First if you want your old dog to live more and live a happy life with him for a longer time
, then there are many ways to ensure it and long life of dog can only be made possible with the help of dog's good health. And good health of a dog can be maintained by using supplements, the good supplements. Dog supplements are mainly of two types dietary nutrients and therapeutic supplements. Dietary nutrients or dietary supplements are substances that are added into dog's food to make food complete and balanced, giving your dog all nutrients and proper growth. The other type of supplement is Therapeutic that are used to prevent some kind of disease, health benefit or cure of some disease. However it can be said that the both types are same but to have therapeutic effects to occur it is necessary to take them in a larger dose daily other than the dose of nutrients taken in a day. Both types of supplements are given with food daily and to have effect should be given in prescribed manner by the doctor or the physician.
These pet supplements play a vital role for your older dog to counter the difficulties that his body faces as his internal organs changes due to aging. This is the degenerative process that has to occur as the time passes and this is the main reason that your dog as it gets old can't keep up with the challenges of the environment around him. Aging affects mainly muscles, bones and ligaments, teeth liver, nervous system and the organs that are related to sensing. These degenerative changes can be slowed down in your pet by using good supplements in an appropriate manner, so that he can cope up with the disabilities he will face in the near future.
When pets get old their digesting ability also slows down and they can't chew food properly that's why they can't get the proper and full nutrients from the food. So you should feed your dog what is filled with nutrients then it will be easier for your dog to get proper nutrients for good health and proper growth. The best supplements are those which are helpful to address the age related changes and help to counter these changes. So thus these when mixed with natural pet food gives proper growth and nutrients and long life.