Vet Classics Cranberry Comfort Urinary Tract Pet Supplement for Dogs, Cats – Maintains Dog Bladder Health, Cat Bladder Control – Pet Supplements for Incontinence – 120 Soft Chews

If you are not savvy about microbiology or medicine then the title probably has you scratching a hole in your head. The point is, this stuff seems to be very effective at clearing up a UTI if you catch it early. I'll explain...The primary cause of a urinary tract infection (UTI) is the E. coli bacteria (approx. 40% of a turd--sorry to use graphic language--is E. coli). Females are more prone to UTI's because the female urethra is shorter than males'. Basically, the bacteria can more easily get into the bladder of a female than a male. The same is true for both humans and dogs. So the theory behind cranberry is that some things in cranberry prevent E. coli from attaching to the wall of the urinary tract system. If the cells can't attach, they cannot build up a colony large enough to cause a problem.There is still controversy in the medical/veterinary community about recommending cranberry for UTI treatment. Why? Well, it basically comes down to this. There are several factors that affect one's susceptibility to the infection. So doctors (and I include vets when I say "doctors") are cautious to recommend it because once you have an infection, sloughing off some bacteria may not be enough to get rid of infection--and recurring or prolonged UTI can increase the risk for cancer and other problems. If the infection is serious, some people/animals will need antibiotics to KILL the bacterial colony. However, if one has a healthy immune system, limiting colony growth (cranberry) might be enough to allow the immune system resolve the problem--and that's certainly a cheaper option. Add to this the fact that medicine and pharmacology (for humans and animals both) is a money-making industry. There's big money in selling us antibiotics. There's no serious money to speak of in peddling cranberries. So doctors are discouraged from and hesitant to prescribe cranberries. So there is controversy surrounding cranberries for UTI for several reasons. Some scientific, some profit-driven.Bottom line, I found this treatment quickly effective in clearing a UTI in my female puppy...BUT--we caught it early and she has a healthy, puppy immune system. Somethings to look for: urinary incontinence (once the dog is reliably house trained), frequent and urgent urination, fever, lethargy, hot and dry nose.Disclaimer: I'm not a veterinarian or a medical doctor. I am a Med-Surg nurse.

I have a 13 yr old basset hound. About 4 yrs ago, she had bladder crystals that became bad enough she had to have surgery to remove the crystals that had become stones (poor girl). So the vet had me put her on a special diet to keep them away. It did work for that, mostly, the crystals did come back some, but as we were doing frequent testing, we caught them before it got bad and a week of medicine cleared them up. The vet said they are the type caused by UTI's.After 3 years, and quite a bit of dog nutrition education, I decided to put her on a regular diet again and use a cranberry supplement. I take a (people) cranberry supplement myself, and no UTI's here. She's been eating regular food (good food, not crap kibble) and these cranberry chews for about a year now. NO more crystals in her tests!She will eat them as a treat when they are fresh (the tub comes sealed air tight) but after a few days they are drying out pretty rapidly. Basically the tub is wax covered cardboard (like an ice cream container) with a lid with clear top that fits right enough to keep them from spilling over, but definitely not air tight. So once they are a few days old, I toss them in with her meal at night and she eats them right up, no problems. This brand is the best value (mg of cranberry per $$) that I've found, and they seem to work. I truly believe these keep the infections away, and therefor the crystals. HIGHLY recommend them! I will continue to buy them.

Our dog has been taking these cranberry chews for YEARS due to her predisposition to UTIs. We always purchased through our vet's office which was in an inconvenient location and pretty pricey. We found them here on Amazon and it's so easy! Definitely will keep going this route!

This product is amazing and I highly suggest. First off, I don’t normally do reviews but I feel that people need to know about this products. Next, I’m going to tell you about Hazel’s story. Hazel is a pure breed tri-color pembroke welsh corgi. In May of 2017, Hazel had a UTI that eventually caused one large struvite bladder stone about the size of a nickel. In October of 2017 Hazel had surgery to have this stone removed. Hazel was then put on a strict diet to prevent stones, which did not work. Hazel was doing fine up until May 2018 where we discovered more blood in her urine. After a vet consult she had 6 more bladder stones, small and dissolveabe. After consulting with our vet she was put on a dissolution food for 1 month. After that 1 month we saw barely any progress. The stones were dissolving but not enough and Hazel can only be on this food for 9 months at a time. I then started looking up products that help pets with bladder stones and I came across these supplements. I read several success stories and reviews so we decided to give it a try. After 2 months of Hazel using paw healer, I give her 1/2 tsp once a day and she weighs 24 pounds, Hazel is now down from 6 stones to 1 stone! I give Hazel Cranberry Comfort with about 3 oz of water. I believe that a combination of her dissolution food, increased water intake, Cranberry Comfort and the help of Paw Healer bladder support hazels stones are dissolving! I highly suggest using this product!

Has been working great for my dog so far. There have been significantly less random pee puddles around the house and she seems to be happy and healthier. She also looks forward to eating these every morning with her breakfast. Before she started taking these, she had consistent problems with UTI's and I was tired of taking her to the vet to get prescribed the same meds. It was starting to cost me a lot! So I found these on Amazon and I think I will be buying these regularly from now on cause they seem to be working for her. I recommend giving them a try for your dog!

easy to use, one tablet a day

No more licking! Did exactly what it claimed it would!