Make the right health choices for your pet
The health and wellbeing of your pet relies heavily on you and the choices you make. Everything from food and treats to toys and beds can affect their healthiness and happiness.
Most pet foods available today are carefully formulated to provide all fundamental nutritional needs. There is a growing awareness of what ingredients are beneficial and which ones may cause issues, and a lot of brands are addressing these concerns with their new formulas.
Your pet can suffer from just about any ailment or injury that you do. Notice your pet’s behavior. Do your research, talk to your friends, ask someone at the pet specialty store you shop at, search the Internet, or speak with your vet regarding your concerns.
There are a lot of things that supplements can help with. There should always be literature available about the product; it may be in a brochure, a booklet or on a website. The brand should stand behind their product and offer additional information and/or support if you require it, don’t be afraid to contact the manufacturer if you have questions about their product. Most important, the label should tell you what is in the product, and in what amounts; without this information you are unable to know whether you are giving a sufficient amount, or if you could be potentially overdosing your pet on a specific ingredient.
In most cases it takes time for natural products to show their full benefits. They are usually working on the underlying causes of the problem and not just masking the symptoms. There are some ingredients that may cause digestive upset when first introduced. If your pet does develop digestive upset, decrease the dosage to ¼ and slowly increase over a couple of weeks. If the digestive upset continues despite having decreased the dosage there could be a couple of reasons: your pet either is having a reaction to one of the ingredients, or there is a serious underlying health issue that you may not be aware of and you should speak with your veterinarian.
If your pet is under veterinary care for an ailment or injury, you should always speak with them before adding any other treatment, be it natural or pharmaceutical, to ensure there are no harmful drug interactions.