VetriScience Healthy Hip &amp Joint Chewable Tablets GlycoFlex2 Glucosamine and Green-Lipped Mussel Joint Support Supplement for Dogs Promote Mobility and Protect Joints Chicken 120 Count

- Glucosamine for Dogs: Healthy Hip & Joint (previously GlycoFlex Stage 2 and replacing GlycoFlex Sport) is our essential proactive hip and joint supplement for dogs, with beneficial levels of active ingredients that work together to help maintain mobility and lubricate joints - Powerful Ingredients: Healthy Hip & Joint for dogs combines 5 active ingredients including green lipped mussel, glucosamine and MSM, DMG, and Manganese to help support joint structure and function for everyday mobility and joint health in dogs - For Active Dogs: Hip and joint tablets with green-lipped mussel are ideal for young, highly active dogs and all adult dogs in need of proactive joint support and protection - High-Quality Ingredients: Our vet-formulated dog joint supplements are certified by the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC), routinely undergo third-party testing, and contain no hidden ingredients, artificial flavors, or synthetic colors - Delicious Chicken-Liver Flavor: these glucosamine and green-lipped mussel joint tablets are like a treat for dogs of all ages, breeds, and sizes

From the manufacturer

Glyco Flex Stage 2 Chewable Tablets

GlycoFlex 2 Canine Chewable Tablets

VetriScience Laboratories’ GlycoFlex Stage 1, 2, and 3 are specifically researched and formulated to support a dog’s life-long joint health. GlycoFlex 2 offers extra glucosamine and MSM for dogs that need more joint support. GlycoFlex offer something most nutritional supplements for canines cannot: exclusive formulas based on years of extensive, scientific, non-biased research.

Which dogs need GlycoFlex 2?

Adult dogs can benefit from the support to joint health of GlycoFlex 2.

Maturing dogs with a lot of good years left can benefit from the support to joint health that GlycoFlex offers.

Working and sporting dogs with the added stresses of working and being used for sport, these hardy breeds can also benefit from the joint health support offered by GlycoFlex 2.

Do dogs enjoy the taste of GlycoFlex 2?

Dogs love it! No more forcing your dog to swallow a pill or hiding a pill in a treat and hoping that your dog won’t notice it is there. GlycoFlex 2 is specially formulated so that dogs love its chicken liver taste. This is the serious supplement that dogs view as a treat! GlycoFlex 2 is available as a chewable tablet formula or as a bite-sized chew,

Why use GlycoFlex 2?

The answer is simple: VetriScience has over forty years of experience in animal health. We’ve used all our experience in formulating GlycoFlex 2.

GlycoFlex is the only joint support product line registered with the FDA as an animal health product.

For over 17 years, researchers have conducted several studies to determine the abilities of GlycoFlex’s main ingredients and the product as a whole. Backed with this extensive research, GlycoFlex 2 offers peace of mind for pet owners concerned with their animal’s nutrition. GlycoFlex is the only Perna product researched in canine-specific studies.

What are the unique ingredients in GlycoFlex 2?

GlycOmega Perna

The GlycOmega Perna whole mussel (used exclusively in VetriScience GlycoFlex products) is the only New Zealand green lipped mussel clinically researched for its impact on the body’s inflammatory process.

The whole organism difference

GlycoFlex 2 contains GlycOmega , Perna canaliculus, from an exclusive New Zealand source. We use the entire green-lipped mussel for optimal support. The whole mussel provides bioactive components, such as important fatty or amino acids, that other products and mussel powders relying on perna-based extract may lack. This specific mussel is grown and harvested under strict quality control conditions to ensure that none of its nutrients are destroyed or deactivated in processing. Safety studies on this product are available on request.

Patented N,N-Dimethylglycine HCl

GlycoFlex 2 Canine features 100 mg of our patented DMG, an adaptogen known for its immune support properties. DMG is naturally occurring in small amounts in the body. This amino acid derivative supports circulation and oxygen utilization, promoting better nutrient delivery to the joint. VetriScience Laboratories has obtained four patents on DMG backed by 20 years of research.

MSM

Because GlycoFlex 2 Canine is designed to represent serious support, we’ve added MSM to our tablet and chewable formulas. The MSM included is guaranteed to be 99 percent pure. MSM, Methylsulfonylmethane, is an organic, sulfur-containing compound. Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), the fundamental building blocks of joint cartilage, are linked together by disulfide bonds (bonds between two sulfur atoms). Because cartilage is in a sulfur-dependent state of quality, MSM supports joint and connective tissue health.

Glucosamine

GlycoFlex 2 stands out because of added glucosamine, at 500 mg per serving, which is guaranteed to be 99 percent pure and tested for quality. A natural compound found in healthy cartilage, glucosamine sulfate is a constituent of glycosaminoglycans in synovial fluid, meaning it supports joint health through promoting synovial fluid viscosity and strength of the cartilage matrix.

What is the science behind joint health?

The only joints that move (allowing pivot-like adjustments) are called “synovial joints,” so coined because of the synovial fluid that surrounds them. The fibrous sac surrounding the joint is called the capsule, and is filled with synovial fluid and lined with a synovial membrane. Each bone end in the joint is padded with a thin layer of cartilage. The articular cartilage is made up of a matrix containing collagen and glycosaminoglycans (GAGS). The synovial fluid is the nourishment for the cartilage. When cartilage has a loose or compromised matrix, bone can rub on bone, creating an uncomfortable friction. To avoid this unpleasant sensation, it is necessary to maintain the health of the synovial fluid.