Will Falconer, DVM Moderator
Hey, that is cool, Joanne, and I agree, a bit hard to pin down the prize winner that helped. Bone broth certainly would "feed connective tissue," being a similar substance from Nature. And the manganese: probably in the broth as well as the seeds, no?
Oh, your poor mom. Might want to read up on the boron from last week's newsletter. Arthritis, as well as osteoporosis (which I always assume in older women, as it's so common) sound pretty likely to be helped.
The (usually) good news with CCL in small dogs like Jack is that they are light enough to (again, usually) heal by running around on 3 legs. Very different story for the massive guys. Sounds like he needed your nourishing protocol more than he needed R/R.
Hats off to his smart Mama!