Supplement for joint health?

My cat is recovering from a torn ligament, she is also almost 13 so a senior cat. I think its time to find something that helps her joints and arthritis I am looking for a natural supplement for joint health. I heard of cosequin but don't know how good it is. I also don't know if supplements are in powder or liquid, if it can go in water that's great. How often is it given?

Cosequin is used be several people here, and it's a flavored powder in a capsule.  You just open it up and sprinkle over their wet food, or mix it in if they don't like the powder on top.  You CAN give it twice a day.  Dasequin is a stronger version of Cosequin.  Both of them can be order via Amazon.  Both of these have gotten good results...just depends on how bad the joints are.

Now if you really want to go natural, you can use Krill Oil.  @LDG swears by it for her Flowerbelle, who had pretty bad arthritis.  She gives her NOW Krill Oil, 500mg pills, and she actually pills her, because she doesn't like the taste of it.  Most of us just cut open the capsules and squeeze the oil over their food, however, not all cats like the taste of it.  (one of mine loves it, one hates it, and the other one is so-so about it)

I hope you are able to find something to get your old girl some relief.  Is this the cat that was chased by the dog?  I recall reading about that and then the cat developed some joint issues from a bad landing after the chase or something.  (sorry, sometimes stories start to blend together )

She fell but not because of anything chasing her just a slip.

What if she smells the powder mixed in the food and won't eat it, and pilling isn't an option?

Cosequin is chicken flavored.  I've given it to 2 cats and neither have discovered it.  It dissolves, too, so if you add some water to wet food and mix it well, the kitty probably won't even notice it.

But if she absolutely won't eat it, then you can dissolve it in a little bit of water, draw it up into a syringe, and squirt it into the side of her mouth.  Hopefully she'll like the taste ok, since it IS flavored for cats.

Ok thank you

My Dushka has been on Cosequin for over a year now and it has made a huge difference to her. She no longer growls when moved or picked up and has recovered her jumping ability. I started her on one capsule a day and after six months we went down to one every two days, which seems fine. Luckily I can pill her, so she swallows the capsule whole.

Cosequin can be sprinkled or mixed into food, and it is tasteless. I prefer to pill Dushka so I know the other cats haven't eaten it first.

If you are looking for a natural supplement to manage inflammation with little to no potential for side effects, you might want to consider fish oil, and preferably wild alaskan salmon oil. I just started my kitties on this in small amounts off my finger, and they all loved it. No arthritis here, just wanting to improve skin and coat health.

Here is a link to NCBI (Ntl Library of Medicine) of a human study involving patients given fish oil, who were previously taking NSAIDS for arthritis: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16531187

EDIT: Just realized that this is an older thread.

I don't know if this is as true for cats (though I don't see why it wouldn't be) but my dog takes glucosamine/chondroitin and fish oil to help her joints.

mauers said:

I don't know if this is as true for cats (though I don't see why it wouldn't be) but my dog takes glucosamine/chondroitin and fish oil to help her joints.

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Yes, the supplements for cats that you can buy contain exactly those ingredients, in measured dosages for cats.

Joseph Watson said:

We cannot feed same supplement to dogs and cats unless it is instructed on the supplements container or without consulting a veterinarian. Some dog supplements may be poisonous for the cats.

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You are absolutely right. That is why I use a supplement that is made for cats.