Nutramax Laboratories Cosequin Joint Health Supplement for Cats – With Glucosamine and Chondroitin, 55 Capsules

Helped my cat with FIC issues
I hope my (long) review helps those who are trying to help their cat with FIC issues. YMMV, but here are some things that helped us. All of them came from Amazon.Glucosamine is one of the things that seems to be helping our cat with his chronic irritable bladder (Feline Idiopathic Cystitis) issues. He’s almost 8 and he had problems with improper urination for several months (peeing on hard surfaces in the house). He was clearly in pain and avoiding his litterbox except when pooing.His old vet said he has crystals, just give him special food for life. That food has a lot of corn and other ingredients he couldn’t tolerate and it made him throw up. So, second opinion time. His new vet said nope, he does NOT have crystals, his labs are all clear and his bladder X-rays are clear, so it’s probably FIC due to stress (our other cat has been quite ill, probably a source of stress). So, they gave him pain meds for a week which helped a bit, then gaba liquid instead of the pain meds. That also helped but was difficult to give via syringe. The vet then gave him gaba capsules (easier to split in half and sprinkle in food) for two weeks. At the same time, I started putting these Glucosamine capsules once daily in a liquid snack (the more water intake, the better).For the first time in about 4 months my cat seems normal again. He’s been off gaba meds for 3 weeks now and has only been taking these Glucosamine capsules since then. So far, so good. I believe these helped, though breaking the pain cycle was very important too, as is increased hydration. I’ll keep giving him these because he’s doing well on them and a breeder told me they’re also helpful for kitty arthritis, which my cat is at risk for.Some other things we’ve done: Hydration is crucial for cats, especially those with FIC. Our cat is one of those stubborn dry food eaters who hates wet food. I’ve been trying for years to find a wet food he’ll eat. I’ve tried putting all sorts of sprinkles in his wet food to tempt him to eat it. The combo that worked for him is a bit of freeze dried chicken crumbled into Wellness Complete Health wet food – I can usually get 2-3 ounces of wet food in him a day by feeding him this. I also give him wet snacks like Hartz Stews or Squeeze-ups or a bit of Gerber Chicken or Turkey baby food to help further hydrate him and also hide his meds. Those are low-calorie snacks, mostly moisture.I also tried to get him to use a water fountain – he hated it, plus many are hard to clean. Instead, he likes his new extra-small low stainless steel Catit bowl (it sits in a plastic base of some sort) much better than the fountain or his old ceramic water bowl. He’ll lay by the Catit bowl like he’s laying by a pond, lol, and drink water more often than he used to.Also, we have several tall-sided litterboxes (number of cats + 1) that are filled with scent-free litter and are scooped daily. We also started using a sprinkle of Dr Elsey’s Litter Attractant in them. The cats love that stuff and they often go use the litter boxes shortly after I sprinkle it in. It smells a bit like sweet earth to me.Still, I believe the turning point for our cat was the gaba + glucosamine. Four long months later and finally kitty feels good again. Now he’s just on glucosamine and he trots off to his litterbox like it’s no big thing instead of peeing around the house, thankfully.

Works’s great!
Our 20 year old cat gets this every other day. He does not notice it disguised in his wet food. It sprinklesout of capsule and seems to be no change in taste for him. He still runs and jumps around the house (not as much as he used to, he is 20 after all) and seems comfortable enough. Reasonable price to keep my sweet cat out of pain and moving.

Helped my Senior Cat
My 15 year old cat was sleeping all day and would growl whenever I would touch his joints. I decided to add Cosequin to his regimen and he’s like a different cat after just a month on the supplement! He’s more playful, alert and has been jumping up on things like he did when he was younger. He’s a very picky eater but did not seem to detect the medicine when I mixed it in his wet food. I’m so glad I could alleviate his pain and highly recommend this product for senior cats.

Mon chat à retrouvé son entrain qu’il avait perdu. Il monte en courant les escalier maintenant. J’ajoute du chanvre à son alimentation et le duo est parfait.

Utilissima e utilizzata da molti mesi dietro prescrizione veterinaria per una gatta di 15 anni che aveva difficolta’ di movimento zampe posteriori, ha riacquistato forza e mobilita’ e ripreso a correre e saltare. Se sospendo nel giro di 1 settimana ritorna ad avere problemi.

We all know that cats are incredibly fussy & can detect any sort of food “contamination” a mile off but my cats can’t seem to tell that this in their food at all & will happily eat it. I didn’t even need to use a phased approach; I just sprinkled the capsule as directed. I’m using it for an ageing British Shorthair who at 14 is getting somewhat reluctant to jump and a Scottish Fold who is lacking cartilage. Only time will tell if the supplement has the desired effect which is mainly to keep the older cat comfortable in her dotage but so far so good and I will continue to purchase it.