Chondroitin is found in the cartilage. Chondroitin nourishes the tissues that line the joints and help ensuring adequate shock absorption.

Chondroitin is a common ingredient in canine joint supplements, usually used with Glucosamine but researches have shown that they enhance each other.

Chondroitin function as joint supplement is to look after the cartilage but Chondroitin may also facilitate restoring damaged cartilage. Chondroitin also offers mild anti-inflammatory benefits that help ease the pain from swollen joints.

The only nutritional supply of Chondroitin is animal cartilage. For green causes it is advised to choose Chondroitin from bovine cartilage, not shark cartilage.

The video The Benefits Of Chondroitin For Dogs explains why Chondroitin is beneficial for your dog and what to have in mind when buying canine joint supplement containing Chondroitin.