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Saved My Dog's Life
I can't say enough great things about Denamarin. In August 2014, I had a feeling I should have the vet run blood work on my 11 year old lab mix. She was acting fine, and had no real health issues, it was just a nagging feeling. We ran the blood panel, and it was a good thing we did. ALT is a liver enzyme that is released when there is damage occurring to the liver. A normal ALT value is ideally below 110, my dog's was 390. Not good, that meant there was some serious liver damage happening. We ran a lot of tests to see what the cause could be. Ultrasound showed nothing abnormal. We did a few rounds of antibiotics in case it was some sort of hepatitis. Nothing really made a difference, and we couldn't see what the issue was. So we started her on Denamarin. I really didn't think it would do too much, but I was willing to try. Slowly her ALT values began to lower, I'll post a little table at the bottom so you can see. By October her ALT was down to 147! Then in November we ran out of Denamarin for a couple weeks. Honestly, I wasn't too concerned. I assumed she was just getting over whatever had been the issue, I didn't think the key to her improving was the Denamarin. The next time we measured her ALT in December it was back up to 243. We never ran out of Denamarin again after that, and as of May 2015 her ALT value was 46! Thats right, from a high of 390, down to 46. I could not be happier. Given her age, I did not think that we would be back in the normal range for much. But not only is her ALT back to normal, but so is every blood value they tested. This has been worth every penny. Helpful tip: it is probably a lot cheaper on Amazon than thru the vet. I save $20 a box here.
--ALT Values on Denamarin--
Aug 2014 390
Sept 2014 290
Oct 2014 147
Dec 2014 243 (this is when we ran out of Denamarin)
Jan 2015 114
May 2015 46
May 2015 · Pet Supplies · verified purchase