Dog joint supplements have been used for some time now to treat the serious joint conditions that dogs can suffer from such as arthritis.

The main purpose of any supplement is to regenerate and stop the breakdown of cartilage in a joint. So we will explain in this article, the ingredients you need to look for, and point you to some supplements currently being used by vets all across the world.

Like humans dogs suffer from arthritis too, and it is estimated that in the region of 12 million dogs in the U.S alone suffer from arthritis.

Doctors have been prescribing a number of supplements to humans for some time now to treat arthritis and likewise, vets have been doing the same for dogs as well.

So below I will explain the ingredients that you should look for in any supplement for your dog, and explain what each individual substance does.

Glucosamine - Glucosamine is a naturally occuring substance within joint's. It is one of the major substances that is used within the body to generate healthy cartilage, within the joints.

Chondroitin - Chondroitin to occurs naturally in the cartilage of joints. Its function within the joint is to stop the cartilage being squashed together and compressed. A lack of chondroitin, will lead to osteoarthritis.

Cetyl Myristoleate - Cetyl Myristoleate was dicovered by a chemist at the National Institutes of Health in the 1960's. It is a relatively new discovery and was dicovered after studying the immunity of mice to arthritis. Cetyl Myristoleate serves many finctions in the body as a pain reliever, anti-inflammatory substance, and it also regulates the immune system.

So if you are currently looking for a dog joint supplement to gove to your dog for the treatment of arthritis or another joint condition you should make sure it contains the three substances listed above.

I have included a video below of a vet talking about a substance that he uses on his clients dogs to treat their joints.

If you look at the picture above the main difference's between the two joints is the amount and distribution of cartilage on the ends of the bones.

The amount of the cartilage present is extremely important because of the function that is serves to protect the ends of the bones as well as lubricate them to make the movement in the jointeasy and friction free.

So when the joint cartilage becomes worn down like it is in the bottom picture in many cases the ends of the bones will rub together, and this is what causes the intense pain and inflammation that comes with arthritis.

So the main function of any supplement you give your dog is to stop the breakdown of the cartilage and stimulate the growth of it again, so your dog's joints are healthy and pain free and easily moveable again.

There are numerous supplements on the market that can be purchased each with the individual ingredients listed above, but there is only one with all of them present and that is the one talked about by the vet in the video, flexpet.

It has been clinically proven that when you use a supplement with a number of these substances included they are more effective, as a pose to just using one substance such as glucosamine. That is because all of the substances have their individual roles in the generation of cartilage of a joint and can all be lacking in a joint with arthritis.

So to visit the flexpet website, click on the link below.