VetriScience Kidney Health Chewable Tablets for Dogs - Renal Essentials Support Supplement with Astragalus, Rehmannia, Nettle Seed & Cordyceps, Urinary & Renal Support, Smoke Flavor, 60 Ct

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.

My dog loves it! I don’t even have to hide it in cheese or peanut butter. After being diagnosed with the beginning stages of kidney disease in 2025, we just got her lab work which shows normal levels. With this supplement, a change in her food, and naraquin she will live a bit longer!

Last time I brought my pup to the doctor, they noticed his blood work was abnormal. MD told us our dog has early signs of kidney disease. He's 14 but still has the energy of a 6yr old dog. We changed his diet to less protein and started him on the renal essential pills. Its been about 2 weeks. He's been good. There is no cure but I hope these pills are helping him anyway possible. They are very hard pills, takes a bit of effort to break in half. My dog weighs 8lbs so he only takes a half. I get a little nervous he might choke on it bc they are hard. It has never happened so far so good. The pill smells very strong of medicine too. But he eats these up like treats.

I can’t say enough good things about this product. My senior lab was having high kidney levels in his yearly bloodwork. I tried this product for a few months along with changing his kibble to something with less protein. We had bloodwork redone a few months later and his kidney levels are normal! They are a big tablet but my lab had no issues taking it with his food.

Honey won’t eat the tablets on their own, so we crush them into a powder and mix them into her food, that works perfectly. She’s had no bad side effects, and her energy, appetite, and overall health have stayed great. Our little Honey was born with Chronic Kidney Disease. When we first found out, she was Stage 2 of 4, but with care and the vet’s guidance, she’s now Stage 1! Her vet recommended Renal Essentials to help provide extra nutrition alongside her prescription diet, since she’s still a growing puppy. Highly recommend for anyone managing a young dog’s kidney condition with their vet’s support!

I would not recommend this product. Their chewable version is a significant improvement, but I wanted to try something more cost efficient and figured my dog basically eats anything anyway. Listen to the reviews all saying how large, smelly, and crumbly they are because it is just that and if you have a large dog like me, be prepared to give 2-3 tabs. Not worth the hassle IMO.

The first bottle I bought was O.K. The second bottle was a DISASTER.. The pills were mostly decomposed with more powder than pills. Rather than go through the bother of sending them back I just gave them to my dog as is. Big mistake. My dog, who had a wonderful appetite, started losing interest in food. The problem got progressively worse until he stopped eating altogether. He lost a tremendous amount of weight. Neither the vet nor I could figure out what the problem was. He even said I should think about possible euthanasia in the future because the dog was losing so much weight & would absolutely not eat anything. I then read on Amazon that some other dog owners were complaining their dogs stopped eating after taking this product. It didn't dawn on me at first that taking a half vitamin pill once a day could cause such terrible problems. I then immediately stopped using this product & a day later my dog started eating again! And he's been eating a lot since, rapidly gaining weight back. Using this product has been a nightmare for me. But getting rid of this product has resulted in a happy ending.