I wouldn't consider a 9 year old dog a senior by any means. Mine will be 12 and still gets 30/20 Inukshuk. I have just cut back on the amount she gets. She will hunt like always this year with no supplements. I have hunted my dogs when it was 5 below for waterfowl in deep strip pits where the water doesn't freeze. They have ice all over them and they keep going and never miss a beat. No vests, no dog boots, no supplements. Just the best quality food made. Before Inukshuk it was Eukanuba. For them upland hunting is like recess.
I think humans eat a terrible diet. Processed foods cause a majority of our health problems, along with a lack of exercise, obesity, and a lack of sleep. Some illnesses just can't be overcome or avoided due to genetics but most problems with us come from lifestyle choices.
After a good bit of study and conversation with my vet, I would disagree. I feed a high quality food with Extreme Dog Fuel, but I feel the supplement provides another level of recovery, muscle repair, and enhanced endurance. Their muscle structures are not much different from humans in their need for various amino acids, vitamins, and electrolytes to function and recover properly and quicker. The elevated levels of B12 provides for a healthier blood supply for nutrient and oxygen movement to increase energy and stamina, etc. The amino acids are the kicker in the formula.
I agree with you on our food choices. This became very apparent to me when my wife and I spent almost three weeks in Croatia and Slovenia this summer. They don’t have near the processed food or ingredients we do. The food tastes better and is just better for you.
Amen
When my sugar level started climbing, I asked my doctor about a good diet. He said the truth was just to cut back on the carbs and sugar and don't eat anything that comes in a sealed package. Wow, I started feeling better in a weak!! Now if I could just do something about my looks.
My buddy's setter was running hard past me close when she rammed a sharp stick into her shoulder. Laid her open pretty good. We took her to an old vet that we knew from previous problems and also let us hunt on him in southern Iowa. He said that if he sewed her up, she was done hunting for this trip. But if we soaked the wound in water and Epson salts, we could keep hunting her, it would help draw out foreign material and accelerate the healing. I'll be dammed, we rested her a day, cleaned and held Epson salts compresses on it for 10 minutes at night. The wound started drying and healing in two days. Didn't hardly leave a scar.