Glucosamine - any advice?

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My old dog is getting stiff in her back legs. Most noticeably when she's been lying down for a bit, she's a bit slow to get going again. Struggled with big steps for the first time recently too.
A friend has suggested glucosamine might be helpful.
Should I get her vet checked first?
Or is it something you can give as a supplement with food?
Any advice gratefully received.

Definitely get her vet checked however my dog has Canine Joint Right supplement every day on his dinner and it does help a lot .

We gave our dog green lipped mussel supplement (musselflex?) and the recovery was amazing. We actually stopped giving them a while back and she is fine now.

Obviously see a vet too 👍

Just to be clear, DDog was seen by a vet for an annual checkup quite recently and has otherwise a fairly clean bill of health. She has a vestibular problem which is affecting balance and would mean she's not well enough for non essential surgery (like a dental, which ideally she could do with, but the vet wasn't willing to give anaesthetic)

Meant to add! So I can't give her hard chews as she can't chomp them up.

Our dog takes Yumove Plus which really helps her stiff back legs. It's often on offer so don't pay full price!

another vote for green lipped mussel here - i get mine off amazon and its good value. glucosamine is good too - you need to get one with combined chondroitin to work best - but i couldn't find one that didn't upset DDogs sensitive tummy. he loves the green lip mussel tho as they are so fishy he sees them as a treat

The highest quality of canine glucosomine is Riaflex HA and if used with green lipped mussel (Riaflex have the purest mussel on the market) can make a huge difference to some dogs

riaflex HA

green lipped mussel

Yumove advance 360 is brilliant for older stiff dogs.

Yumove made a huge difference to my older dogs' mobility. It took a couple of weeks initially to see a difference but it really helped.

Thanks for the advice. Have started her on Yumove today (and have tucked her up in a blanket so her gammy legs stay warm) so will see how she gets on - will sort out a vet check asap too.

my old collie was on yumove and green-lipped mussel supplements, she also had glucosamine. my vet also prescribed a low dose of metacam which kept her healthy and active. she had hip displasia and arthritic change and was stiff so she saw the vet every 6 months to make sure she was comfortabl.
Enjoy your snuggles with your old doggit, they really have too short lives