針對這個問題曾有狗友詢問過,能否吃一個月停一個月
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以下是美國愛屋醫療團隊 李學文醫師 的回答
I really like to let all dog's owners know that all the chondroprotective medicines are trying to repair minor cartilage damage and improve synovial fluid condition. They also have mild antiinflammatory function. Most of CHD dogs have to keep on this protective medicine for a long time(sometimes all life time). The right way to use this medicine is using high dose when there is active damage and keep on low/maintain dose when there is no active damage. The CHD dog has abnormal joint structure and the cartilage will get damaged continuously when the dog keeps using the joint. The continuous supply of chondroprotective medicine is necessary. Once the clinical signs subsides you can keep your dog on low dose but do not stop it. If you keep this medicne one month and stop another month which will induce repeating damage of the cartilage during the month without medicine. The repeating damage will make the joint conditon getting worse and evantually complete destroy the joint.
我真的很希望讓所有的飼主都能知道關節保健品是用來重建被損害的軟骨和改進關節液的狀況,它們也有些微的消炎作用,大部分的髖關節病犬都會長時間服用此種產品,甚至一輩子使用,正確使用的方式是在受損時要使用高劑量,而在當沒有受損的時候要服用低的或是維持的劑量,髖關節病犬因為其關節構造不正常,軟骨會不斷受到磨損,所以必需要不斷地提供關節保健品,以維持身體所需。
經過臨床診斷之後,你可以讓愛狗服用較低的劑量,但是請不要停止服用,如果吃這樣的保健品然後又停止使用的話,反而會在停藥的期中引發軟骨受損,這種不停的受損情況會造成關節的更加惡化,甚至會造成關節的永久損壞。