Pet Product Review - Adjustable Dog Wheelchair - Walkin' Wheels(tm)  for Handicapped Pets

You know when Champ was sick, I looked at every option available to me that would allow me to keep my pup in my life just a little bit longer.  At one point I thought the help of a canine wheel chair may be a good option.  With that I researched and researched until I found just the right mobility product that I felt comfortable buying, and would be flexible enough to fit my lifestyle too.  The one I recommend is the Adjustable Dog Wheelchair - Walkin' Wheels(tm)  for Handicapped Pets. 

There are many reason why I love this product.  For one, its stylish, and portable, folding up into a small and convenient pack.  The wheels come at a variety of thicknesses, so if you're dog wants to really tear up the dog run, well now he can.  But, most of all it doesnt look like a disability wheel chair, your dog wont feel disadvantaged using it.  You may be laughing, but dogs are keenly aware of how they look, just like people.

The price is in line with other mobility wheel chairs I researched.  The products start at $399, but keep in mind that every wheelchair is completely customized to your dog's size and weight.  There is a site that has all of this information:  www.handicappedpets.com

I like the site and you can make your orders at: http://handicappedpets.com/www/index.php/dog-wheelchair-carts.html

But I do have a huge complaint about this site.  They have temporary wheelchair rentals.  What a wonderful idea.  But I called their office, sent them an email and it took two full weeks for them to get back to me.  Well, Handicapped Pets... don't you think if someone calls your office, they're looking for a solution right away???   Based on that, if you're looking for a retailer that will give you customer service buy the product on www.entirelypets.com.

Pet Product Review - Dogswell Veggie Life Happy Hips Chicken & Apples 15oz

Why does my dog Champ love these snack so much?  If you asked me, will your dog eat apples? I'd probably say no, chicken yes (duh).  Dogswell Veggie Life Happy Hips Chicken & Apples are delicious, all natural snacks.  They look like snacks you'd eat yourself at at health spa.  But these snacks are packed with Glucosamine and Chondroitin to help maintain healthy joints in your dog.

In fact the incredients are very simple:  Apple, Chicken and vitamins, no hormones, no antibiotics and no byproducts.  My only wish, I wish the I could confirm that the products are made in the USA and that the chicken jerky has never been affected by any of the recent recalls of imported jerky products.

These are premium snacks, Dogswell Veggie Life Happy Hips Chicken & Apples 15oz are costly, but if you go to www.DoggieFood.com they have the best prices I've found.  here is the link for purchase: http://alpha-nutrition.stores.yahoo.net/noname45.html

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Pet Products Review - Easy Walk Harness and Leash by 1-800PetMeds

One fo the hardest parts of being a pet parent is seeing your pet age.  Almost certainly this will include arthritis and joint pain.  These ailments strike most cats and dogs somewhere areound the age of five.  The inflamation and pain is horrible.  Although there are many drugs available, many are powerful steroids.  I simply do not know enough about vet approved remedies to make a recommendation.  So I do try and find products that are simple, natural and may help arthritis and joint pain relief.  Some of these may be vitamins, salmon or omega 3 oil, but today, I am recommending the Easy Walk Harness and Leash by 1-800 PetMeds. 

1-800 Pet Meds does sell top brand pet pharmacueticals, but also has many products to improve the health of your pet.  The harness is something you can use with your pet for a lifetime.  Some points on the harness:

Pet Products Review - Nutra-9 Joint Care Management.

If you have a dog, any dog, any breed, what is probably the most important health concern:  Joint Pain.

With that I contacted several companies that offer healthy and herbal alternatives to animal pharma companies for product samples.  Funny, I guess most of these companies don't care what our general public thinks about their recommendations.  But, the very smart people at Nutra-9 did.  Not only did they send me a sample, they sent me enough of a sample so that we could adequately due a test and assess the results.

Nutra-9 set out to find a herbal remeedy for joint care that was absolutely the world's most affective at alleviating joint care for dogs with joint deterioration such as Arthritis.  What they saw is that most products simply were vitamins that contained glucosamine.  Not Nutra-9, there is no glucosamine in any of their products.  Their premier product is called VG750.

But let's look at what our panelist Ryan had to say:

"Secret Shopper asked me to do a product review of Nutra-9, so here it is, sorry it took a little longer than expected.  
My parents have a 14 y/o lab/husky, who basically spent his entire life wandering around my parents’ lawn – no matter how hot, cold, wet, etc., he really like to be outside.   But, all those years took a toll on this joints and he now has arthritis, and it is especially bad in the front right leg.  I asked my parents to try Nutra-9 to see if would make any difference in his mobility, and I’m happy to hear that he is much more active that what he was 8-10 weeks ago.  Even though he is still an old dog and will not be as active as he once was, he now enjoys wandering around my parents yard and spending more time exploring, even though it is freezing in Wisconsin.  Thanks for providing the product.  It has been a big help to my parents's dog."

Well i think the above was a great testimonial.  Do buy Nutra-9 and try it.  Go directly to their website at www.nutra-9.com.  The price is $25 per bottle.  But if you buy more than 3 bottles, the price goes down to $19/bottle. 

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