Liver disease

Piper's mom said:
You guys are truly awesome! However, I think I'll continue to look for something similar here for now. I'm thinking the cost to ship here may be too expensive and it may not even make it across the border.
What I may do is ask someone who has a P.O. Box at the border to order it for me and find someone going to shop to pick it up (we're only about 200 miles from the border, closest to Grand Forks.

Only 200 miles? Lol

I volunteer to buy the supplement and repackage Before shipping. Are plain dog treats ok? Cause it's easy enough to put them in a dog treat bag :)


With all the talk of trade and everything, I wish they'd open it up to non prescription pet supplements...I think it's the laws here that don't allow the sale of it. Stupid, antiquated laws!
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take4roll10 said:
I'm not sure what the shipping rate to Canada is, but this is the liver support supplement I give Bailey. It has helped drop her liver values to normal. https://shop.mercola.com/product/11...upport-for-pets-39g-per-container-1-container

You can also find it on amazon & chewy.com.
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I ordered this from Amazon.ca...thank you again for the link! Not too expensive but shipping wasn't free so I ordered 2. Should last us a couple months at least.
Riley is doing slightly better...a little bit more energy, more willing to climb stairs (still needs coaxing sometimes) and just looks happier.
I do know now that some things he can't tolerate (krill oil made him very very lethargic...had put all 3 dogs on it but took him off after 3 days) . As vet said clearly there's more going on with his liver than just the effects from a low thyroid and we may never know what it is but so long as we can keep it as healthy as possible for as long as possible!
Riley is such a sweet boy (all 38 pounds of him), it's hard to watch him decline. I must say though that Piper and Finnie do try to keep him active. We also have an exercise regime for him to stop the muscle loss (he'll do anything for a home made cookie!).
 
I am glad your family is adjusting to Riley's condition. Don't forget to give him plenty of loves (not that you would). My older boy has become a love sponge when before he never cared. And stopping muscle loss is a great idea....I've been trying to build muscle for 6 months with no luck so keep what you have!!

I have found that Gavin still has small spurts of utter joy (at the beach, local off leash area) and try to give those to him as much as I can.
 
Piper's mom said:
I ordered this from Amazon.ca...thank you again for the link! Not too expensive but shipping wasn't free so I ordered 2. Should last us a couple months at least.
Riley is doing slightly better...a little bit more energy, more willing to climb stairs (still needs coaxing sometimes) and just looks happier.
I do know now that some things he can't tolerate (krill oil made him very very lethargic...had put all 3 dogs on it but took him off after 3 days) . As vet said clearly there's more going on with his liver than just the effects from a low thyroid and we may never know what it is but so long as we can keep it as healthy as possible for as long as possible!
Riley is such a sweet boy (all 38 pounds of him), it's hard to watch him decline. I must say though that Piper and Finnie do try to keep him active. We also have an exercise regime for him to stop the muscle loss (he'll do anything for a home made cookie!).
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Glad you were able to order it! Bailey has been taking this supplement for about 2 years now. She gets 1 scoop every morning in her food. She is about half of Riley's size, so he may need more. Just make sure you wash your hands right away because the powder can stain your fingers yellow. Must be the curcumin in it.

So happy he is feeling a little better! I hope he continues to improve every day.
 
Cindy said:
I am glad your family is adjusting to Riley's condition. Don't forget to give him plenty of loves (not that you would). My older boy has become a love sponge when before he never cared. And stopping muscle loss is a great idea....I've been trying to build muscle for 6 months with no luck so keep what you have!!

I have found that Gavin still has small spurts of utter joy (at the beach, local off leash area) and try to give those to him as much as I can.
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Riley certainly does enjoy getting lots of loving. There's nothing he loves better than being on the couch beside someone getting lots of petting! He also loves his walks...I have to walk him without the other dogs as he's slower than them and we have to stop every now and them but your right Cindy, whatever makes him happy!
 
Gavin never used to be a sniff the flowers kind of dog, he was the walking just as fast I can dog!
But now we take our time and smell the flowers, eat the grass, and check everything out.
In 40 minutes we might make it 2/3-3/4 of a mile now if we are lucky, whereas before we would get over 2 miles in that time.
I find it challenging to find new and fun places to take him, but I keep trying cause he deserves whatever little joys I can bring to him :)
 
Cindy said:
How is Riley doing?
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About the same Cindy...he seems happy, just not a lot of energy (although he sure does get up in a hurry when it's supper time).
He just sleeps a lot. He still loves his walks through (although it's gotten cold here, doesn't bother him just me lol). He's still the same happy boy (barks when he sees someone on the sidewalk or when someone comes over), just a bit slower.
 
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