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

He loves taking it, and he seems to be doing better in a week of taking the supplement

Only brand I’ll use for my pups cranberry supplement. Purchased multiple times. Used as directed. Would recommend if your pup needs urinary support

My kitty's UTIs have stopped completely so it works very well (just like cranberry does for people.) However, kitty absolutely does NOT consider it to be a "treat." I have to crush some up and mix it in with something delicious.

This is my 3rd or 4th order of this item for my Shih Tzu. The bites are the size of sugar cubes and the way the seller packed it was atrocious. The cubes where in crumbles!! It was packed in a manila envelope and the package arrived FLAT!! It's like rolling a dice when it comes to getting this item intact. In defense of the seller, tho, they said they would reimburse me for the price of the product. I haven't checked. Do I really need to have this on my to do list? I wish people would just do things right the first time. The seller said they are now aware of the problem. The problem is now I have to give crumbs as a treat to my dog. So I like the product but beware of the seller sending it.

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.

My 3 cats will not eat theses.No matter how I disguise themThey won’t eat them . I tried chopping them up very fine and putting him in their wet food. They wouldn’t go near it..I tried mixing it up with their other treats. They ate around it and left these behind even if I made it small pieces.

We give our paralyzed dog cranberry chews for uti’s. We have always used a more expensive brand so I thought I would try these. She didn’t like the taste and she had diarrhea. I took her off them for a few days and she was fine, but tried again and it still upset her tummy. I’m not sure if they helped or not because of our inconsistency with them.