Joint Health
Cosequin for Small Dogs Review: Months of Daily Chews for a 13-Year-Old Yorkie
Twelve months of one soft chew every morning with breakfast. What changed, what didn't, and what I'd tell another small-dog owner before they buy.
Marlene Trujillo, 63, on twelve months of a glucosamine chew, four other purchases, and what actually changed for a 13 year old Yorkie named Pepper.
Twelve months of one soft chew every morning with breakfast. What changed, what didn't, and what I'd tell another small-dog owner before they buy.
One is a small-dog formula with chondroitin, MSM and omega-3s. The other is the glucosamine chew you can pick up with the groceries. I own one of them, and I say plainly which.
A retired dental office manager in Tucson on what twelve months of one soft chew a day did, and did not do, for a thirteen year old Yorkshire Terrier.
Marlene Trujillo, 63, on twelve months of a glucosamine chew, four other purchases, and what actually changed for a 13 year old Yorkie named Pepper.
A year of one chew a day with a six pound, thirteen year old Yorkshire Terrier, and the five steps I would do in a different order if I were starting over.
Twelve months, one chew a morning, and a six pound dog who gets up from a nap a little easier. What it did, what it did not do, and the parts I wish someone had told me at week three.
Seven months, one six-pound Yorkie, and a sofa he had given up on. What held up, what did not, and the ten days it took before he climbed it on his own.
A retired dental office manager in Tucson compares the COZY KISS Dog Stair with a pet ramp for a 13 year old Yorkie with a loose kneecap. The answer depends on floor space and whether your dog will step.
A practical list from a Tucson owner whose 13-year-old Yorkie stopped jumping and started climbing.
A retired dental office manager in Tucson on the foam pet stairs that gave her thirteen-year-old Yorkie a way back onto the couch, and what it did not fix.
A practical, first-person guide from a retired dog owner in Tucson: measure the sofa, place the stairs on a rug, let the foam expand, and teach one step at a time.
Seven months of daily use, one ten day learning curve, and the two things the listing does not tell you before you buy.
Ten months on the floor beside my bed, washed every two weeks, and still the spot he picks every night. What a firm foam base did and did not do for a 13-year-old dog with a bad knee.
One is a flat slab of foam. The other wraps around a curling dog. For a thirteen-year-old who takes ten minutes to stand up, the shape decides it.
A 6 pound Yorkie, a tile floor, and ten small changes that made getting up easier.
A 13-year-old Yorkie, a thin fleece pad, and ten months on a foam bed.
Five things I checked before I moved a thirteen year old dog off a flat fleece pad, plus the two I got wrong.
The honest version: what the Bedsure orthopedic bed did for my 13 year old Yorkie, what it did not do, and the limits I wish I had known before I bought it.
Eight months of daily wear on a six pound Yorkie, on tile, with a loose kneecap and a dog who had stopped crossing the kitchen.
One of these socks has been on my dog's paws for eight months. The other I have only read about, and I am telling you which parts of that comparison hold up.
Eight months of socks on a thirteen-year-old Yorkie, tile floors throughout, and an honest list of what changed and what did not.
My 13-year-old Yorkie started losing his back end on the kitchen tile. Four socks fixed the part of the problem I could actually fix.
The socks are the easy part. Measuring the paw, surviving the first week of high stepping, and the fifteen second daily check are what make them work.
Eight months on tile with a six pound senior Yorkie. What the size chart really means, what the grip actually does, and the three things the listing leaves out.
Five months with a rear support sling on a thirteen year old, six pound Yorkie: what it fixed, what it did not, and the one detail about the drawstring nobody mentions.
A rear support sling and a lift harness both hold up the back end of an old dog. After five months with one and a long look at the other, here is the difference that actually matters on a six pound frame.
Five months with a rear-end sling on a 6-pound Yorkie who stopped jumping, and the ten things it actually fixed around this house.
A retired dental office manager in Tucson on the rear lift harness she uses about twice a week, and why it is not a cure.
Six inches of concrete, a thirteen year old terrier, and the piece of equipment that finally got him down the step without a wince.
Five months in, used about twice a week on a 6 pound Yorkie. What this rear sling does well, where it falls short, and why it is not the daily tool the listing photos suggest.
Twelve months of one soft chew every morning with breakfast. What changed, what didn't, and what I'd tell another small-dog owner before they buy.
Twelve months, one chew a morning, and a six pound dog who gets up from a nap a little easier. What it did, what it did not do, and the parts I wish someone had told me at week three.
Seven months, one six-pound Yorkie, and a sofa he had given up on. What held up, what did not, and the ten days it took before he climbed it on his own.
Seven months of daily use, one ten day learning curve, and the two things the listing does not tell you before you buy.
Ten months on the floor beside my bed, washed every two weeks, and still the spot he picks every night. What a firm foam base did and did not do for a 13-year-old dog with a bad knee.
The honest version: what the Bedsure orthopedic bed did for my 13 year old Yorkie, what it did not do, and the limits I wish I had known before I bought it.
Eight months of daily wear on a six pound Yorkie, on tile, with a loose kneecap and a dog who had stopped crossing the kitchen.
Eight months on tile with a six pound senior Yorkie. What the size chart really means, what the grip actually does, and the three things the listing leaves out.
Five months with a rear support sling on a thirteen year old, six pound Yorkie: what it fixed, what it did not, and the one detail about the drawstring nobody mentions.
Five months in, used about twice a week on a 6 pound Yorkie. What this rear sling does well, where it falls short, and why it is not the daily tool the listing photos suggest.