End of Week 1 – First Impressions
As I touched upon previously, Wubba is an 11yr old, slightly big-boned overweight cat. Recently, his age and extra weight have appeared to be taking a toll on his joints. Since we have had good results with Dasuquin for dogs I decided we would go ahead and try Dasuquin for cats.
So it has almost been a week since we started giving Wubba Dasuquin for cats. The Dasuquin for cats comes in a bottle of 84 capsules for $25-$45, depending on where you buy it. I paid on the higher end because I picked it up at my vet instead of online.
For cats over 10lbs, like Wubba, the dosing is 2 capsules per day for the first 4-6 weeks and then one per day thereafter.
The capsules are designed to be taken apart and the contents, which are tuna and chicken flavored, can be sprinkled upon the cats food for administration. Alternatively you can also just “pill” your cat but most cats are not fond of this method.
Unfortunately, we have had to develop a custom method to get Wubba to take the Dasuquin. We ruled out “pilling” him because he just absolutely hates it. So we initially tried giving him the Dasuquin on top of a little bit of food. That did not work, he would ignore his food and go right to the other bowl. I am guessing he was able to smell that it was different, who knows? After that we tried to to mix it up with baby food, then salmon but ultimately we got the same result.
Here is what we have resorted to: mixing the contents of the capsules in beef broth and then using an oral syringe to squirt the medicine into his mouth. This is by far the biggest negative to the Dasuquin for Cats. I cannot really blame that on Nutramax, I think Wubba is just picky.
In terms of actual benefits, I have yet to notice any changes but it has only been 5 days.
See my Dasuquin for Large Dogs Review
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Thanks for participating in the Cat Carnival. I don’t have any overweight cats right now, but I was wondering if you’ve noticed or if there are any known side effects caused by Dasuquin. Is this something that your vet recommended before you started using it?
Good Questions Kiko. I have not noticed any side effects from the Dasuquin and never have in the past when he was on Cosequin. For what it’s worth, Nutramax claims there were no adverse side effects in their studies and there are currently no known drug interactions or contraindications with any other medications. It was recommended by our veterinarian and since we had such good results with the Dasuquin for dogs we decided to give it a try.
-Jeffrey
I have the same problem with Cloud. He’s a picky 13 lb male cat who will not touch his food if it has Dasuquin. I know he doesn’t like fish and so I think that’s the problem.
I too thought to try to dissolve the medicine in chicken broth and shoot it down his throat with a syringe…
That doesn’t sound fun for anyone. If anyone has any other ideas please email us?
Thanks!
Just started this Dasuquin on my 9-year old Maine Coon, Sasha. She has no ailments, so this regimen is preventive, as is my daily regimen of two Calcium Plus Vitamin D capsules, which I have been taking faithfully for 3 years now. She’s on Day 4 now. The only way she will consume it is for me to mix the powder with about 2 tablespoons of hot water. This mixture then goes on her plate, topped by about 2 ounces of wet food. She will lap up the “sauce” in no time. I would consult your vets before feeding any type of canned, cubed, boxed broth of any flavor. All contain preservatives and most have onions and other seasonings that will harm you pet – dog or cat. Ask your vets, too, about feeding a small amount (2 Tbsp) of room-temperature plain or vanilla yogurt to your cat with the Dasuquin mixed in. They can advise and tell you which type of yogurt to feed.