Dr. Shadi Ireifej discusses the importance of supplements and nutraceuticals – and what’s fact and what’s fiction. This is the third part of our series on “The Most Common Mistakes Pet Parents Make.”
By Pet Pro Supply Co. Featured Veterinarian,
Dr. Shadi Ireifej DVM DACVS
Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer at VetTriage
The Common Mistakes Pet Parents Make – Part 3
Supplements and “nutraceuticals” (nutrition pharmarceuticals) are very popular in the (human) medical and health industries. Most people have a cabinet drawer or shelf full of these products!
With so many of these products to choose from, and so much hype around so many of them, it’s often hard for people to know what to believe. And, for diligent pet parents, the situation is the same: how do we know which products are actually effective, and most importantly, healthy for our pets?
This article aims to dispel myths around many popular pet supplements and nutraceuticals. In the case of each product, we ask: is there sufficient evidence showing that an individual pet benefits from a product that has so much doubt surrounding it – and should it be given every single day for the life of that pet?
Here we will break down two groups of supplements/nutraceuticals that addresses a specific disease for dogs, taking into account the most recent scientific literature and research on that particular product and its effects on that particular disease.
Glucosamine – a supplement…
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