Dr. Harvey's Canine Health Miracle Dog Food, Human Grade Dehydrated Base Mix for Dogs with 9 Vegetables and 6 Organic Whole Grains (10 Pounds)

This is a great product. The base mix of Dr. Harvey's dog food line is as close to homemade as you can get but with the assurance that all your dog's nutritional needs are being met. The best part is that my dog loves it. Before I found Dr. Harvey's, my dog just wouldn't eat for days. I tried every kind of food in the retail market at pet stores I tried top grade kibble, top grade fresh, and my dog refused it all. Finally, I received Dr. Harvey's base mix and my dog is ready to eat when I put his bowl down. He is now in the best of health. His coat is healthy looking ad shiny. My dog has more energy. I can vary the proteins added to the food too.

TLDR: Dog has liver & kidney disease. I am using this, a renal diet, immunity boosting mushrooms, milk thistle and goats milk w/probiotics. Day 1 he loved it, will update. I intend to follow up with this review as time goes on. He has a follow up vet appointment in a few weeks where I will request another blood sample to be taken and I will share the results. Background: I have a 14 year old Shih Tzu named Diesel. 14 pounds. He has been my rock and support system for all these years, best believe in his golden years I'm going to give him the best quality of life and love I can afford. He had been picky about eating, chewing/gnawing on treats, had an occasional cough/hack and random bouts of vomiting. The vet diagnosed him with a small heart murmur and his lab work showed signs of stage 2 kidney failure and liver disease. The vet recommended I change his food and provide him supplements. Science diet/KD didn't feel like a good choice to me. I did some research on his lab work (included photo) and scoured all available resources to better understand his complications. I'm NOT a vet and neither is the internet, but after hours of reading research papers and random commercial websites to understand what was going on I found Dogaware.com a thorough and easy to read resource on both kidney and liver disease. I highly recommend you give it a reading if your fur babe has the same issues. Basically, "the goal is to reduce phosphorus by feeding moderate to high fat, moderate amounts of high quality protein, and low phosphorus carbohydrates to provide calories...fed several small meals throughout the day rather than just one or two large meals." I looked at all the top rated at-home treatments for his condition and found that certain mushrooms were the main ingredient and milk thistle. I then searched for what foods are recommended for a liver and kidney cleansing/healing diet. I found this dog food and was impressed with great reviews on both Chewy and Amazon. Many of the reviews spoke of it improving their dogs kidney and liver disease issues, let's give it a shot! I have paired it with goats milk containing pre&probiotics, an organic mushroom blend (ideally for the turkey tail and cordyceps), milk thistle and bene-bac plus probiotic (for an occasional boost). This food is meant as a base, meaning YOU HAVE TO ADD PROTEIN!! So on the side I have prepared ground chicken in coconut oil paired with recommended vegetables (i.e. sweet potato, carrots, peas, green beans, kale, pumpkin, asparagus). *note* if you can get green Tripe it's supposed to be really good for them). BASICALLY MY PRINCE IS EATING BETTER THAN ME LOL 1st review 6/26/2020: Opening the food I was very impressed, it just looks "healthy." I also like that it has ground egg shell included for calcium and it balances out phosphorus. I added one scoop with hot water and let it soak. After a few minutes I mixed in the ground chicken-veggie mix I had prepared, a tiny bit of mushroom powder, his first 1/2 dose of bene-bac plus and the goats milk. (The milk thistle will be delivered in two days). Honestly, I wasn't prepared for his reaction. He's usually a bit picky and will stare me down if he doesn't like it. He chowed it down with no hesitation!!! Only time will tell if this will be a component to his recovery, but I look forward to utilizing this as the foundation to his success. Please note: I know there's a kidney supplement Dr. Harvey offers, but it had limited reviews and my intuition felt it would be best to stick with the mushrooms and milk thistle which I know are key components to many of the elixirs offered. July 24th update: TLDR: Dog is happy, energetic and fur looks great. I haven't had a chance to go back to my vet yet for lab work, hopefully soon. However, He must have been feeling sick before because within a week of his new diet he was more energetic, playful and would actually go on walks whereas before I practically had to drag him out. Also, his breath smells WAY better, his fur is looking thicker and shinier, he has an appetite now and has gained a 1.5 lbs or so. I have been meal prepping for the week. I prepare and store the meat cooked in coconut or salmon oil and Dr Harvey's mixed with the mushroom powder separately. When serving meals I add the meat to a bowl, reheat it in the microwave, take it out and add the pre-prepared dr Harvey's. I Then top it with the Epakitin, milk thistle, goats milk with probiotics and occasionally benebac plus for a boost. **NOTE: I have since included Epakitin a recommended chitosan-based phosphate binder to sprinkle on his food. If you read the articles you'll know why its important. Will update again soon xoxo

Even though there are excellent kibbles, such as VēRUS, that offer well balanced quality ingredients that meet all the nutritional needs of a dog, it's still kibble. Some serious pet owners make each of their pet's meals entirely from scratch, but I just don't have the time. Dr. Harvey's is a great in-between. Their dehydrated base mix provides all the nutrients necessary for a dog to thrive and all I need to do is add the protein. For ground beef, I cut squares in the correct quantity (my dog requires 1.5 oz of protein), by weighing the first one to exactly 1.5 oz. so I get a sense of the size and estimate the rest of the cuts (see photo). I place the squares on sheets of parchment paper and lay them on a baking sheet in the freezer for an hour until they're quite set, then place the cut sheets back the freezer in a container. When I need them for a meal I pull out one square and allow them to thaw in the refrigerator the day before or place one square in the microwave for 1 minute at 40% power. That thaws it completely without cooking it. Then I squish it into a pan and fry it. I suppose you can cook it in the microwave, too. You can do this for ground chicken and pork too. The meat pictured is actually from a farmer at my local outdoor market who grinds a blend of his grass fed beef, chicken, and ground up eggshells. I also cut up cooked chicken breast, one scrambled egg with cheese, and about any other protein I know he likes. I've been doing this for about a month and it's now quite easy and I fee good about giving him the best quality food for his health. Unlike other foods I've fed him, he never fails to eat and enjoy these meals!

I used this for my dog that has since passed as he was adopted as a senior, He was a picky eater and he enjoyed it with chicken breast.

They don’t really like the taste. My old dog with CKD who is picky eater now also don’t really like.

愛犬が19歳4ヵ月長生きしてくれたのは、このフードのおかげと思い、今の二代目にも使っています。

この度は素早い対応、また商品を良心的な価格で販売していただき本当にありがとうございました。うちの犬はアレルギーが多くこのフードしか食べられないので大変助かりました。今後ともよろしくお願いします。

I have been using this food for the past two months on my 2 dogs. One of them has early stage 1 kidney disease, as she is losing protein in her urine. She is on medication, Benezapril, and I am going to wait another month or so and then do another urine test specifically for her protein ration (UPC urine test) and see where we are at. My other dog has no kidney issues, but she is on the same food. They both love it, and I like how easy this food is to prepare. I add specific amounts of cooked protein (chicken thigh or hamburger) and then add the Dr. Harvey's fish oil. I hope Amazon continues to supply this food, as I live in Canada and ordering directly through Dr. Harvey's will probably cost more as it has to be shipped to Canada, and then I've been told that there will probably be a "customs duty charge" added onto my order. I get worried as every time I order this through Amazon (twice now) as it indicates the item is "in stock", but then it takes several days until the item is shipped and then I get notice as to when the expected delivery date will be. As another customer mentioned, PLEASE DON'T STOP offering this food as we have little doggies that love it, and most of all need and depend on it :)