Renal Essentials Kidney Health and Function Support for Dogs, 60 Chewable Tablets - Easy to Give, Supports Kidney and Liver Function in Dogs

The pills are large but my dog likes the taste (and if your dog us picky put peanut butter on them they should take it fine) They work really well, My vet says my dogs kidneys and blood levels are so good now that we can change getting blood work done every 6 months to once a year now I’ll definitely buy them again

My lab was diagnosed with stage 2 kidney disease 4 yrs ago. My vet recommended this. Game changing. I do make most of her food which I think helps. She is now 14 and will die of old age.

The pills in this bottle are ridiculously, absurdly huge. They are called "chewable," but don't believe it. I have occasionally bought various companies' "chewable" pills for the dogs I've had over many years, and I have never yet had any dog ever actually chew or eat a so-called "chewable" pill. These pills in particular are the absolutely largest "chewable" pills I have ever seen. They are gigantic. Even if broken up into quarters, the quarters are still too large to give to a dog like a normal pill. The ONLY way I can give my dog the 1-1/2 Vetriscience Renal Essentials pills she is supposed to take is to use a pill splitter and divide 1 pill into 8 pieces. So for her to take 1-1/2 pills, I have to give her 12 SEPARATE pills (each of them being 1/8 of a tablet). It is ridiculous! It's stressful for her and a pain for both of us. So I then tried griding up these enormous pills in a mortar and pestle. They grind easily into a fine powder, but the powder stinks and when I mix it with my dog's favorite treats (like beef or chicken baby food puree), my dog absolutely refuses to touch it. I don't blame her, as it smells terrible. Here's a note to this company: Please put your products into a manageable size of CAPSULE or PILL (that is NON CHEWABLE) so that dog owners can simply administer a normal pill to their dogs. I've never had a dog I couldn't give a pill to. Dogs are good pill takers! But when it comes to "chewable" pills, they are a hoax -- they just do not work. And these pills in particular are absurdly large and smell so bad. It's no wonder my dog refuses to have anything to do with them.

Holy crap these pills are huge. How am I supposed to get my dog to eat this? It's too big to disguise within anything. What an absolute ripoff. These are useless to me. And they aren't chewable, there is nothing about their flavor, or smell that would make your dog want to eat these. DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!! There has to be a better made brand, that are smaller and easier to give to your dog.

My 12-year-old terrier was diagnosed with kidney failure in July 2020. The diagnosis was based on two urine tests, and he was showing symptoms. He had a blood test in Feb 2021 to stage the disease...and his blood test was normal. He still has the symptoms, so the disease is still there. I changed his diet, and he lost 15% of his weight so he's not overweight now. I read up on kidney failure in humans as well as dogs, and started to cook cruciferous veggies to add to the raw meat I still feed him. He drinks the vegetable broth as well as eating the veggies. He loves his new diet and supplements. Thanks for helping me to save my dog!