Nutramax Denamarin Liver Supplement for Medium Dogs, Tablets, 30ct

Vetri-Liver and Denamarin is working!!! My story: Our dog is a 12ish Jack Russell mix. In August 2017, he was off. Not himself. Bloodwork and ultrasound showed he likely had Chronic Hepatitis. Put him on Denamarin. Bloodwork improved, but still not perfect. Had the vet do a dental thinking that the liver issues could be from bad teeth. They put him on a preventative antibiotic. 1 week after the Dental he spiked a 106 fever. He was ultimately put on IVs with a different antibiotic. Fever came down, felt better. Noticed that he had developed a licking issue after eating which was new. Fever slowly started to climb back upward. At 104 he was put back on IVs, taken off of all antibiotics in an attempt to get the bacteria to flourish and to isolate it. The only problem was that once he was off of the antibiotics his temperature went normal never to return. Eating throughout this has been difficult. Turning down filet mignon or whatever concoction I could come up with to tempt him to eat. I had pointed out to the vets (lots of them) that the antibiotics warned against liver and kidney issues. Everyone poo poo'd that. Well, it turns out that his liver couldn't process them. I took him home on Christmas Day from the vet hospital. They wanted to do a liver biopsy, but I rejected it. He already looked like warmed over death. Wasn't eating a thing in the hospital. They would have had to put him back on antibiotics. - And there was no clear indication that the liver was the origin of the problem, and could just be a secondary to another issue like heart disease (he does have a small heart murmur, but his heart is working sufficiently), cancer, etc. Even if we knew exactly what the liver diagnosis was, the treatment wouldn't be much different: Diet, supplements and potentially prednisone (which is hard on the liver as well - catch 22) At home, he was a new dog. He started eating. I researched every liver diet, and started with a very bland, home-cooked meal. I noticed that if I added a hi-end kibble to his diet, there would be more licking (licking surfaces like the carpeting). I read where compulsive licking is often intestinal distress. I'm not convinced that he also didn't have some kind of gastric issue, like gastric ulcers, or other intestinal issue, perhaps because of the liver or maybe even driving the liver problem. It is the end of April 2018, and he is doing well. I started him on Vetri-liver in the AM a couple of months ago with a breakfast of eggs, cottage cheese, oatmeal, rice, and chicken/turkey or beef). The Vetri-liver isn't extremely palatable, but I just cut it in pieces and put it in meat or cheese, and it will go down. Since I don't have a firm diagnosis for the liver problem, I looked for zinc and anti-oxidants to help the liver even if he had a copper retention problem. Zinc is supposed to offset copper in your diet. It also has some other supplements that he may need. Afternoon, he gets his Denamarin tablet (2 hours after the last meal) and 1 hour before dinner. Supposedly vegetable protein is better for dogs with liver disease. So I came up with some treats that also helped, especially in the beginning when getting him to eat was hard. I fill a turkey pan with: eggs, meat, carrots, sweet potatoes, tofu, wheat germ, peanut butter, coconut oil, and enough oats and a little bit of flour to make a cookie dough. The secret ingredient is a little bacon grease and bacon for palatability. Yes, bad, but makes the difference between this going down the hatch. These can be a mid-day snack, or actually a small meal if we are out hiking, etc. I bake them on cookie tins like brownies, cut them into squares, put them in baggies, and throw them in the freezer. This way they stay fresh. Dinner is rice/oatmeal/sweet potatoes/pumpkin or yams mixed with eggs/chicken/turkey/beef along with some well-processed veggies. I'm not convinced that I'm feeding a balanced diet, so I bought some senior dog vitamins that he gets periodically. Slowly the weight is coming back on. Exercise is important, because he is hungry after exercise. So a small walk in the morning before breakfast and walk before dinner really makes a difference with the pills and food going down. As long as he is eating soft, smaller meals, the compulsive licking has stopped. He is energetic, playing with toys, bright on his walks and back among the living. His liver enzymes are not perfect: ALT started at 275 (August 2017), went to 1,800 during the antibiotic reaction and spiked fever, back to 275 and now down to 253 most recently. ALP started at 263, 656 at its worst, and now at 167. I don't know if I will be successful in getting them to normal ranges, but if I look at his quality of life, it looks pretty good now. I wanted to share my story, because you don't hear often that antibiotics could almost kill your dog. And.....your dog can come back after refusing to eat anything after dire illness. Considering a backpack Trip!!

You are supposed to give these on an empty stomach, but they do work in a pill pocket or pill wrap. They are pricey, but they work. My vet recommended this product because my senoir doxie/min-pin mix had elevated liver enzyme levels. Since I've had her on this product, her levels are moving in a better direction.

Can’t recommend enough for liver health for your dog! I put them in a pill pocket and my dog loves them! This continues to help my pets lab work trend in the right direction. If your looking for something actually works this is it best value for the cost.

My dog is 18 and was having serious symptoms. We took him to the vet and after tests they rec commended this. He is doing much better. We surround the pill in cheese and he eats it right up. I highly recommend this. We shopped around and Amazon had the best price. I’m

Please read this. This is not a ding against this product, only advise on the delivery system of it to your pet. I have a wire haired terrier. I was told by my vet to go on here and get this for her for liver problems. I got the med size tabs for 13 pounds to 34 pounds, since the normal weight of my dog is 13.5 to 14.5. There are very specific directions to follow when administering these tablets that must be followed, or the tabs will be useless. The pills must be given with no food or at the most a tiny bite of food. You are not suppose to break them up and give part of it later, as the contents are rendered useless if exposed to air for more than a minute or two. This size pill is about 3/4" long and 1/4 wide. (No way was I going to get this tab in one piece down my little dogs throat without choking her. I ended up cutting the pill in pieces with a pill cutter then crushing it to a powder with a rolling pin and making a little pocket out of some soft dog food (a small as possible piece of food) and putting the powder inside, then pushing that down her throat, as she is not willing to eat much at this time. Now I called the Nutramax people themselves and talked with a rep who said what I did was ok, just as long as the amount of food was tiny, as it needs to be given on an empty stomach. I concluded after all this that I should have gotten the pills for cats and small dogs, even though the weight is less than my dog. They are 1/4" in dia, according to Nutramax rep I talked to, and round. 90 milligrams so I will need to give 2-3 tabs a day instead of the one horse pill, but this will enable me to not break them open. And a smaller amount of food will be needed to wrap around the pill, thus being closer to the recommended dosing procedure. Live and learn. Also, as all other reviewers have stated, there is a huge price difference between vet and amazon on these over the counter pills. I got mine from amazon with prime membership I got free shipping and free 2 day delivery. And I live way out in the middle of nowhere and still got them two days later from UPS. Way to go amazon. I cannot speak to the effectiveness of this product as of yet, as this is only her second day on it. I am hoping for a good result, as she is not eating hardly any food at all, she is very lethargic and doesn't have much interest in eating or drinking at all. Her liver levels are very high and her pancreatitus has flared up again. But vet has hopes in this product, and so many others seem to have had good results, so I am really hoping.

Has helped my dog so much

My dog takes this everyday. It has definitely made a difference in his bloodwork.

I have ordered this for the second time. It was recommended by the Vet for my 17 year old Corgi for his liver. Now he is back to his old feisty self, making re energy, and definitely better breath. This has really helped his health.