Several companies are currently selling numerous alternative medical products to pet owners. Part of the difficulty is finding products in forms that will be accepted by pets that resist taking pills. Cardinal Laboratories sells canine supplements blended into snack sticks. The product is designed to ease dosage control. Each stick is formulated to provide the proper daily dose for dogs weighing 22 to 45 pounds.
Bigger dogs get two sticks a day, smaller dogs get two-thirds of a stick per day.
Use some common sense, though. Vets can prescribe very effective medications for arthritis, anxiety and all kinds of other conditions commonly treated by alternative medical treatments. There's no harm in trying botanical supplements, but serious or continuing conditions require a trip to the vet.