- Rx Vitamins Phos-Bind Phosphate Binder for Cats and Dogs - 35g

Since adding this to my senior dog's prescription k/d formula, the excessive water drinking has stopped and kidney level stabilized, although has not gotten better. Vet says if it stays at current level, it would be fine. 1 bottle lasted almost 3 months using 1 scoop per meal since my dog is 10 lbs. Im also adding green mussel powder to his food in hopes of getting his hind legs better mobility and strength. Will see if the combination of phos binder, eliminating meat protein, hills science k/d formula with steamed veggies, fish or egg whites for protein and green lipped mussels powder will delay his declining age-related symptoms. I didnt know my dog's true age because he was a rescue and only recently found out that he was nearing his years once he started showing neurological symptoms and falling down a lot. He seems to be better alert, great appetite, attempts to walk around a little more and has no more accidents in the house so i think the combination of everything is doing him good. I would def recommend adding this to your dog's meal if kidney functions are an issue. If sprinkling on dry food doesnt work for your dog, mix it into canned food and then pour over dry food and then the dog wont notice.

It is doing what it is supposed to do and keeping my dog from getting worse. It is very fine powder that you have to be careful when scooping as the powder can fly over the top of the jar. But easy to scoop into the dog's food, and it just disappears when I add water to his food. Does not appear to have any taste to it as it has not made his question his food.

Perfect for dogs w/ Kidney disease!! This Phos-Bind powder has been a Life saver for my son's 78 lb Blue Pit, Smoke, w/ kidney disease!!

Seems to have really helped my old renal girl. She feels a lot better. Once a day, and I think she likes the taste in her WET food.

Over the years I've had several cats that have gotten kidney disease from old age. I know the signs without needing a vet now. One of the first signs is seeing foam sitting at the top of the litter box after they pee. A couple of my cats have lived 5 years after I caught it early enough. I used to buy aluminum hydroxy gel powder from thriving pets. They have gotten really expensive over the years. I was glad to find this Phos-Bind here at a much more reasonable price. It is also delivered much faster with my Prime account. Time is the essence to using this. What I've noticed is this brand mixes into the wet cat food much easier. It also soaked in the dry at a quicker rate. I was so impressed. I'm not sure what people are whining about using this powder. The trick to using it in wet is to heat the food a little "first" and add a tablespoon or more of water into the food. "NEVER heat the food in the microwave AFTER adding this is in the food". I use around 1/4 tsp per meal of wet food. To use it in dry, put dry cat food in a Ziploc bag and add this by the teaspoon over the food. Zip the bag closed and shake the food. It should look like you coated it generously with powdered sugar. You don't need to have a pile of this at the bottom of the bag. You want it done evenly through out the food. Within a couple hours this should all soak in the dry food. I make up at least a weeks worth of food at once. Aluminum hydroxy powder will cause constipation, so I have generic Miralax on hand. I add about 1/4 tsp of that mixed in the wet cat food daily. Every cat is different so adjust the dose as needed. I don't measure out the aluminum hydroxy powder by weight, I dose it by how much my cat eats. I'm not sure of the thinking that goes behind dosing by your pet's weight. It has to bind with the phosphorous in the food to work. The better it's mixed in or soaked in, the better. I've been using this brand for a year with my cat Bobby. He looks better, is more bright eyed, and has put weight on with me assist feeding him. As long as your cat is comfortable and not in pain this might work for you too. I find this is effective for my cat.

Unfortunately, I needed to find a different binder for my senior CKD cat on the fly. The other binder I was using was not doing as well as it should have so my ER vet introduced me to a different phosphorous binder. This is very concentrated fine powder and if you are off by one smidgen you cat will not eat it. Honestly, if you are going to use this binder, I would advise you to buy a good gram scale and weight it out according to your vet instructions per meal. I measured it out on a scale and mixed it into her food but I had to add extra topper to help mask the taste. This small jar will go a very long way, so don't buy a larger size until you KNOW your cat will accept it. Please keep this in a dry and dark place and monitor your cat's intake of fluid. I hope this is not too late for your cat as you explore more ways for CKD management.

Gave it to my renal cat because he decided he no longer liked his food. Thought I'd put some Salmon pate on it and he loved that but it isn't a renal food so thought this would offset the regular food. He got an upset stomach at half the dose and refused to eat for 2 days. so, I quit doing it.

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 product is wonderful for my dog's kidneys, an essential every day! So hard to find in Canada!

The scoop was not included as written here it will be for proper dosage. I don’t know how to measure a dose for my cat in mg.

This can cause severe constipation which if I had know I would not have given to my cat. Also the scoop is so big for a cat it’s hard to give an exact dose, I wish they had a better way to measure.

it seems to help my cat