Rx Vitamins Phos-Bind - Kidney Support Supplement Powder - Phosphate Binder for Cats & Dogs for Kidney Health - Supports Normal Kidney Cleanse and Essential Kidney Care - 200g

We have a 13? Year old terrier mix rescue who was recently diagnosed with Canine Kidney Disease. Our vet recommended buying a phosphatec binder, specifically mentioning this brand.It was expensive (for me at least) at $35. BUT it is a HUGE jar (think extra large jar of Noxema if you're old enough to remember that! Maybe lrg size jar Cerave body cream for a modern reference) & the scoop inside the jar is VERY TINY. The good news is that it goes a long, long way. I think I calculated this jar would last us at least 8 mos for a 17lb dog.The hardest part is calculating the correct amount to give your dog if you're not familiar with metric measurements or conversions. IRead through the questions se tion a number of reviews to be sure I understood it correctly then I marked a line on the scoop with a permanent marker for what to give him with each meal (daily amount ÷ 2 meals a day).He doesn't always eat all his food so there is some guesstimating when offering him some alternative food to get him to eat something, but I just sprinkle a small amount on, visually trying to match the coverage seen with his measured doses & so far so good.From what I understand the food needs to have a light coating of the powder on it when he's eating it. Giving after, or before, won't help. The food has to have the phosbind attached to it at the time of consumption.We also heat his meals, so we wait until after heating before applying the phosbind. I have to do more research on it, but I don't think the food can be heated or reheated once phosbind has been added.I checked out all the other brands on the market & this is the best deal I could find & seemed to be the best product to use, too. The others, billed as more natural, had their own issues, including some side effects I wasn't comfortable with & they were a lot more expensive, so I went with what my Vet recommended.AND IT'S WORKED! Our dogs phosphate numbers are down & holding steady the last few months since we started using. Since his numbers have lowered, he's regained a little bit of his energy & spunkiness.The Vet has us use it with ALL his food, even prescription kidney food (when our dog will eat it, that is. Sometimes he likes the canned CKD prescrption diet food, but not the dry mostly).In the long run, it IS a cost effective way to lower his phosphate levels & prolong his life.If you need a phosphate binder for your dog (or cat), I, in my nonprofessional opinion, reccomend this product. So far, it's worked for me.The cost was $35. for the lrg jar, purchased Oct/Nov 2022.Review written January 18, 2023

This is a product not to be used without a thorough understanding of its implications. It blocks phosphorus uptake; if you decide to use it, please talk to your vet FIRST or you could cause harm to your cat (or dog.) Our cats have early stage signs of chronic kidney weakness and we didn't want to let them "go over the edge" into full-blown chronic kidney disease. Our vet gave us an Rx for kidney food, but it's extremely hit-or-miss with what either of them will agree to eat. I'm happy that they've accepted the dry version of the Rx, but wet? Forget about it. So... choosing non-Rx already low-in-phosphorus-and-other minerals food brands, small amounts of this powder are added to keep things on track. The usage of the powder is based on your animal's body weight, NOT on the meal.Again, can't stress enough that there is a need to be completely knowledgeable about using this additive to your cat's (or dog's) food because too much is detrimental! Best answer is to get your pet to accept the Rx food, but if you can't get that to happen, this is one of two things I do to manage their health, the other being to give them only distilled water (we live where our tap water is FILLED with minerals, otherwise known as hard water) in their fountains and drinking bowls.

My dog has benefited immensely from this product

We got this initially for our cat with kidney disease who abruptly went downhill in August. Her phosphorous got up above 13 near the end of the month. We started mixing about 180 mg per 5.8oz can of food. Two weeks later her phosphorous had only dropped to 11. I read some of the more hysterical reviews here that mentioned the change in texture and claimed it wasn't the real product, and got worried. I ordered the same product through an online pharmacy after emailing Rx Vitamins directly to confirm that the online pharmacy was selling the authentic product. They confirmed that it was. The product that arrived looks and behaves identically. It also doesn't dissolve in water, because aluminum hydroxide can't according to the laws of chemistry! We've been using both jars interchangeably, and upped the does to 500mg per can of food. In two weeks our cat's phosphorous dropped to 5.7 (normal level).In my email, I also asked Rx Vitamins about the new texture. This is what they said:"The current material being used in the PhosBind is of a more granular nature than the older material. The older, more finely ground material is no longer available from the manufacturer. Our official website no longer describes the powder as “flour-like”. The material is odorless and tasteless and is dosed by weight according to the instructions on the label."If you're not sure if you got the authentic product, please do some research instead of immediately assuming it's poison. Posting reviews claiming this is "dangerous" with no evidence increases stress for buyers and smears the seller. Worse, it's actually dangerous in itself if it scares people away from ordering a lifesaving medication.

I didn't see any improvement in my dog's phos numbers when using this product, which is the point of feeding it, but I did like that it was odorless and tasteless, so it was easy to mix into her wet food. Also good price for a good amount of product.