Vet Classics Pain Plus Extra Strength Health Supplement for Dogs - 120 Soft Chews

Great product... my dog thanks you, we thank you.

I've been feeding my dogs a raw, holistic diet for most of their lives. One of my dogs who is 11 right now but still incredibly active (daily hikes, runs, acrobatic feats of amazingness) has had a limp in her front leg off and on for the past several years. We would just rest her for a few days and then the limp would go away. However, last year, the limp was persistent. Even after months of rest or limited activity, the limp never improved. It would seem most severe whenever she would first get up from laying down but would still persist all day and night every time she walked. Over the years, my dogs have been on a sustained regiment of natural supplements, including Flexicose Plus liquid glucosamine, Herbal Aspirin & Inflapotion from Glacier Peaks Holistic, boswellia, turmeric, and chinese herbal medicines. While I'm sure some/most/all of this has helped keep my dogs in such good shape (my 14-year old still goes on 2-4 mile hikes with me several times a week), none of it was helping with this particular limp. So I gave the Canine Pain Plus a try and the limp improved almost immediately. I suspect the limp was caused by a soft tissue issue rather than joint issue. Been giving these for about 6 weeks and have also added some therapeutic massage work from a massage therapist, and the limp is now practically non-existent. On a side note, you would be surprised at how many areas of tightness there are on a dog's body. Particularly along their spine, around the shoulder area as well as their lower back. I have another dog, one who is handicapped, who has gotten massage work since he was a puppy, and I myself massage him several times a week. I thought those areas of tightness were specific to him due to his physical handicap. My other 2 dogs are now seniors, but they are active and healthy so I never considered massaging them. But I just recently did and I was shocked at all the hard, tight muscles I felt on their bodies. I myself have suffered from chronic pain since I was a kid and now see a chiropractor who specializes in soft tissue work, and I'm feeling so much better than I have for a long time. It of course makes sense that dogs experience the same muscle/tendon/ligament tightness, misuse or overuse that we humans do. We seem to focus a lot on joint or bone problems, probably because those are the ones that are visible on x-rays and most vets/doctors don't know much when it comes to soft tissue. But if your dog seems to have mobility problems and the cause isn't visible on xrays, consider the soft tissue. This applies to humans too!

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This is a fabulous product. I'm so grateful. I have adopted a 14 year old miniature poodle that came to me because my cousin passed 5 years ago and the family was no longer able to care for him. He was in very bad shape. Broke my heart to see him in tremdous pain. I started giving him 2TB collagen daily as well as liquid glucosamine with MSM for pets but as you know it takes a while for it to work. I found this product after much research in hopes it will give relief sooner. After 4 days I noticed a difference in his walk and by 7-8 days he was playing and have a pep in his step. It's been about a month and it's nice to see him running or walking quickly. I don't allow him to over do it but it's great that he is able to keep up with my other dogs and have a life again. Because isn't that's what it's all about. The quality of life you have left. I am now going to reduce him from 2 tabs daily to 1 tab daily and watch carefully. I think now he can enjoy our outings and adventure out more. Great stuff for sure and he lives going out instead of sleeping all day from the pain.

This is going to be a strange review. First, this is a good product. It is very effective for my senior border collie who had difficulties getting-up and managing stairs. She has been on 3 half-tabs a day for at least a year and now gets around pretty well. It has also proven effective at lessening the pain of a "hot spots" outbreak on my young BC mix. Now for the downside report. I have been a user of this product for several years now and have always found the product to be consistent is quality....except for the most recent 2-3 bottles. Beginning with the last few bottles, the scored-tablets will randomly break into dust and shards when trying to break the tablets on the score line. And the most recent bottle arrived with half of the tablets already broken into dust and small shards. When you need "half" tablets it becomes too problematic to figure out how much of the "dust and shards" you need to have the equivalent of half of a tablet. I sincerely hope the production line problems can get resolved because I really want to continue to use this product. You never want to stop using a product that you find helpful. Amazon was good to take back the bottle of pre-damaged tablets and replace it with another one. Hopefully this most recent experience was a production mistake that slipped by quality control. As an alternative for the manufacturer: They could offer a coarsely powdered version of this product and supply a measuring scoop for whole and half doses.