Let me give you some background on Noah so you can appreciate what has happened.
Back in 2012 Noah was the first to come down with the deadly infection that ran thru the pack. He eventually recovered but not without serious intestinal problems. He had severe colitis and for six years he took various meds and ate a special homemade food that his vet came up with.
Since 2012 Noah has had horrible runny stools, has had trouble maintaining his weight, has been nervous and jumpy and nippy and he didn't sleep. He'd take quick little naps during the day but would jump up the minute I moved and worst of all, he paced all night. That meant that none of us got a good night's sleep. I asked Dr B about something to help him sleep but the various things we tried didn't work.
Early this month when
Chewy sent us a list of items for review I chose one that I hadn't heard of with Noah in mind.
The Honest Kitchen Perfect Form Herbal Digestive Dog & Cat Supplement is a green powder that you mix with water to form a paste. The description says that it's for dogs with irritable bowel syndrome, IBD, colitis or occasional digestive upset. It combats gas, firms up stools and soothes the GI tract. The ingredients are papaya leaf, plantain, slippery elm, organic pumpkin seed, pectin, papain and fennel.
The Honest Kitchen uses only human grade ingredients and produces it's products in a human food facility. It never uses ingredients from China. I've liked their products in the past and decided to give this one a try for Noah. I never really expected it to change anything. Boy, was I wrong!!!
I started by mixing one teaspoon of the Honest Kitchen supplement with one teaspoon of water. Then I let Noah lick the paste off the spoon. He liked the taste. I gave it to him once a day. After the third day Rob and I both saw the change. Noah used to gobble his food and seemed to always be hungry. Now he was eating slowly and calmly and not trying to find crumbs left by the others.
Instead of having numerous messy poops during the day and night at odd hours, he was pooping after meals and at bedtime and his poops, while not normal, were substantially improved and mostly scoopable.
The thing that struck us both, because it was so unusual, was that Noah was sleeping. He slept thru the night without pacing and during the day he'd sleep so soundly that we'd have to wake him to go out with the pack. This was totally amazing.
Yesterday we visited Dr B and he was startled by the change in Noah. When we were there in November, he told me that Noah was too thin. His weight had dropped to 45 pounds and his bones were showing. Yesterday he weighed in at 51.5 pounds. He looked and felt better and Dr B said he's at a good weight for him. He even commented that Noah had put on some muscle in the shoulder area which at his age is unusual. Noah was calm and happy during his exam except at one point where the doc squeezed his colon area and it was tender. Noah let out a cry, so we still have some work to do.
I had taken the supplement with us to show to the vet and he agreed that it's making a big difference. He suggested using it twice a day and mixing it into Noah's food. He also suggested trying a quarter dose of magnesium daily.
It's obvious that this herbal Digestive Supplement has made a huge difference in Noah's life. The fact that he feels better is allowing him to sleep better, eat better and just be a happier, healthier dog. If your dog is having digestive issues, give this a try. It can't hurt and might even be as effective for you as it is for us.
Chewy sent us a can of Honest Kitchen Perfect Form Herbal Digestive Supplement at no cost to us in exchange for our honest review. I can't thank them enough for making us aware of this product.
