Archives: Happy Tails

Hi Dr.!

Thank you so much for your courteous email! I have been a long time satisfied customer of TopDog, for almost 3 years now, specifically GlycanAid HA.

I want to thank you for introducing me to GlycanAid HA, as I even called in years ago and was given the utmost best expertise and advice when first introducing my husky to the product. This product saved my Roxy, and transformed her life, so thank you! Prior to using the product, my Roxy had a mild ACL tear (in addition to already moderate arthritis setting in), and I opted not to do surgery based on her age (I believe she was 9 or ten at that time). Roxy’s arthritis starting getting worse, and her hind legs would fail her when hopping on the couch (which she wasn’t even allowed to do). I got Roxy on GlycanAid HA and followed the usage recommendation after calling in, till the day she passed this January (not due to arthritis side effects, etc), she STILL bounced around like a pup (just slept more). I have now continued to purchase GlycanAid HA for my mom’s maltipoo, Charlie. And it has been his miracle worker. He no longer grumbles when touching his back, and she gave him a new nickname – Sparky…because he is a bouncy new dog every morning now! He no longer walks, but RUNS everywhere he goes! So thank you!!! And I have now adopted a 5 year old Husky, and will be getting her on Glycanaid HA as well!
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Lucy is on a joint supplement – has been for 7-8 years – there was very little arthritis in the joint as a result… more recently she has been on your GlycanAid… we’re on the second bottle! She really likes it and eats it right up… getting what she needs in her has always been a challenge for a picky Standard Poodle – so it is a big deal for us to have your product – especially now – she chomps it right down! (It’s nice for something to be easy!) The upside is being picky has also kept her trim… and she has lived a life of a very active dog – with how this looks changing with her age…

Regarding getting back to her life after this big event – Lucy will have PT support from her canine masseuse and acupuncture as well… I am icing her 3 times a day, doing gentle massage myself, and very gentle passive range of motion as she is only 2 days post ob. …so I think we are off to a good start!

I’ve attached a picture of Lucy at the end of her time as hiking dog… she’s still a marvel – though our adventures are much more simple now… these are what we hope to get back to… nice walks on our back 40 trails in Montpelier, Vermont…

I’ll keep you posted as she moves through the recovery process and look forward to your email updates.
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Maya gets one GlycanAid HA twice a day. There’s no forgetting because she comes looking for it. It’s “dessert” following the breakfast meal and the diner meal. She’s our little rescue girl. When she came to Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida, she was in rough shape. Both knees were bad and had been for over a year, and she was in a lot of pain. She needed TPLO surgery. We fostered Maya following the first surgery in September 2013. While researching rehabilitation information, I found Top Dog and a wealth of informative information to help us help Maya recover. We switched her to GlycanAid HA early on following the first surgery and she’s been taking it daily since. It’s been almost 2 years since surgery number 1 and about 19 months since surgery number 2 and Maya is doing great. She had been in pain for so long, she was very cautious and afraid to run, so It’s been fun to watch her grow confident in her movements and discover she can run and do things without pain.
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I’m skeptical of all the supplements recommended for my dogs hind legs. He, a 10 year old mixed breed, had three surgeries on two legs. The vet was not particularly effusive of any supplement, ” you can try them ” she said dryly. Dr. J’s knee surgery handbook was the only one available anywhere , and after following it the best we could, we decided to try his supplement.

I’m still as skeptic and can only offer my observation on our dog. Surely each dog will react differently to supplements. Ours is doing fantastic ! It could be the recovery time from the surgery , it could be his reduced diet. But I will tell you that we were using Dasequin and Welactin for quite some time with very little change in his activity level or use of the back legs. Now we use the GlycanAid HA and Welactin and can see that he runs and jumps like he used to before the surgeries. He is very active, has built back muscle in those legs and we are praying this is a permanent change for the better for the remainder of his years.
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One year ago this month, our almost 6 year old girl, Lily had a TPLO on her right hind leg. I found Top Dog while preparing for surgery and doing a search on how to rehab your dog afterward. I was so glad to have the reassurance of other people who had gone through this. That’s when I learned of GlycanAid HA.

It’s been a year now of disciplined rehab for our girl, but I’m happy to say that she is back to her active self. All along we have been supplementing her with this product and so far the other leg is doing fine and we hope she will never have to experience another TPLO. Lily loves to take her “treat” right after her meals and knows it isn’t complete until she has her GlycanAid HA.
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Hi Dr J.,

Thanks for your mail. My dog Lily had TPLO surgery in Oct. 2012. We were very thankful for your help with the recovery using all your suggestions for getting her back on her feet. Unfortunately she has a very sensitive stomach and every time I gave her the GlycanAid HA, she got diarrhea, so I kept my jar sitting on the counter, reading all the wonderful stories about how it helped other dogs.

She still had a slight limp after 2.5 years but so far she was doing well with the other leg. When I had the feeling that her stomach was improving, I started her on small doses of GlycanAid HA about 2 months ago because we adopted a new puppy (5 month same breed lab/pit mix). They took to each other like a duck to water. Lily and Basti are wild players and she is so much more active, her limp has disappeared and she is using both hind legs now equally and we can see that she is developing more muscle on the TPLO leg, this after keeping her on GlycanAid HA for 2 months.
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Our last chocolate lab was purchased from a recognized breeder in Southern Pines, NC. She died at 15, and a month later my job was eliminated. She had no medical problems in her 15 years, which spoiled us. It took us over a year to adjust to getting another dog, and this one, was pretty much spontaneous with an ad in the paper with a local family that we purchased in the summer of 2009. Well.. in January 2014, her first ACL surgery cost $2200. Her second, in February 2015 was $2800. I will say VSRP in Cary, NC was spectacular, as was our own Vet who said that because Kona was so young and so big (95 lbs.) she did not feel comfortable doing the surgery herself and wanted her to go to a specialist.

After both her first and second ACL repair surgery a year apart, we followed the Top Guide rehabilitation guide and put her on the GlycanAid HA. She has come through both spectacularly, and is now back to chasing rabbits and deer out of our yard! At her 8 week followup with the orthopedic surgeon, he was very impressed with how great she was doing!
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Before Pilot was 2 years old he had blown both his knees (ACLs). (Thank you TOP DOG for your rehab/PT program!)
After both knees were healed up he continued to limp and it was heartbreaking to see a 2 year old limping!
We tried a couple different supplements but it wasn’t helping…we tried laser and we tried more PT but still Pilot was limping.

Finally we decided to try TopDog Health, GlycanAid-HA Advanced Joint Health Supplement for Dogs. It has been 2 years now and it has been wonderful to see my now 4 year old chocolate lab play and not limp!

Thank you Top Dog!!!
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My family often debates how many years over the age of 10 our Catahoula, Charra, really is. What we don’t debate is that she loves the outdoors and the word “hike” sends her and our other dog, Tarki, into a frenzy of excitement. So when Charra had ACL tears in both knees as well as hip dysplasia, we were concerned that her hiking days were over. After two surgeries 2 years ago, we put her on GlycanAid HA-Factor. As you can see from the attached video, she is able to hike without discomfort and run around the next day without any issues. It’s too bad that we didn’t video her on the way up the mountain. We didn’t think to video her until after six hours of activity and on the way back to the car. We know that the humans bushwhacked 6 miles through manzanita and rocks ….so we know that Charra and Tarki easily doubled that with side trips up and down the hills chasing deer and rabbits.

Thank you for ensuring that Charra and Tarki age gracefully and that we continue to enjoy our outings in the beautiful Arizona winter.
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