Bones, Bones, Bones - #Chewyinfluencer

HI. Sunshine the Cat here. I will be 15 years old this May and I am telling you - sometimes my bones stiffen up. It is the price one pays for being elegantly elderly. It isn't too bad I can still jump up on the shoji screen where my bowl is located. Most of the time, that is. Some days it just isn't happening.

That is why when the January Newsletter from Chewy.com came around, I asked if I could indulge in a little KITTY care. I chose something for my BONES - Glucosamine. The selection for January was for NaturVet Glucosamine DS Plus MSM & Chondroitin Chews, that are suitable for dogs and cats.

I think the main selling point of this particular glucosamine is the fact it is chewable. Who wants to take chalky pills? And taking drops? No way - I will shred whoever tries to feed me liquid vitamins. So being a soft chew just makes sense. The flavor is pleasant and when broken into smaller bites, quite kitty appropriate.

Glucosamine is an amino sugar found in bones and is believed to help alleviate pain from osteo-arthritis. The NaturVet Glucosamine also contains Chondroitan which is a longwinded way of saying carbohydrate found in the cartilage, and MSM which is Méthylsulfonylméthane and it helps with flexibility. This is all doctory verbage which means it takes away the ache of aging.

I have to say I am quite pleased with them. I feel pretty good and have been happy to hop up on the counter for food or treats. Or to play on my new Boogie Mat (Chewy.com also sells them) which resides on the top floor of my condo.

Not reviewing - just bragging

The only downside is an on-going one in this house - human error. I am constantly reminding my human servants to dose me up on NaturVet Glucosamine. It should be automatic, I should think. It is their job, after all. But that is not a negative re the product. Just a general gripe.

Thank you Chewy.com for providing me with this elixir of youth (free of charge, I might add) and allowing me to share my opinions of the product. No one pays me for this - it is a favor I do the world.

Dem Bones by Sunshine the Cat - #chewyinfluencer

Hi. Sunshine the Cat here with a RIVETING report on MY BONES. As you know, I am now a GRAND DAME in age. I will turn 14 in human years soon and that means I am a little slower, a little less able to leap TALL BUILDINGS, and a little more cantankerous than in my younger days.

So when Chewy.com included Nutramax Cosequin Original Joint Health Sprinkle Capsules for cats in the February selections, I decided to give it a try, Why not? I am already creaky!

If you are not up to speed here, Nutramax Cosequin is  Glucosamine Hydrochloride which is used for joint health. The capsules also contain Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate, Manganese. Other Ingredients: Gelatin, Natural Flavor, Water, Magnesium Stearate, Titanium Dioxide(Color), FD&C Red #3, And FD&C Blue#1. Aside from the Glucosamine, the other ingredients are to aid in efficacy.

Some of the benefits of taking a Glucosamine supplement are joint support and bladder health. These are the two major concerns for us elderly CATS.

The Nutramax Cosequin is easy to take as well - no shoving pills in this kitty's mouth! I won't have it! Instead, Nutramax Cosequin capsules can be opened and the contents sprinkled over MY MORNING meal. That is it! At first I managed to eat around it. But the HUMANS persisted and I finally decided to appease them. They MEAN well, after all.

It is hard to say how effective the treatment has been. Sometimes I am slow and sometimes I have a spring in my step. I do admit I have been jumping up to my meal counter a little more than a month ago when I sat and waited for assistance. Could be the Cosequin, could be coincidence. Who knows.

Since PREVENTION is as worthwhile as a CURE, then I say WHY not continue taking the Nutramax Cosequin. At my age it couldn't hurt and I do feel pretty good TODAY. My BONES have to last me a while longer so I am going to take care of them any way that I can.

I give this supplement a hearty 2+2 paws up for convenience of administering it and for the health benefits of Glucosamine Hydrochloride in general.

Chewy.com carries a whole line of Nutramax products as well as Cosequin. Check it out today.

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