Make a success of your natural cure!

April 16, 2020
Valérie Maumon

The natural food supplement for dogs is a valuable aid in treating many ailments for our animals: lack of tone, insomnia, joint pain , difficult digestion , stress and many others. However, for the cure to be successful, it is better to take a few precautions.

What is a food supplement?

According to Article 2 of Decree No. 2006-352, a food supplement is a foodstuff which constitutes a concentrated source of nutrients or other substances having a nutritional or physiological effect. Food supplements consist of vitamins and minerals, substances for nutritional or physiological purposes, plants or plant preparations.

Supplements can come in different forms: capsules, lozenges, tablets, pills, sachets of powder, ampoules of liquid, bottles with a dropper, solutions, etc.

Although dietary supplements are very recent, their entry into the market is strongly linked to health disorders that have plagued the past centuries, such as scurvy caused by vitamin C deficiency, rickets, bone deformities, etc. Indeed, food supplements were first developed with the aim of preventing various health problems. Today, the use of these supplements extends to the pursuit of well-being, beauty, shape, tone and delaying aging. There are thousands of them on the market.

For humans and animals

Medicinal plants have a privileged place in the care of animals. Thanks to their active ingredients, they exert a direct biological action on the body, and play a decisive role in supporting metabolic functions and regulatory mechanisms. They have anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory, immune properties, etc.

Which complementary food to choose?

The offer is strong in a booming market, you have to be careful about the choice of your food supplements. If it is possible for the more enlightened to identify the plants and active ingredients that can be interesting to treat your animal's problems, we advise you to seek advice from your veterinarian who is responsible for the good health of your animal.

Choose French products, which can guarantee the quality of the raw materials used and the manufacturing procedures.

Choosing a quality diet

As with humans, a rigorous diet is essential to the good general condition of your companion . Take the time to find out in order to choose the one that will be best suited to his balance, so your dog will retain all his energy, both in his body and in his hair.

The coat of the dog is an excellent indicator of the state of health. This “thermometer” should be read carefully and if, despite all the care taken, your pet continues to have a damaged and dull coat, it is important to consult a veterinarian.

Take care of yourself well

In itself, taking a course of a natural food supplement for dogs is not difficult, but it is necessary to take some precautions and adopt some good habits to optimize the effects.

Here are a few tips :

– be regular when taking supplements: you must follow the dosage to the letter, respecting the doses and times of the day indicated for each dose. The easiest way is to mix the tablets into your pet's food.

– offer him a quality diet, he will be better able to assimilate the active ingredients present in the supplement.

– it is not recommended to stop the cure when the effects are expected, ask your veterinarian for advice, especially for older animals who will need to receive supplementation, perhaps continuous or in regular increments.

During this confinement, veterinarians can answer your questions and continue to provide you with our Element .vet natural products as well as specialists. We make every effort to ensure that your care lasts.