the counter supplements available pretty much anywhere.  No doc or prescription needed.  And, like many vitamins and supplements, you may have to wade through the advertised bias and “purity” issues when one supplement touts its brand superior to its competitors.

It does work.  As a testament to that….My old yellow lab hadn’t come upstairs in over a year.  Started giving it to him and there he was one morning, standing next to our bed, asking for breakfast.  That was about 5 days after we started the pills.  BTW, my recollection is that vets charge quite a bit for it, but that could be incorrect as, unfortunately, labs don’t live forever.

[LeeB]

The over the coubtere price for human consumption supplements isn't cheap either.

As for it working in dogs, we have noted the same results in our dogs as DocB. We have several older dogs that get it (glucosamine), sadly not on a regular enough basis but you can really tell the difference when they do. I never noticed a whole lot of difference when I was taking glucosamine.

[doctorb]

Didn't help me much either, but I heard a bunch of patients swear by it.

[beenthere]

I never noticed a whole lot of difference when I was taking glucosamine.

I didn't either,   until I stopped taking glucosamine. Then I noticed a difference and resumed taking one-a-day.

For the last year and half, I have been able to sleep at night without knee pain, by using a random orbital sander (sans sand paper) to vibrate above each knee for about 30-40 seconds. No more night pain and little to none during the daytime. Quite noticeable if I miss a few days in a row. No idea if it might work for others, but works for me.

[Peter Drouin]

Thanks, doc for the info

[LeeB]

That's in interesting repurpose.