{"id":1134,"date":"2017-09-15T16:38:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T11:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vetsupply.com.au\/blog\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2023-05-25T16:56:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T11:26:11","slug":"dog-food-supplements-for-better-mobility-joint-health-and-arthritis-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/dog-food-supplements-for-better-mobility-joint-health-and-arthritis-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Food Supplements for Better Mobility, Joint Health and Arthritis Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Arthritis<\/a> and joint pain in dogs is a serious concern that shouldn\u2019t be overlooked. Arthritis is pain and inflammation in joints<\/strong> that can occur due to various reasons like aging of the dogs, over-exercising or wear and tear of cartilage area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reasons are not always external activities or a trauma or accident but can be internal like improper food supplements provision. Food supplements<\/a> play a vital role in improving the mobility and boosting the immune system of the canine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With food supplements topic, here are a few of them that can be provided to the dogs to improvise the arthritis condition and mobility:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sweet Potatoes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Sweet potatoes are rich in contents that help in fighting against inflamed joints. They contain amino acids that build up the muscles that might have loosened up because of the age and lack of proper exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulphate<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Glucosamine is a natural compound<\/strong> that is made of sugar and amino acids. It helps in lubricating the joints and aid in the pain to provide healthy cartilage and joints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chondroitin sulphate, is a natural substance present in cartilage which helps in repairing it and prevent any breakdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alfalfa<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Alfalfa is rich in antioxidants<\/strong> that prevent damage of cells. Along with being a great antioxidant, it also has anti-inflammatory properties that decrease the painful and swelled joints. Alfalfa is rich in proteins, nutrients and vitamins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blueberries<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Blueberries are one of the best anti-oxidants<\/strong> that fights against the inflamed joints and best suited for arthritis conditions. They are also rich in Vitamin C, they have silicon that helps in improving bone strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coconut oil<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Coconut oil has anti-inflammatory properties<\/strong> that aids in joint pain and fights against several infections like viral, bacterial and fungal. It is a great energy booster, which also elevates the immune system by fighting obesity<\/a> and maintaining muscle strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other dietary supplement products<\/a> that can be given to the dog for healthy joints and mobility improvement are Hill\u2019s Prescription Diet Metabolic + Mobility Dry Dog Food<\/a>, Hill’s Prescription Diet J\/D Canine Joint Care with Chicken Dry<\/a>, Hill’s Prescription Diet Canine K\/d Kidney + J\/D Mobility Chicken Dry Dog Food<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Arthritis and joint pain in dogs is a serious concern that shouldn\u2019t be overlooked. Arthritis is pain and inflammation in joints that can occur due to various reasons like aging of the dogs, over-exercising or wear and tear of cartilage area. The reasons are not always external activities or a trauma or accident but can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1444,1443,1445,1447,1448,1449,1446],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1134"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5100,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134\/revisions\/5100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}