When I was contacted by Pet Naturals about doing a review of their joint supplement Hip + Joint I was very excited. It could not have come at a better time! I actually was looking into getting that exact product to use for Copley. He has been on some sort of glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM for several years now and it has been really helping him. He does not have terrible joints, but his hips are not great and he does see a chiropractor because of poor posture. Occasionally when he over does it his knees bother him as well, and a good joint supplement has really helped him out. For the past 6 months or so I have been using three different individual supplements (one each for the chondroitin, MSM and glucosamine). They are marketed at humans so I open up the gell caps and split them into his meals. That was working ok for us except that we are traveling a lot this summer both with and without the dogs. Splitting up pills is both complicated for our dog sitter and cumbersome on the road. I am already doing so much with carrying raw food and preparing individual servings for dog sitters I wanted a simple supplement. After some research I settled on Pet Naturals Hip + Joint for a few reasons-
- It is one chewable for Copley. Nothing to break up or count or mess with, just hand it to him with his dinner. He also loves it so that's a plus.
- It has all three things I am looking for (MSM, chondroitin and glucosamine) in good amounts! It is very hard to find a single chewable that has all three of those in high enough doses to be effective. One of these chewables is nearly exactly the dosage I was measuring out myself, unlike many supplements that have a lot of one supplement, or no MSM.
- It is not so expensive that I feel like I need a second job to pay for it!
- It includes Manganese. I have had a lot of luck with Nova using a manganese supplement from her vet for her LP. I like including it in Copley's diet too.
In conclusion I love this stuff! Copley has been on it for a few days now and it is working just great. I plan to stick with Pet Naturals Hip + Joint even after summer traveling season is over. It is giving me everything I need and is super convenient.
The folks over at Pet Naturals are also offering a great offer to my readers! The first 100 people who visit www.petnaturals.com/hipandjoint-offer/ get a FREE BAG of Hip + Joint AND a valuable coupon. After the first 100 people you will still get a coupon, just no free bag.
P.S.- If you are looking for a good calming supplement I have used and had luck with Pet Naturals Calming chews. I am a big believer in L-theanine since my vet recommended trying it and Nova responds very well to it.
I was given a free product to use myself in exchange for my honest review. As always my opinions are my own and I am always honest with my readers, particularly when it comes to things going INSIDE my dogs. I would never recommend something I don't trust completely with my own animals.
Sounds good. We have so many joint products over here we never know which ones to choose. Have a marvellous Monday.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly