Dietary supplements by Terra Canis – nature's support for your dog
As the name ‘dietary supplement’ suggests, these are additional supplements added to daily meals in the form of natural micronutrients and vital substances. With these products, Terra Canis follows an absolutely natural approach and, as with its menus, uses nature as its model. The animal instinct for the right help from nature can be observed e.g. in chamoises, which eat a specific herb after being bitten by a snake to stem the poison. Likewise, clever bears know which herbal heroes they need to eat to regain full strength after awakening from hibernation and add them to their diet accordingly. All supplementary products are based on classic natural methods such as botany, Ayurveda and Bach flowers. Many of these methods and the positive characteristics of natural active agents have now been scientifically proven and are used as supplementary nutrition during treatments.
When is a dietary supplement a sensible idea?
Supplementing feed can in many cases be necessary for the dog. Supplements can be fed over a longer period of time or even permanently added to food for young, adult and aging dogs to support healthy body functions. This is sensible to promote healthy organs, bones and joints as well as keep the immune defence intact or to support age-related needs. As a temporary feed over several days or weeks, supplements are always a good idea to meet the acute or temporary needs of the dog. This could be due to increased strain on the immune system, malnourished dogs from animal rescue centres, when shedding, in stressful situations or for short-term physical or organic demands.