All-natural pharmaceutical grade Joint Essentials for Mature Dogs is a comprehensive solution designed to help assist your dog control the pain, stiffness, and decreased range of motion caused by osteoarthritis.

Joint Essentials, as are all Integrated Pet Solutions supplements, is manufactured in a US FDA drug-licensed facility, the only pet products made in this facility. These products are made to the highest quality possible for human consumption--guaranteeing your pets the safest, most efficacious products ever offered.

Arthritis occurs in dogs just like it does with people. It is a slowly progressing condition that is caused by the breakdown and destruction of the protective cartilage that covers the bones at the joints. Over time, the weight bearing joints begin to lose the protective cartilage that acts as shock absorbers within the joints. The more advanced the loss of healthy cartilage the more severe the inflammation and pain. The large breeds are especially susceptible to osteoarthritis but over time it affects all breeds.

Studies have shown that by taking a glucosamine-based supplement regularly, joint health can be improved significantly. Joint Essentials is a product formulated with glucosamine hydrochloride as its key ingredient. Dogs produce glucosamine in their bodies but as they grow older, their bodies lose the capacity to make enough glucosamine just when they need it most. The glucosamine hydrochloride used in our product is taken from the exoskeletons (outer shells) of lobster, crabs, and shrimp. It is the best-absorbed form of glucosamine for dogs.

Cartilage contains a high concentration of water. When cartilage begins to breakdown it loses the shock-absorbing water. Glucosamine holds the water in place within the cartilage matrix. Joint Essentials provides a daily dosage of 1000 mg of glucosamine for dogs 25 lbs or more.

Joint Essentials contains other nutrients like that can also help maintain healthy joints. Vitamin E and Fish Oil reduce the inflammation that arthritis causes. Manganese helps lubricate the joints. Vitamin C helps in the production of collagen, the material that forms tendons and ligaments needed for joint stability.

Joint Essentials does not contain Chondroitin as many of its competitors. The science simply does not warrant its inclusion in our formula. There are no conclusive studies that show its direct effect on a dog’s joint health. To the contrary, a UK study has shown a link between chondroitin and mammalary cancer in dogs.

INDICATIONS
For dogs five years old or older.

DIRECTIONS
To be taken with meals. Dogs 25 lbs or more – two tablets daily. Dogs 25 lbs or less – one tablet daily.

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