Healthful Pets

Healthful Pets: online store for natural products for dogs and cats

Healthful Pets is a UK-based online store that sells natural products for the care and well-being of dogs and cats. Its catalogue is organised around two main areas —dogs and cats— and includes supplements, food, treats, shampoos and hygiene products, toys and accessories from specialist brands. The company presents itself as a resource for owners looking for natural alternatives to maintain their animals' health.

Supplements and health for dogs

The canine section covers a wide variety of supplements and remedies classified by specific needs: general health, joints and mobility, skin and coat, eye support, ear support, gut health and digestion, calming and behaviour, cognitive, immunity, allergy and itch relief, fleas and ticks, kidney support, urinary and bladder support, liver and detoxification support, heart and respiratory, as well as products for senior dogs, performance and working dogs, breeding and dental health. It also offers homeopathic and botanical remedies, and recovery and convalescence products.

The store has treats and chews —meaty, fish, biscuits and baked, dental, pate and for puppies—, as well as bone broths, liquid foods and meal mixers. In the area of behaviour, it sells calming tablets and supplements, diffusers, sprays and calming treats.

Hygiene, toys and accessories for dogs

The canine catalogue is completed with toys of different types (ball, plush, throw and fetch, tug, chew, puzzles and puppy toys), travel and walking items, first aid, poop bags, sun protection and probiotic cleaning products. The shampoo, grooming and hygiene section includes general care, eye and ear care, paw balm and creams, shampoos and conditioners, grooming accessories and dry shampoos. There are also solutions for itchy dogs and dental care products.

For canine enrichment, the store offers feeders and feeding accessories, and a specific section of puppy products covering treats, grooming and dental, toys and chews, accessories, blankets and bowls, and supplements. It also sells topical flea, tick and mite products, household flea control, intestinal hygiene and home health testing kits (gut microbiome, skin health and faecal egg count).

Products for cats

The feline section partly replicates the canine structure with supplements for joints and mobility, skin and coat, eyes and ears, digestion and gut health, calming and behaviour, general health, wellbeing and immunity, respiratory, itching, fleas and ticks, intestinal hygiene, urinary and kidney support, liver support, heart support, first aid, senior cats, weight management, conditioning and recovery, breeding and kittens, and dental care. It also includes homeopathic and botanical remedies, bone broths and food toppers, treats, toys, grooming, dental and hygiene products, shampoos and detanglers, brushes and combs, probiotic cleaning, bowls and feeding accessories, flea and tick products, intestinal hygiene, worm test kits, calming products, kitten products and catnip.

Brands and selection philosophy

Healthful Pets works with an extensive list of brands specialising in natural pet care, including 4-Legger, Adored Beast, AniForte, Dorwest, Green & Wilds, Hilton Herbs, Hownd, JR Pet Products, Natural Dog Company, Proflax, Scrumbles, The Holistic Hound, ThorneVet, Verm-x, Wildwash and WooBamboo, among many others. The store also allows shopping by active ingredients, with categories including algae, antioxidants, arnica, ashwagandha, astaxanthin, boswellia, calendula, chondroitin, clay, collagen, colloidal silver, colostrum, CoQ10, dandelion, digestive enzymes, echinacea, egg shell membrane, evening primrose oil, fenugreek, garlic, glucosamine, green lipped mussel, lavender, MCT, milk thistle, mint, MSM, multivitamins, mushrooms (reishi, chaga), neem, nettle, omega-rich oils, probiotics, psyllium, pumpkin, quercetin, rose hip, seaweed, slippery elm, taurine, turmeric, St John's wort, valerian, vitamins B, C and E, and witch hazel.

The company also offers a selection of gifts for dogs and cats, as well as bundles and offers. According to the information on its website, it ships only to the UK and Northern Ireland, with free delivery over £48.99, and processes orders Monday to Friday.