Feature Article
Looking after your pet’s heart is good for you too
A healthy heart is essential to the wellbeing and vitality of humans and pets. In fact, cardiac disease is estimated to be the third most common cause of death in cats and dogs so it’s important to make sure your pet’s heart health gets a tick of approval.
The heart pumps nutrients, hormones and immunological agents to all organs and tissues in the body and plays a key role in removing waste materials from organs and tissues.Your pet’s cardiac health can be monitored and kept under control by being fed a premium pet food that contains Taurine, Arginine and Vitamin E. This unique combination will help to keep your pet’s heart and blood vessels healthy.
OPTIMUM® understands this which is why OPTIMUM premium dry product has been formulated by scientists to include the functional ingredients of Taurine, Arginine and Vitamin E. The addition of these three components in your pet’s diet will help to promote their cardiac health by keeping the heart and blood vessels healthy.
Taurine is an essential amino acid for cats that has a significant impact on cardiac function. A dietary supplementation of taurine can also help support cardiac function in dogs.
Arginine is another amino acid that helps regulate blood circulation and maintain vascular health. Arginine also develops into nitric oxide, a neurotransmitter that signals the blood vessels to relax and helps control blood pressure.
Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that also plays a role in modulating endothelial and platelet function. These actions have a positive impact on cardiac health.
As well as making sure your pet’s diet is correct, there are other ways to physically measure its cardiac health which your vet can help you with:
Look out of the OPTIMAL HEART HEALTH icon next time you purchase OPTIMUM dry food for your cat or dog. When you see this symbol you can rest assured that you are providing your pet with the essential nutrition required for a healthy heart. Which is good for your heart too.
To find out more about optimal heart health for your pet please visit Optimal Heart Health.
