Glucosamine is beneficial to sufferers of osteoarthritis pain -- both humans and pets. It has been proven effective in easing osteoarthritis pain, rehabilitating cartilage, renewing synovial fluid, and repairing joints that have been damaged from osteoarthritis.
Each person and animal produces a certain amount of glucosamine within their bodies. As your pets grow older, their bodies lose the capacity to make enough glucosamine, so the cartilage in their weight-bearing joints, such as the hips, knees, and hands is destroyed, then hardens and forms bone spurs, causing pain, deformed joints, limited joint movement, yelping, and limping.
There have been many double blind placebo controlled trials and studies done on glucosamine. In many trials and studies, glucosamine has shown to be very effective at:
Easing osteoarthritis pain
Easing articular joint pain
Rehabilitating damaged cartilage
Slowing deterioration of cartilage from osteoarthritis
Improving mobility
Stimulating the production of proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans, and synovial fluid
The recommended dosage per is around 1250-1500mg per day..........Hope it helps you..