Oxbow supplement: joint support

[Haymonster]

I was wondering if anyone had tried these?

 

Although I do have rabbits, I’m planning on giving these to one of my guinea pigs, who has hip dysplasia and will almost certainly develop arthritis. I haven’t been able to find any guinea pig owners that have used them, but I did notice that they’re sold in this website’s shop, so I thought I might have better luck here in finding someone who has used them.

Even if no one has tried them, does anyone (who  is more knowledgeable than me re: dysplasia, arthritis and joint health) have any thoughts or comments on these supplements? I understand this is a rabbit forum – not a guinea pig one! – but even information on how these have/would help (or not?) a rabbit would be helpful!

[Sarita]

These are brand new from Oxbow so you may not get anyone who can definitely say it is working for their rabbits, piggies, etc…I do have to say though that I am using them for my senior rabbits and they are eating them and do seem to find them palatable. I cannot say that they are helping at this point but I definitely think it’s worth giving them a try.

I imagine Oxbow did run some “tests” and they do have vets on staff who formulate these and I like that they are formulated with small animals and not dogs and cats in mind.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

They are brand new like Sarita said, but glucosamine has been around for a long time and works wonders-for people and animals. I’m so pumped they have them because prior to this, you had to buy for humans and get it dosed out. How convenient to have it in a yummy treat!

[tobyluv]

One of the senior rabbits at the sanctuary where I volunteer has been on these for a little over a month, but we haven’t noticed any difference. It’s possible that he feels better, but just doesn’t show it. He’s very stiff with arthritis and these likely are coming to him too late to help him, but we’re still hoping. We showed the printout of the ingredients and information of the joint support to the sanctuary vet and she said to go ahead and try it.

He would not eat them at first. The person who runs the sanctuary finally got him to eat them by making sure he got them first thing in the morning, before he got a salad–when he was hungry. Another one of the volunteers is trying them with her rabbit, but she is having no luck getting him to eat them. I know they have molasses in them and should smell good, like a treat, but her rabbit wants nothng to do with them. I suggested that she rub a little banana or favorite fruit on them and see if they would be more tempting. I don’t know if she’s tried that or if it worked or not.

[Haymonster]

Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the feedback.

I’ve ordered them and I’ll see if they help with my poor hip dysplasia pig. She’s only 3, so hopefully this might make her more comfortable and delay the onset of arthritis.

[LittlePuffyTail]

I started giving these to my bunnies just last night. Stormy, who is 8, is not showing any signs of discomfort but I thought they might be good for him. My other two ate them readily, but Stormy wasnt too sure. He didnt want it at first. I broke it up into little chunks and he ate it overnight. If hes unwilling to eat them regularly, I might try smearing a bit of banana on it.

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