Increasingly, pet owners are embracing a holistic, natural lifestyle for their pets. The quality of ingredients a pet eats and the quality of its environment are the foundations of excellent health and well-being. Providing nutritious high quality natural food with essential supplements, healthy treats and natural chemical-free grooming aids are the tenets of this healthy holistic lifestyle.

While Halo foods are well balanced for achieving optimal health in older pets, daily supplements are still recommended. Some older dogs have picky or poor appetites or younger dogs in a household may challenge an older dog and end up eating the “lions share” of the food. Both of these situations may result in an older dog not receiving adequate nutrients. Supplements act as a daily nutrient insurance policy in these dogs. Even if an older dog is eating a high quality diet in adequate amounts, the additional nutrients coming from supplements may benefit many age-related conditions. For example, supplemental fatty acids can improve skin suppleness and minimize itchiness and shedding in older dogs. Supplemental vitamin B may help counter fatigue and improve appetite. Vitamin C enhances immune function and glucosamine often benefits arthritis patients.

Halo has also created a new line of functional treats that offers the benefit of a supplement while still being “just a treat”. These treats are low in calorie and high in nutritional value as well as provide antioxidants, vitamins and/or fatty acids that may be beneficial in a number of conditions that affect senior dogs (skin and hair coat problems, arthritis, kidney disease, etc).

Click here to read more about supplements available for older pets.

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