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Old 07-26-2012, 10:07 AM
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Default Glucosamine/Chondroitin

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Originally Posted by justjim View Post
Just about a month ago I ask my primary doctor about Glucosamine/Chondroitin and to paraphrase his comment: I have some patients who take it and I tell them there is no research that it does any good but then there is no research that says its bad for you either. So you can take it if you want and "think" it is doing you some good. Thats what I got out of the brief conversation.
I had a 15-year old bichon frise (dog) who stopped being able to climb stairs because of joint pain. My vet gave him a veterinary version of Glucosamine/Chondroitin and within days he was running up the stairs again.
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