Wellness Wednesday: Five Factors to Consider in a Dog Joint Supplement
Tips to help you choose what's best for your dog.
If you’re ever looking to buy a dog joint supplement, you’ll notice there are endless options. But how do you know what to choose and which is best? Here are some tips on what to look for in a joint supplement.
1. Independent clinical trial data
When you’re choosing a supplement for your dog’s joints, you want to pick a brand that has had independent clinical trials carried out by a respected industry body.
2. High-quality ingredients
Just like the supplements that you buy for yourself and your family, dog joint supplements can be made with a wide variety of ingredients. Some supplements are packed with high-quality ingredients; others have very low levels of active ingredients and are padded out with inexpensive fillers that are there for bulk, rather than to have a measurable effect.
Whatever ingredients you find, make sure there is science behind them and they are the highest quality available. Find out more about the ingredients that YuMOVE uses here.
3. Recommended by veterinarians
If you want to check whether a product is worth buying, you need to know whether veterinarians recommend it too. Consult your veterinarian if you are in doubt.
4. No false claims
A product should never make claims that it can’t back up with proven data. For example, when YuMOVE says it has been proven to work in just 60 days, it’s because there are data from the Royal Veterinary College to back up that claim.
5. A brand name you recognize
Have you heard of the company before? Does their name ring a bell? One excellent sign of a trustworthy brand is if you recognize the name and if the brand has positive affiliations.
USDAA teamed up with YuMOVE as a sponsor as they launched their product in the United States. The company has a trusted name in the United Kingdom, and for over a decade they have helped more than one million dogs with their clinically proven joint supplement and other products. Read the full story on how YuMOVE meets the supplement standards.
