K9 Meals on Wheels

01/06/2026

Looking for a real dog behaviourist in the North Devon area, one that has a good reputation, I have found this one below if anyone knows of him ? Please PM me with any info. Thanks

01/06/2026

When I was 18, I was hit by a car and suffered one of the worst ankle breaks the surgeons had seen. I ended up with pins and plates holding it together, and honestly, I narrowly escaped my entire leg being shattered thanks to the shoes I was wearing that day (that’s a story for another time).

Back then, they told me I’d almost certainly end up with chronic arthritis within 10 years, a concept you don't fully appreciate at 18.

They were right.

As the years went on, my mobility decreased and pain became debilitating. As a main weight bearing joint there was no escaping having to use it. Walking, standing, exercising. Everything revolves around it.

I tried all the normal routes with supplements but none of them touched my pain and I was having to alter my exercise choices to accommodate the pain. At the time I hadn't yet formulated a human range and my own mobility struggle was actually the reason behind creating FlexHA.

I was desperate and exhausted from the impact on my life so I used all my knowledge and experience in formulation to create something to improve my quality of life. On a selfish note, it was made for me, with ingredients included at levels I believed could actually make a difference.

I trialled it on myself first and to my relief found within 2 weeks that my symptoms significantly improved so I rolled it out on trial to customers who had very specific joint issues where other options hadn't helped. The feedback was honestly incredible, so I put the product into manufacture and rolled it out to help more people.

To this day, FlexHA is still essential for maintaining my joint health and helping keep discomfort under control. As time’s gone on, I’ve also taken a more multifaceted approach and added in other supplements from the range alongside it, including Boswellia and UC-II Collagen.

People often ask why I care so much about formulations and why I’m obsessive over ingredient levels and quality.

This is why.

Because I know firsthand what it’s like when your joints stop you living normally!

19/05/2026

We need to stop normalising underdosed joint supplements and clever marketing.

Giving ineffective levels of ingredients is not ok. So why do so many joint supplements get away with it?

Because most people don't know what to look for.

Do you want to give the best joint support for your dog? Of course you do.

All you need to do is take a few minutes to understand how to read a product label.

If you see"Glucosamine" on the label don't assume this makes it good. The hope is that you won't look for the active levels. The dose could be a fraction of what's actually needed.

Brands know this. They rely on it.

Low doses = higher margins. Add a few buzzwords, a nice looking label, and you might not question it.

But your dog pays the price.

Underdosed = Ineffective. Full stop.

But you can turn this around for your dog in a matter of minutes.

1️⃣ Look on the label for the ingredients list. Ingredients have to be listed in order of inclusion so if the first ingredient listed is sugar, cellulose, wheat or any other filler, you're probably already facing an uphill struggle.

2️⃣ Look for the amount of each ingredient per scoop. If they don't provide this look for amount per 100g.

3️⃣ x the amount per scoop by how many scoops you need to feed to get your daily amount. So if its 1g of Glucosamine per scoop and you need 2 scoops it would be 1 x 2.

If a brand won't tell you the exact daily dose of each ingredient, or even tell you the exact ingredients, ask yourself why.

For a medium dog you need:
Glucosamine to be provided around 1500mg or higher.
MSM to be provided around 1500mg or higher.
Chondroitin to be provided around 700mg or higher.
Green Lipped Mussel to be provided around 1200mg or higher.

200mg, 300mg, 400mg is simply not effective. Feeding something is NOT better than nothing at all when fed at these low levels.

We list everything. Every ingredient. Every level. No hiding.

It is absolutely possible to provide effective joint care. Knowledge is power!

19/05/2026

12/05/2026

Summer vibes! Light orange biothane with splats of yellow, orange, purple, and glow in the dark!
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12/05/2026

I formulate every product like it's going on my own horse

I could outsource this.

I could hand it off to a lab.

I could save time and let someone else decide what goes in.

But I don't.

Because the moment you hand over formulation, you hand over control.

And control is everything when it comes to what actually ends up in the tub.

Most brands don't formulate their own products. They buy white-label. They tweak a template. They slap their name on something generic and call it "premium."

That's not how Riaflex works.

Every single formula starts with one question: would I give this to my own horse or dog?

If the answer isn't yes, it doesn't get made.

That's why our levels are higher. That's why our combinations are different. That's why I still do this myself after 20 years.

Let's not allow the normalisation of underdosed joint supplements!

Kate

11/05/2026

What they don't want you to know.

"Proprietary Blend" = "We're Not Telling You"

If you see "proprietary blend" on a label, here's what that actually means:

They don't want you to know the doses.

It's legal. It looks professional. But it's just a way to list ingredients without showing how much of each is inside.

Could be 5000mg of Glucosamine. Could be 50mg. You'll never know. But it's usually a way of hiding very low levels of ingredients.

If a brand won't tell you what's in the tub, or doesn't make it easy for you to understand, ask yourself why.

We list everything. Every ingredient. Every level. Because that's the only way you can compare. No hiding.

Knowledge is power!

Kate ❤️

10/05/2026