Nicolas CS
University of Nantes, France
Title: A dental chew with eggshell membrane (C.E.T® Veggiedent® Flex) can help support dog’s mobility and freshens breath
Biography
Biography: Nicolas CS
Abstract
C.E.T.® Veggiedent® Flex is a dental chew containing the FR3SH technology for fresh breath and eggshell membrane, known to support joint health. In this study, dogs with reduced mobility were given one chew per day for 60 days. Mobility assessments were made on D0, D7, D15, D30, D45 and D60 by the owner. Four different criteria (dog’s ability to stand, walk, get in/out of car, climb on furniture) were scored from 0 (no difficulty) to 10 (extremely difficult) while the dog’s interaction with people was scored from 1 (happy and playful) to 7 (becomes aggressive when disturbed) and the ability to climb steps from 1 (normal) to 5 (needs holding). A score (0: none -10: highly improved) was also given for the mobility improvement felt. Only the owners who gave a score >2/10 (or >1/5-7) on D0 were kept for analysis. A Friedman’s test with multiple comparisons were performed for each criteria.
All criteria were significantly improved (p<0,05) by D60:
* Ability to
stand: 46% improvement (5.6 on D0 versus 3 on D60; n = 36);
walk: 48%; (5.3 vs 2.7; n=30)
get in/out of car: 39% (5.6 vs 3.4; n=22)
climb on furnitures: 39% (5.5 vs 3.3; n=32)
climb steps: 36% (2.4 vs 1.5; n=30)
* Interaction with people: 24% (2.6 vs 2; n=45)
* Sum of all scores: 36% (13.7 vs 8.8; n=99)
More than 80% of the 123 owners assessed perceived some mobility improvement (score >0) during the study. Breath intensity and odor pleasantness were also significantly improved by 44% and 62%, respectively.
These results show that a dental chew, containing eggshell membrane and given to dogs for 2 months, can help support mobility and improve breath as per the owner’s perception.