4CYTE Equine Joint Support Supplement Granules For Horses 700gm
Indicated for use when treating mild to moderate Osteoarthritis (OA), after joint damage or surgery.
- May help decrease inflammatory mediators resulting in improved cartilage health
- May reduce and reverse cartilage degeneration
- Supports the natural mechanism to maintain cartilage and joints
- Assists to maintain normal joint function – protecting and promoting healthy cartilage
- Contains a range of compounds known to be necessary for promoting healthy joints - the combining of the ingredients makes the compounds more effective at providing a total joint support
- Has demonstrated bioavailability and efficacy
- Manufactured using the highest quality ingredients and rigorous quality controls
- Non-swabable, so can be consumed prior to performances, races, showing and competitions
- Safe to administer and take long-term with no known side effects
- Can be taken in conjunction with medications – there are no known contraindications with other drugs or supplements
- Supports joint conditions in conjunction with prescription pain treatments
- Raspberry flavoured, convenient granules which are added once daily to food
Contains a combination of:
Epiitalis
- A plant oil extract patented for its apparent ability to proliferate viable chondrocyte cells for cartilage regeneration
- Proliferating chondrocyte cells actively ‘tips the balance’ back in favour of the production of healthy cartilage instead of degeneration
- May suppress the chemicals responsible for degrading and impairing joint function
Abalone
- Source of omega 3 fatty acids
- May promote better joint mobility
- May suppress the chemicals responsible for degrading and impairing joint function
New Zealand Green Lipped Mussel
- May provide suppression of agents involved in cartilage breakdown
- Source of amino acids that provide the scaffold to support cartilage matrix
- May improve chondrocyte cell viability
Marine Cartilage
- Provides a natural source of essential components necessary for healthy synovial joint fluid and cartilage matrix
Suitable for:
- Horses from 6 months of age
- Performance and athletic horses, at risk of joint disorders - can be used on a prophylactic or preventative basis - may assist with recovery following excessive exercise
- Horses pre and post operatively - supports healing after injury or surgery
- Horses with pre-existing osteoarthritis
- Older horses - prophylactic use may assist with symptoms assoc with ageing joints
- Younger horses - may improve and maintain healthy joints at any stage of life - helping to maintain the matrix of cartilage and overall joint health
May address symptoms such as
- Stiffness
- Lack of willingness to perform – canter, gallop or jump
- Slow recovery from exercise or competitions
Caution
- This product is not an alternative treatment for acute joint inflammation
- Not to be given during pregnancy and lactation
- Not to be given to animals with an allergy to seafood
- Effect on breeding animals, renal and hepatic function has not been studied
Always consult your veterinarian
- This product needs to be utilised in appropriate cases where genuine benefit from use can be achieved
- It is important that veterinarians who understand your pet’s medical history and symptoms make the correct diagnosis and treatment recommendations before using this product
Dosage (1 scoop = 21g)
- If mixing with feed is not possible, crush the granules and blend with a palatable binder such as molasses and administer orally
Introduction dose:
- ¼ scoop per day, mixed into feed, slowly increase over 5 days to loading dose.
Loading Dose
- Feed ¼ scoop per day, mixed into feed, for 4 weeks
Preventative Maintenance Dose
- ½ scoop(10.5 g)per day mixed into feed
Dosing following surgery or for horses with symptoms of poor joint function
- Feed ¼ scoop per day, mixed into feed, slowly increase over 5 days to next dose level
- Then feed 1 scoop per day, mixed into feed, for 4 weeks
- After the 4 weeks, reduce the dose to the maintenance dose of ½ scoop per day mixed into feed
Ingredients
- New Zealand Green Lipped Muscle 366.4 g/kg, Abalone 122.1 g/kg, Marine Cartilage 122.1 g/kg, Epitalis 50.0 g/kg