Joint Health?

[piglover106]

Is there any sort of feed supplement or something i can put in my pigs water to help my pigs become more free moving in the joints. I have one pig that will walk kind of stiff in the back right leg and am hoping that adding a joint supplement could possibly help. Any ideas are helpful. Thank you.

[DFSP2014]

In my area the closest feed store carries Show-Rite products. Natural Stride supplement is supposed to promote joint health. I think Muscle in Motion does a bit too. I'm sure the brand of feed you are feeding has a joint health top dress product.

Baking soda will also help his muscles recover and keep the acidic levels lower. (Not a joint repair)

None of these though are added to water. More of a top dress in the feed mix.

[PIGDADD]

Are you sure it's joints and not a heavy muscled or just tight pig?
Does it do it only when beginning to walk from resting or all the time?
My joint supplements I start from day one and get them from tractor supply for equine, it's lest costly and I've never had a joint problem.

[insulator]

Pigdad what supplement do you use from TSC?

[PIGDADD]

I start using this day one. only feed half a scoop a day.
It will feed one hog all the way through to show.

DuMOR Joint, 2.815 lb.
DuMOR Joint is a premium pelleted joint supplement for all classes of horses and ponies. Dumor Joint provides a comprehensive blend of key ingredients that are designed to help maintain cartilage, connective tissue and joint mobility. Now includes grape seed extract — an excellent antioxidant.
•Key ingredients for support of healthy joints (per 1 oz. serving):◦5,000 mg. Glucosamine HCl
◦1,000 mg. Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM)
◦250 mg. Chondroitin Sulfate
◦30 mg. Grape Seed Extract
◦20 mg. Hyaluronic Acid

•Formulated with calcium ascorbate and grape seed extract (antioxidants)
•Made with alfalfa, oatmeal and molasses for enhanced palatability


http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/produc ... _vc=-10005

[insulator]

Pigdadd how much of this do you give per day?

[PIGDADD]

Pigdadd how much of this do you give per day?

Half a scoop once a day. the scoop is in the bucket.

[bogie]

Pigdadd,
Have you, or do you think you could feed it twice a day to one that has some joint issues

[PIGDADD]

Pigdadd,
Have you, or do you think you could feed it twice a day to one that has some joint issues

I've never fed more then that, nor have I fed to try and help correct an issue so I couldn't tell you past what I posted. The directions do talk about loading up for a week or two and then drop the amount.
So I do not see a problem with going full scoop once a day for a couple weeks.

[PIGDADD]

Pigdadd,
Have you, or do you think you could feed it twice a day to one that has some joint issues

I've never fed more then that, nor have I fed to try and help correct an issue so I couldn't tell you past what I posted. The directions do talk about loading up for a week or two and then drop the amount.
So I do not see a problem with going full scoop once a day for a couple weeks.

Now I have seen this stuff work during in some friends older horses with joint problems and there horses were running and jumping like they had never hurt after a month of initial use.
That's what sold this stuff to me after seeing that.

[bhls]

Essential Feeds makes several effective products to help with joint health and function.

Equex is a liquid supplement that is Glucosamine based, and it also provides MSM for prevention of joint inflammation.

Pos-A-Trac is a meal supplement that contains natural minerals designed to relax and soften the muscle on a rounder or tighter muscled hog so that the muscle lays more correctly on to the skeleton.

Stroll'N is a pelleted supplement that combines both Equex and Pos-A-Trac, and it also contains biotin for hoof health.

Essential Feeds is also a distributor of LubriSyn, a liquid hyaluronic acid based product that replaces the "good fluid" in the joints to promote more flexibility.

[4020mfish]

I start using this day one. only feed half a scoop a day.
It will feed one hog all the way through to show.

DuMOR Joint, 2.815 lb.
DuMOR Joint is a premium pelleted joint supplement for all classes of horses and ponies. Dumor Joint provides a comprehensive blend of key ingredients that are designed to help maintain cartilage, connective tissue and joint mobility. Now includes grape seed extract — an excellent antioxidant.
•Key ingredients for support of healthy joints (per 1 oz. serving):◦5,000 mg. Glucosamine HCl
◦1,000 mg. Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM)
◦250 mg. Chondroitin Sulfate
◦30 mg. Grape Seed Extract
◦20 mg. Hyaluronic Acid

•Formulated with calcium ascorbate and grape seed extract (antioxidants)
•Made with alfalfa, oatmeal and molasses for enhanced palatability


http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/produc ... _vc=-10005
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Looks like a more economical why to work on joint health. Did you ever have any problems using this product