Joint Health
Dasuquin Review: A Long Look at Daily Use with My 10-Year-Old Golden
Thirteen months, one bag at a time. What the label says, what I noticed in Hazel, and the four things about it that still bother me.
A retired church secretary in Aiken, South Carolina, on the first joint supplement she tried with her aging Golden Retriever, and the question she asked her vet before she ordered it.
Thirteen months, one bag at a time. What the label says, what I noticed in Hazel, and the four things about it that still bother me.
I have fed one of these to my dog for thirteen months and never bought the other. Here is what the printed panels say, and where the simpler formula honestly wins.
Hazel is ten, sixty-four pounds, and slower off the kitchen floor than she used to be. Here is why a large breed joint chew was the first thing I tried, and what I would tell you before you buy one for your own old dog.
A retired church secretary in Aiken, South Carolina, on the first joint supplement she tried with her aging Golden Retriever, and the question she asked her vet before she ordered it.
Five plain steps for starting a joint chew with an older dog, from a woman who reads every label twice and still calls her vet first.
Thirteen months, one Golden Retriever, a bag of beef soft chews on the pantry shelf, and the four things about Nutramax Dasuquin that irritate me.
A six month look at Zesty Paws Mussel Mobility Bites from Colleen Mayhew, who added them to her 10-year-old Golden Retriever's evening routine and kept her expectations honest.
One is a whole-food source that brings several things at once. The other is a single measured ingredient. Here is what each label actually says, read slowly, with a ten-year-old Golden Retriever waiting by the door.
A retired church office worker, a pair of reading glasses, and ten honest notes on one tub of mussel chews she added to her old Golden's evening routine.
A retired church office manager in Aiken, South Carolina on the six months since she added a green-lipped mussel chew to her older dog's evening routine, and the question she asked her vet first.
A retired secretary's step by step account of how she chose a green lipped mussel chew for her ten year old Golden Retriever, what she checked on the label, and what she would skip.
Six months of an evening soft chew, one old Golden Retriever, and an honest accounting of what I saw, what I did not see, and the label detail I would want a friend to point out before she spent her money.
Eight months of pumping fish oil over a ten-year-old Golden's breakfast. What I saw, what I could not prove, and the two small annoyances I live with.
One bottle names two wild-caught fish. The other names one. Here is what each listing actually says, and how each fits a 64 pound Golden Retriever who is ten years old and slower than she used to be.
Colleen Mayhew on the ten plain reasons a pump bottle of fish oil stayed in her ten year old Golden's breakfast, eight months after she opened it.
A retired church office clerk in Aiken, South Carolina on the conversation she had with her vet first, what the label actually lists, and the one change she can honestly report.
A step by step routine for putting fish oil in an older dog's breakfast, from the vet call to the note on the calendar.
Eight months, one bottle, and a coat that did get glossier. What the label says, what Hazel actually did, and the smell nobody warns you about.
Ten months, one 64 pound Golden Retriever, and a shallow dent in the foam: what daily use of the EHEYCIGA orthopedic XL bed actually looks like in our living room.
A plain comparison for a 64 pound older dog, with what the EHEYCIGA listing says, what a full surround bolster bed gives you, and where each one fits.
Ten reasons, ten months, one older Golden Retriever, and an honest note about what a bed can and cannot do for a stiff old dog.
Ten months, one wrestle with a bed cover, and the honest version of what changed in the corner of my living room.
A practical checklist from one older-dog owner, including what the listing says, what I measured, and what I would ask my vet.
Ten months, one 64 pound Golden Retriever, and an honest account of the dent in the foam, the cover fight after every wash, and the second night Hazel finally got on it.
Twelve months, one set of four socks, and a laminate floor that stopped winning. Here is what held up, what twisted, and what I would measure before ordering if I had it to do again.
One covers the paw. One grips the nail. A plain comparison for anyone with an older dog on slick laminate.
Hazel is ten and 64 pounds. Our kitchen floor is laminate. Here is what a set of grip socks changed for us, and where they fall short.
A slow Golden Retriever, a slick kitchen floor, and the phone call I made to my vet before I ordered anything.
Five steps for getting the size right the first time, from a woman who measured her own dog with a wooden ruler on the kitchen floor.
I put four socks on a ten-year-old Golden Retriever and left them in the routine for a year. Two of them still twist every afternoon. Here is the part the listing leaves out.
Thirteen months, one bag at a time. What the label says, what I noticed in Hazel, and the four things about it that still bother me.
Thirteen months, one Golden Retriever, a bag of beef soft chews on the pantry shelf, and the four things about Nutramax Dasuquin that irritate me.
A six month look at Zesty Paws Mussel Mobility Bites from Colleen Mayhew, who added them to her 10-year-old Golden Retriever's evening routine and kept her expectations honest.
Six months of an evening soft chew, one old Golden Retriever, and an honest accounting of what I saw, what I did not see, and the label detail I would want a friend to point out before she spent her money.
Eight months of pumping fish oil over a ten-year-old Golden's breakfast. What I saw, what I could not prove, and the two small annoyances I live with.
Eight months, one bottle, and a coat that did get glossier. What the label says, what Hazel actually did, and the smell nobody warns you about.
Ten months, one 64 pound Golden Retriever, and a shallow dent in the foam: what daily use of the EHEYCIGA orthopedic XL bed actually looks like in our living room.
Ten months, one 64 pound Golden Retriever, and an honest account of the dent in the foam, the cover fight after every wash, and the second night Hazel finally got on it.
Twelve months, one set of four socks, and a laminate floor that stopped winning. Here is what held up, what twisted, and what I would measure before ordering if I had it to do again.
I put four socks on a ten-year-old Golden Retriever and left them in the routine for a year. Two of them still twist every afternoon. Here is the part the listing leaves out.