supplements

Question
Hi,
We give our senior dogs one who is 9 year old lab the other a 13 year old mix shepherd/retriever fish oil as well as glucosamine HCL liquid.  Now I am reading so many good things about flax seed and Boveine Cartilage and Shark Cartilage.  I have been giving the fish oil and glucosamine for years and think it is helping because my oldest girl seems to be holding her own doing stairs still alright and the lab who has arthritis is not limping.  Are the supplement I am giving the best or should I be giving the flaxseed ect..?

Thank you
Candice

Answer
Candice, this will be a briefer answer than usual because I am not at my computer - no electricity for several days due to snow. I will try to send more later.

There is no BEST supplement, nor best diet, nor best treatment. The key is to pay attention to the early warning signs (www.ChristinaChambreau.com), energy level, happiness and specific symptoms. If whatever you are doing is working - keep it up. I would continue the supplements you are using.

The one thing I would suggest is to also treat the underlying energy field imbalance with acupuncture or homeopathy+ to help your dogs live even longer lives. I know labs who lived to 20 and shepherds to 17. There are a lot in Canada. www.ivas.org; www.theAVH.org, www.AHVMA.org, www.TCVM.com.

I have a journal you could buy for each dog that would help you keep track of symptoms and treatments to know what is helping the most.

Also, maybe switch to a raw meaty bone and pureed vegetable diet.

Please stop all vaccines and chemical treatments (fleas and maybe even heartworm) now. Continue only with legally required Rabies.

My practice section of the web site has a little bit of that information in it.