Arthritis Pain Relief For Dogs – Simple Home Remedies That Work

Written by Rose Smith


Did you know that arthritis affects one in five dogs overrepparttar age of seven? It is a painful condition that affectsrepparttar 147679 joints and can occur in your pet’s neck, hips, shoulders, elbows and back. However, there are many simple solutions that you can provide at home that will relieverepparttar 147680 aches and pains in your dog’s joints.

* Change Your Dog’s Diet

Easy enough and it worked for my dog. Be sure you are providing a high-quality dog food with no added preservatives, food colorings, wheat, corn or soy products. It would be preferable to get a dog food that is low fat AND has low carbohydrates, but unfortunately there is no such thing as a low-carb dog food. Just be aware that grains (which make up a large component of dry dog food) tend to increase inflammation and aggravate arthritis. A better alternative would be to switch to home-prepared meals with either cooked or raw meats and vegetables.

However, if you don’t want to prepare meals for your pet, then cut back onrepparttar 147681 dry food and start adding a cup of fresh veggie “salad” every day. Celery is excellent forrepparttar 147682 joints. I often chop up lettuce, celery, cucumber, some carrot, and any other fresh vegetables I have on hand. Just make sure to cut all vegetables into very small pieces for easy digestion (a food processor is perfect for this) and don’t use onions or mushrooms as they may be toxic to your dog.

* Provide Supplements That Reduce Arthritic Swelling and Pain

Give your dog a glucosamine tablet. Glucosamine helpsrepparttar 147683 body manufacture glycosaminoglycans, which is designed to maintain cartilage structure. The recommended dosage is Ľ mg of a 500mg tablet per 10 pounds of body weight once a day. Preferably use a glucosamine tablet that also contains Chondroitin Sulfate. This supplement helps to attract water intorepparttar 147684 cartilage for added nutrition and lubrication. It also seems to inhibit excessive cartilage destroying enzymes.

Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) is a naturally occurring organic dietary sulphur that has been shown in studies to relieve arthritic pain, slow joint deterioration and reduce inflammation with no negative side effects.

Dogs don’t usually get enough Omega 3 fatty acids in their diets. Omega 3 helps to regulate pressure inrepparttar 147685 joints, among many other things. A good source for this is fish oil capsules. Additional vitamin E will also be needed since adding more oil torepparttar 147686 body increasesrepparttar 147687 need for this vitamin.

New Horse Classified Website Making a Big Splash

Written by Sara Goldstein


HorseNRiderMatch.com, a new horse classified website, is causing quite a stir amongrepparttar horse community with its ground-breaking new way to go about providing horse resources.

HorseNRiderMatch.com made its debut last month with almost 1 million hits and nearly 100 thousand page-views. The new website’s database of horses is growing every day as horse owners and breeders discover its advantages. With unique features such asrepparttar 147663 “no payment until you receive leads” selling option,repparttar 147664 website is quickly becoming one ofrepparttar 147665 most prominent online horse classified websites.

Not only is this website seller-friendly, it is also buyer-friendly. Buyers haverepparttar 147666 option to browse through as many horses as they wants for no charge and with a $3.00 annual membership can contact as many sellers as he or she wants. The membership givesrepparttar 147667 sellers some assurance that they will receive legitimate leads.

For those just looking for an informative resource, HorseNRiderMatch.com isrepparttar 147668 perfect fit! The website has a huge database of continuously updated, helpful articles about all aspects of buying, selling, owning and transporting horses. HorseNRiderMatch.com also provides free Fun Photos™ that allow horse enthusiasts to post pictures of their horses and other fun experiences.

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