VetBalance® Canine Wellness Formula is a highly concentrated nutritional supplement scientifically formulated to provide a palatable blend of 77 high quality nutrients known to be helpful in producing optimum fitness and health in growing and physically mature dogs.
Why VetBalance® Canine Wellness Formula is different:
- One supplement targets every aspect of canine health
- Veterinary developed and tested for guaranteed results
- Provides everything that today’s pet foods lack
- Over 10 High Quality Protein sources provide the building blocks for healthy, sound bodies
- Contains Essential Fatty Acids needed for Healthy Skin & Coat including Omega 3 Fatty Acids to reduce inflammation
- Has all 23 essential Vitamins & Minerals
- Includes 16 Specialty Nutrients that aide in digestion, nourish the intestinal tract, enhance a pet’s ability to fight off disease, and provide exclusive joint lubricants that improves mobility, while protecting against painful joint disease
VetBalance vs. the competition – There is no comparison
Ingredient |
Benefit |
VetBalance Canine Wellness |
Missing Link Canine |
Wholistic Canine Complete |
DinOvite |
Wellness Super 5 |
Protein (ideal: 42%-55%) |
Provides Amino Acids |
49% |
18% LOW |
18% LOW |
10% VERY LOW |
20% LOW |
Essential Fatty Acids (ideal: 15-25%) |
Energy Matabolism |
21% |
28% |
16% |
10% LOW |
10% LOW |
Omega 3 fatty Acids |
Inflammation Control / Skin & Coat Health |
YES EPA, DHA & DPA |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
Phospholipids |
Brain & Nerve Function / Cell Membrane Stability |
YES |
FEW |
SOME |
NO |
NO |
Medium Chain Triglycerides |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
|
Fiber (ideal: 1-3%) |
1% |
10% HIGH |
22% VERY HIGH |
17% HIGH |
10% HIGH |
|
11 Essential Vitamins |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
|
12 Essential Minerals |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
|
Antioxidants |
Remove Free Radicals |
YES |
NO |
FEW |
FEW |
NO |
Enzymes |
Improve Digestion |
YES- Patented Blend |
FEW |
YES |
SOME |
SOME |
ProBiotics |
Digestive Tract Health |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Fructooligosacharides |
Nourish
|
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
APG 3-6 |
Immune Enhancer |
YES Exclusive |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Glucosamine |
Joint Fluid Source |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
GlycoMarine |
Joint Health |
YES Exclusive |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Taurine |
Eye & Hearth Health |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
L Carnitine |
Weight Management |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Chromium |
Insulin Control |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Biotin |
Hair Coat |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
All dogs today benefit from higher levels of quality source proteins, moderate levels of fat with a better balance of fatty acids, along with fresher quantities of vitamins and minerals and a lesser amount of bulky cereal grain carbohydrates. An optimum diet should also be highly concentrated and readily digestible so that food intake volumes better match the dog’s digestive system.
All pets deserve the optimum nutrition in VetBalance® Canine Wellness Formula.
Comparison of top 5 ingredients
VetBalance Canine Wellness |
Missing Link Canine |
Wholistic Canine Complete |
DinOvite |
Wellness Super 5 |
Beef Protein Isolate |
Flaxseed |
Kelp |
Ground
Flax |
Flaxseed |
Whey Protein Concentrate |
Rice Bran |
Flaxseed |
Kelp Meal |
Salmon Meal |
Powdered Lecithin |
Primary
Dried Yeast |
Bee Pollen |
Yeast Culture |
Oat Bran |
Calcium Caseinate |
Blackstrap
Molasses |
Hydrolyzed Whitefish |
Ground Sorghum |
Parsley |
Dried Beef Liver |
Sunflower
Seed |
Vitamin C |
Diatomaceous Earth |
Dried Carrots |
Protein is the most important ingredient in the canine diet. Pet foods notoriously provide minimum protein levels for reasons of cost. If typical pet diets range from 20% – 30% in their protein content and the goal of nutritional supplementation is to improve these diets…then supplements must contain higher percentages of protein than the foods and these protein sources should be concentrated, high biological value sources like those found in VetBalance. Note: In the top 4 competitors to VetBalance, only one company “Wellness Super 5” has a protein source in their first five ingredients - Salmon Meal.
Flaxseed is commonly used in products today because it contains the fatty acid alpha linolenic acid a primary precursor to omega 3 fatty acids. Humans have the necessary enzymes to efficiently convert alpha linolenic acid to EPA, DHA & DPA. Dogs are not efficient converters and cats cannot convert at all. VetBalance uses a patented direct source of EPA, DHA & DPA to assure that the omega 3 content is directly supplied.
Rice Bran, Molasses, Sorghum and Oat Bran are carbohydrate sources that are direct suppliers of sugar…one ingredient that our pets do not need any more of. Todays foods provide 35% - 55% carbohydrate even though neither the dog or the cat metabolically require any dietary carbohydrate at all.
Diatomaceous Earth consists of the fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled algae. It is commonly used as a filtration aid for pools and as a mild abrasive. I am unaware of any nutritional value it may have for dogs.
Comment on Fiber – The digestive anatomy of the dog is that of a simple carnivore system that normally does not require more than 1-3% dietary fiber in order to function at peak performance. Adding fiber (a non-nutritive substance) to the dogs diet does little more than add cheap bulk and may potentially cause diarrhea.
W. M. Barnett, DVM