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Will My Dog Benefit from Supplements?

Dogs who have or are at risk for certain health problems can benefit from supplements. Veterinarians commonly recommend nutritional supplements containing glucosamine and chondroitin as a part of treatment plans for osteoarthritis.

“Dogs with joint pain and arthritis, allergies or other skin problems, flaky or dry skin, chronic diarrhoea” can benefit, explains Dr. Sara Ochoa, a small animal and exotic veterinarian in Texas. Any dog who suffers from a chronic condition, such as joint pain, skin problems, or digestive problems could benefit from a supplement.

Supplements are great for many different problems. These are some of the most common symptoms that would make vets recommend supplementing your dog’s diet:

Joint Pain

For dogs with any joint or ligament injury, certain supplements can help. Glucosamine and Chondroitin will help with inflammation of the joints.

TRM’s Stride Plus is a complementary feed supplement for the nutritional maintenance of healthy cartilage and joints in dogs.

It combines the highest quality Glucosamine HCL, Chondroitin Sulphate, Hyaluronic Acid and MSM in a convenient and palatable liquid, which is easily dispensed on the dogs feed and can improve mobility and pain management.

Skin & Coat Problems

Omega 3s and EFA are great for skin problems or flaky skin. Omega 3s are a common fatty acid supplement that’s becoming very popular to use in dogs.

TRM Pet’s CANIGLO is rich in the Essential Fatty Acids Omega 3 and 6. These cannot be made by the body and must be provided in the diet.

An adequate intake of Essential Fatty Acids will help maintain a healthy, soft shiny coat and good skin condition. Your dog will feel good inside, and look great outside. This supplement has been proven to help with allergies, skin disease, heart and kidney disease, lymphoma, and much more and is a great supplement to add to your pet’s diet.

Digestive Issues

Probiotics are good bacteria that are naturally found in your pets’ intestinal tract and can be ingested as a paste, powder, or in a capsule. These can be put on your dog’s food to help restore the natural bacteria in your dog’s gut.

TRM Pet’s Canigest Combi contains two EU approved Probiotic strains, combined with Prebiotics, Pectin, Kaolin and Glutamine Peptides. E. Faecium stabilises the internal gut flora of dogs and cats and L. acidophilus has potential to reduce the moisture of stools from dogs and cats receiving the additive.

The Benefits of the Forager Slow Feeder

Horses were designed to spend much of their day grazing on forage and that lifestyle has many health and behaviour benefits. The Forager Slow Feeder approximates Mother Nature’s methods within modern horse management routines.

4 Key Benefits of the

Haygain Forager Benefits:

Regulates the pace at which your horse eats
Reduce forage waste by keeping hay contained
Aids in prevention of gastric ulcers, obesity, and laminitis
Prevents Muscle tension in the back and neck

The Haygain Forager Slow Feeder Design Features

Digestive Health

The Forager comes with 2 interchangeable regulator grids to best suit your horse’s needs and preferences.

EasyOn regulator grid clicks in securely for easy filling.

Unique external steel ring keeps grid level as it lowers and prevents the horse from tipping it as they eat.

Strong top ring has four rubber fixings for structural stability.

For extra stability, the Forager base can be filled with sand and/or the cylinder can be secured to the wall.
Fully collapsible for easy cleaning and transport. Designed for durability and safety, the cylinder panels will break apart under extreme pressure.

Physical & Psychological Health

The Forager allows horses to eat with their head in a lowered position. This facilitates natural drainage of respiratory particles.
Eating with a natural, head-lowered position maintains a natural posture for the horse’s head, neck and jaw. Conversely, eating from a wall-hung hay net requires an unnatural neck-spine alignment. This can be exacerbated as the horse yanks hay from the net.
Longer mealtimes make for happier horses that are less prone to boredom behaviours including cribbing, pawing and stall walking.

Clean Forage & Reduced Waste

The Forager contains hay in a durable, ventilated cylinder that keeps it clean and prevents the waste of hay being trampled into bedding and manure.
Ideal for keeping hygienic Haygain Steamed Hay clean and appetising!

Weight Management

Extended mealtimes are especially beneficial for horses that require restricted diets. Intermittent feeding that is common in modern horse management can trigger fat storing responses that can lead to obesity.
The Forager’s external ring lowers as the horse consumes its meal. This makes it easy to monitor consumption, which is part of managing our horse’s weight.

Scour-X

Oral Anti-Diarrhoeal Suspension

For the treatment of neomycin or sulphonamide-sensitive bacterial enteritis in calves, horses, dogs and cats.

coli is a significant cause of diarrhoea in calves 1-4 weeks of age2
A proven combination for treatment of bacterial diarrhoea
Neomycin: effective treatment for E. coli infections
Sulfadiazine + Sulfadimidine: for E. coli and Salmonella bacterial infections
Vitamin B1 + Vitamin B2: replaces important vitamins depleted by diarrhoea
Once-a-day dosage treatment

Dairy calves

Escherichia coli [E. coli] is a gram-negative bacterium and a significant cause of bacterial enteritis and diarrhoea in calves. E. coli is highly contagious and is spread from cow to calf and calf to calf.

A Canadian study of colostrum samples from dairy cows indicated 94% cultured bacteria; 47% Gram-negative rods and 44% E. coli. Bacterial contaminated colostrum is, no doubt, an important source for infection of calves. E. coli damages the wall of the intestine and toxins exacerbate the severity of the infection. A survey of dairy cattle in Queensland, reported E. coli in samples from 16.7% of animals and 4.1% from environmental samples from the same farms. Calves 1-4 weeks of age are susceptible to E. coli on dairy farms.

Salmonella is frequently cultured from calves with bacterial enteritis. It is sensitive to Neomycin orally. An Australian antibiotic resistance monitoring survey of bovines reported levels of resistance to Neomycin as 5% to Streptomycin 25% and Tetracyclines 39%4. Cryptosporidium parvum is associated with calf scours; sulfadimidine may be useful for treatment of infections.

Dairy heifer calves are the genetic future of a dairy herd. Bacterial enteritis and diarrhoea can be life-threatening and must be treated immediately symptoms are observed.

Beef calves

From a survey of 147 beef cattle producers in Southern NSW; 76 producers indicated that in beef calves up to 14 days of age the incidence of scours was 51.7%, morbidity 4.5% and mortality 5%.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS:

Each 30 mL contains: 1278 mg

SULFADIAZINE 852 mg

SULFADIMIDINE 54 mg

NEOMYCIN SULPHATE 0.91 mg

HYOSCINE (methobromide) 4.5 mg

THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE (Vitamin B1) 6.6 mg

RIBOFLAVINE (Vitamin B2) 213 mg

PECTIN 3.1 g

KAOLIN (light)

DIRECTIONS FOR USE SHAKE WELL BEFORE USE DOSE:

Calves, Horses: 30 mL per 25 kg bodyweight orally, daily for 3-5 days. Dogs and Cats: 2 mL per 3 kg bodyweight orally, daily for 3-5 days. Repeat treatment daily until two days after symptoms have subsided – except in cases of salmonellosis where treatment should continue for a minimum of five consecutive days.

WITHHOLDING PERIOD MEAT:

DO NOT USE less than 14 days (Calves) or 28 days (Horses) before slaughter for human consumption.

DISPOSAL

Dispose of container by wrapping in paper and putting in garbage.

STORAGE

Store below 30°C (room temperature). To prevent caking of suspension invert pack regularly. Shake well before use.

SPEEDXCELL

Balanced Multi-Vitamin and Mineral Solution

SPEEDXCELL is a balanced Multivitamin and Mineral Supplement, fully in solution. It will assist in maintaining optimum health and maximising their athletic potential.

The formulation comprises 20 key nutrients including, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, B Vitamins, Vitamin K, Biotin, Manganese, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Iodine, Selenium.

Dosage:

Competition Birds – 14ml diluted with 1 L water for approx 20 birds. To be fed three days before and two days before competition

Maintenance/ Young Birds – 14ml diluted with 2 L water for approx 20 birds two times per week

Nano-Q10 is a highly bioavailable form of coenzyme Q10, also known as ubiquinone.