Liver Health Chews with Milk Thistle, Vetri Liver Detox Supplement for Dogs, Turmeric and Artichoke Leaf for Liver Support and Detoxification, Chicken, 60 Count

With supplements, you always wonder whether or not they actually work. When a product I previously used was discontinued, I switched to this one. My elderly dog has elevated liver values. The previous product lowered them. This one lowered them even more! The smell is not nearly as vomit-inducing as the other one, but it is not fabulous. My dog gobbles it up, just as she did the other one. It's the efficacy that scores major points, though. I can tell with a little smelly supplement if it actually works. Again, this one smells WAY better than the other one. Her levels were never in the 800s, but they were (and still are) on the high side of the scale. I am not sure how effective this is for dogs with severe liver issues. Maybe it is worth a try? Ask your vet. Now, let's discuss Amazon. They have a problem with the label. Their bar code strip that is affixed to the bag says "Vetri Science liver." They attached the strip to the WRONG package. Twice, I ordered the liver support product and received the heart supplement. Because I desperately needed the product and could not take a THIRD chance on receiving the wrong one, I ordered the VetriScience liver product from another vendor. I promptly received the correct product. So - great product - would be hesitant to order it from Amazon. **Update*** I have some tips about using this product, because it really does work. First, when it is time to give the supplement to your dog, pop it into the microwave for 7 seconds. Watch your microwave - you may need to adjust the time. The last thing you want to do is burn it. The smell is HORRIBLE. Second, I break the supplement into pieces and stuff it into a homemade goodie. You could try placing the supplement in a pill pocket or similar item. I do this because 1) HRH demands it, 2) the smell is off-putting, so she won't eat it "raw," and 3) she has had several teeth pulled and cannot chew it. Yes, the product really stinks. It wouldn't be worth the effort, though, if it did not work.

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!!

recommended by my vet. Smelly! really awful. And expensive. Picky Dog wont eat them I'm cutting them up and hand feeding until she will hopefully get used to them and eat them herself. They are firm yet soft I can break them up with my hands and nails. will cut with kitchen knife next time. She doesn't seem to like the taste either. I put them in a plastic container for storage. I noticed attached in the bag is a small white disk. I assume its for moisture? My dog is 13 pounds. 8 years old.

I’ve tried out a lot of liber supplements for my golden and these seem to have worked the best. Every time I take him to the vet his levels keep gradually declining which is great! The price isn’t too bad compared to some others. My dog looks forward to eating these “treats” every morning My only complaint about these are some bags smell terrible and some just smell like regular dog treats. Currently have a stinky bag but my dog still loves them.

I've seen some improvement of my dog.

Good product.