Nodens Cat Hip and Joint

I buy this repeatedly for my cat(s). I used to have 6, but am sadly now down to one. This works great - especially for senior cats. It's clear that they feel better after having it. It's not difficult to administer, and I suspect the taste is pretty good as all the cats I've given it to actually seem to like it, Just dribble it in the mouth with the attached eye dropper. They take it nicely. I definitely noticed a little less stiffness in my cats and a bit more agility.

I have a large 12-year-old cat with terrible arthritis in his hind legs. The medication the vet gave us didn't seem to do anything, even after 2 weeks of religiously dosing him twice per day. Before trying this product, Sierra (my cat) almost never came down stairs anymore, had stopped grooming himself (had to get him buzzed due to all the mats, and his intolerance of brushing), and spent nearly every hour of every day curled up under my desk. After 3 days of using this, we noticed Sierra was moving around a bit more. By day 4, he was going up and down the stairs throughout the day. By the end of the first week, he was stretching out instead of curling up to sleep, coming to us for attention, jumping up on our laps, and generally seeming bright-eyed and happy. Two weeks in now, we've finally seen him grooming his hind legs again for the first time in months. That was the ultimate sell for me. I will be reordering monthly, for the rest of his life or as long as this product is available. One note: he wouldn't eat his wetfood when I mixed this in with it, but it's easy enough to give him the 2 mL with a syringe. Also, Sierra has always had a VERY sensitive stomach (most medicines he's had to take throughout his life have made him throw up at least once) but this has NOT made him vomit even once, not even the few times I had to give it to him on a fairly empty stomach. Update: 2 years and it's still probably the closest thing to a miracle we've got for our old boy. The few times I've run out, I've noticed him decline again within a week, and after re-starting him on it, his mobility promptly returns. We have to puree his wet food now and give him vitamin B shots + omega 3 oil; old age has made his stomach extra sensitive- but mixing this joint supplement into the puree is easy and he seems to have developed a taste for it. I feel like the price has gone up but it's still worth every penny. It has definitely prolonged his ability to enjoy life. He climbs to the top of the cat tree every day to bask in the sunny window, and is still the first cat to chase me down the stairs in the morning :,-)

My 15-year-old kitty was constantly licking her lower legs, to the point of major hair loss. Thinking this was probably pain from arthritis, I tried another product in the form of a capsule, but she would not accept it when it was sprinkled on her food, and when I gave her the pill to swallow, she would throw up. I decided to try the Nodens because it was a liquid I could give directly into her mouth. I have had no trouble giving her this, and she actually seems to like it. After 10 days of giving this, she has completely stopped the licking and the hair on her legs is regrowing. I think this must mean the pain is gone. The only thing I notice is that she is sleeping more during the day. If this side effect does not go away, I may try reducing the dose. Would definitely recommend this medication.

Holy bejeebus, this stuff is amazing. My 12 year old cat's behavior had changed over the last year or so. She used to jump up on everything, and loved climbing onto my shoulder for affection, but she began exhibiting a reluctance to go to any height, and when she did, her landing as she jumped down wasn't as nimble as it once was, and she completely ceased shoulder-loves. I asked the vet to check her for arthritis, but she's too feisty so they couldn't do the necessary x-rays without putting her under. I decided to find a joint supplement anyway and see how it goes. I was pretty skeptical -- she's a pretty picky eater, so a solid pill was out of the question, and she's too feisty for anything that needs to be administered directly to her mouth, so I needed something tasty and liquid I could mix into her food. I decided this would be best mixed into a smaller portion of her wet food to ensure she actually eats the whole dose, and what do you know, she actually likes it!! First win. I followed the instructions on the bottle and for the first week gave her a double dose (1 dose in the morning, and another in the evening). I noticed an improvement in her within the first day. I was still skeptical-- it had only been a day after all, hardly time to make much difference. But, by the end of the first week, just as others have reported, she was pretty much back to her old energetic self, darting all over the house, jumping into window sills, hanging out on the back of the couch and jumping down without any trouble. Chasing the other cats out of her yard. And all the shoulder-loves a gal and her cat could want. It's been about two weeks now, and she's able to stay awake longer, she's lost a little weight as she's able to get more exercise again (which was really needed), and a weird breathing sound she used to make seems to have also resolved, which was a really unexpected and great side effect (probably a combined result of better cardiac health from exercise, and being able to breathe normally because she's not in such pain). I will definitely be keeping this supplement a permanent fixture in her diet.

didn't seem to do anything from my cat, so I'm not gonna be getting it again..

I give this to my cat for FIC not for arthritis though she is getting old so that's an added benefit. I read recently a Veterinary study of the benefits of giving cats with FIC glucosamine and it's prevention of flare-ups. I thought it was worth a try as she's been getting worse over the last couple years. She have not had a flare-up since I started her new protocol but it also includes taking any anti-anxiety medication to prevent her body from having those over reactions. That lead to the flare-ups that lead to her being in excruciating pain. I did start this over a month before the anxiety medication and it did not seem to have any negative effects and I thought it was helping but she was not improving so we ended up adding anti-anxiety medication. She is at this point a very happy kitty and does not seem to be in pain anymore which is all as a pet owner you ever want. I bought three bottles so far, it does last quite a long time. I give her one full dropper full a day. I mix it into her can of cat food and each meal she gets part of a dose as a can of cat food last for three meals. Her condition is also aided with allowing her to eat a little bit throughout the day and not all at once. We did all the behavior modification before we added any medications to her diet evenly supplements. We store it in the fridge which I know is one of those questions that I've seen a lot on this product. It was hard to find the particular vitamin she needed in cat safe formula by itself so this has been the best option. She's going to be 14 this year and does have stiffness after laying for long periods of time so taking the other vitamins is not a bad thing for her. She also takes omegas as part of taking care of her condition just in case someone also has a cat with FIC and it's wondering what the rest of the protocol is. Those were also shown in Veterinary studies to Aid in the control of the condition.

A TIDBIT OF ADVICE ABOUT STARTING YOUR CAT ON A JOINT SUPPLEMENT If I have one piece of advice when it comes to joint supplements, START SOONER THAN LATER!!! I made the mistake of watching my cat get a little gimpy, yet wondering if he was really sore, or if I was just seeing things. It wasn't until I was certain that he was in discomfort that I started him on a joint supplement. He did improve, but I knew in my heart that he would have done better had I started treating him sooner. So from now on, I have solemnly vowed to start any future senior cats on a joint supplement at the very first signs of stiffness-- or even BEFORE he/she gets to that point. Perhaps this information will help someone else. _____________ NOW, MY REVIEW ON NODENS CAT HIP AND JOINT My beloved 14-year-old Siamese had been on another glucosamine, chondroitin, and MSM supplement which involved breaking open capsules of powder and mixing them into his meals. I decided to try a bottle of this, reasoning that he might like it better. Though the instructions say to administer directly into the mouth, I simply squirt the dosage over his wet food twice daily, and he licks the plate clean. Indeed, he finds this much tastier! But the most delightful change is how GOOD he's feeling. About a week after starting on this product, he's been up every morning before the crack of dawn, zipping through the house, jumping on the bed, and attacking my feet with glee. It's been a long time since I've seen him play with such spunk. Thank you, Nodens! I am a life-long convert. (In fact, I just logged onto Amazon to buy more.)

Update: These drops are so effective! My 14 year old cat runs around and jumps up with no trouble anymore. I'm on my 3rd bottle now. After the initial doubling up period, I give her about .75ml every other day and it works great. Recently she must have hurt herself again and started to limp so I gave her full 1ml dose every day and by 3rd day limp was gone again. This is really great stuff! (PS I just put the drops directly on her dry food now and she eats it no problem.) ---------- First day I just put the liquid in a dish and my cat lapped it up. Then I read you're supposed to give with food, so 2nd day I put it on her dry kibble. She wasn't too keen and ate most if it but didn't eat it all. So 3rd day I mixed it in with some ground beef and she ate it no problem. So even though it's a bit of a hassle to put it in ground beef at least she eats it all and she got a lot better within a few days. No more limping and she can jump up on the couch and bed again. She's 14 now, so I'll continue to give her this because we humans take glucosamine for our achy joints, so it makes sense that it helps cats too.