Why We Are Different

Posted by Beryl on Jun 15, 2010 • (2)

There are many, many herbal supplements for dogs and cats on the market. There are gazillions of vitamin supplements available. Mineral and amino acid supplements are less common, but still plentiful. But a supplement that combines all of these? Not so many.

At The Herbal Pet we pride ourselves on combining all of what your pet needs for its specific problem or situation.

For example, nervousness in a dog or cat can have several different causes. A deficiency in the amino acid, 5-HTP can be a cause. So can a shortage of Vitamin B1 (thiamine). Or magnesium. Or Inositol (another vitamin). Serenity Formula contains each of these.

Then, of course, the cause may not be nutritional, it may be exposure to scary stuff. Scary stuff, to a dog or cat, can be: a new pet, a move, shows, etc.  To help your pet deal with the scary stuff,  we include a blend of calming herbs including the well known Chamomile.

In this way, we hope to achieve two things:

1. Effectiveness – all possible causes of the problem are addressed. Making the supplement more likely to succeed than one that has only one or two ingredients.
2. Safety – because we are using several different substances that work together to solve a problem, we are able to use smaller amounts of these substances. Smaller doses mean fewer side effects. Good thing.