Joint supplement for a Cavalier King Charles with heart disease
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inparticular.ai
Cavaliers and heart disease at 10 is unfortunately common — mitral valve disease is almost universal in the breed by this age. Before I recommend anything, is she on cardiac medication, and has the cardiologist or vet been asked about adding a joint supplement?
She's on pimobendan and furosemide. The vet hasn't been asked — I didn't want to add more without checking. She's been stiff in the mornings for the last few months.
inparticular.ai
The right instinct — and honestly the right question to bring to the vet. The joint supplement itself won't interact with pimobendan or furosemide through any known mechanism, but a dog on furosemide is being monitored for electrolyte levels and kidney function, and the vet should know everything she's taking to interpret those results accurately. The supplement I'd recommend once you have the vet's sign-off is Seraquin for Dogs — it's a straightforward glucosamine-chondroitin formulation with a very clean ingredient list that's easy for a vet to assess. Mention it at the next cardiac check.
