Dogs · Lagos

Joints, skin and gut, honestly assessed.

Three things a supplement genuinely helps a dog with: an ageing joint, a dull itchy coat, and a gut recovering from something. Outside those, the honest answer is usually that the money is better spent on the food.

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Before you buy

What we would check first.

Weight first, joints second

Taking a fifth off an overweight arthritic dog does more than any supplement on this page. It is harder and it is free.

Omega-3 from fish, not plants

Dogs convert plant-source omega-3 poorly. If the label does not say EPA and DHA, it is doing less than you think.

Xylitol on the label means stop

Common in human chewable supplements and fatal to dogs in small amounts.

Asked most

The questions people ask in this aisle.

When should a large-breed dog start joint support?

Around middle age for the big breeds, earlier if there is a known hip or elbow problem. Starting a supplement in a puppy that is already on a correct large-breed food usually adds nothing, and over-supplementing calcium in a growing large-breed dog does real harm.

Will a supplement help my dog's itching?

An omega-3 helps a dry coat and reduces inflammation modestly. It will not touch fleas, mites, a food allergy or a yeast infection, which is what most itching actually is. Find out which before you spend months on capsules.

Not sure what your pet actually needs? A vet at the visit will tell you, and will say when the answer is nothing. Book a home visit

Delivered with your next visit.

Delivery is ₦3,500 on its own and free with any home visit, so most people add what they need to a booking they were making anyway.

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