HMR Lignans for Dogs, 40mg - 90 Capsules, Vitamin for Healthy Pet | Multivitamin | Wellness Supplement | 2-Pack

My 11 yr old Shih tzu will not swallow pills & these capsules allow me to cut & sprinkle between spoons of wet food. I wasn’t sure if they would help her Cushings issues & am concerned with the 2 reviews I read about this causing Addisons. Weighing the odds of that, her age, & the potential long term expense with the traditional vet treatment for Cushings vs these, I decided to try them to see if they would work for her. I cut 2 pills to sprinkle on her food. I started daily at first & noticed improvements after a few weeks of use. I’m leery of giving too much of anything & now give the same dose every other day instead of daily & she still seems to be doing well. After about 5 months of use, she doesn’t have as much of the Cushings pot belly now, seems to breath easier while sleeping, has more energy & despite her age, she appears to be overall better than she was prior to trying these. My family has even noticed the difference with her when we go for visits. I’m grateful I gave these a try & they have helped my girl. She is the last fur baby I have left that my late husband & I adopted together. Losing him to Covid was soul crushing & she has been by my side through it all. These supplements were worth trying to improve her end of life years & I’m thankful they have helped.

We are using lignans in combination with melatonin and a high protein grain free dog food for my large breed diagnosed with typical Cushings this spring. I strongly suspect he's had Cushings undiagnosed for at least 2 years. He is now almost 13 years old and hates going to the vet (has to be muzzled), so I really didn't want to stress him with repeated blood draws and visits to the vet or all the potential side effects of the traditional meds. Came across the University of TN study that melatonin and lignans can help, so I wanted to give these a try before going the traditional route. I was hopeful that his water drinking had decreased and noticed he wasn't having small accidents overnight in the first week, but thought it was too soon to say for sure. After 1 month it was clear, he had gone down from 4-5 L of water daily to around 3L (upper limits of normal for his size), and instead of going out to potty 4-5x daily and occasional accidents still, to having no accidents with going out 3x daily. I think he could probably stretch it to two at this point, but I haven't tried. He has been on this for almost 2 months now. His skin still has issues although he has had some hair regrowth, so I am hoping with more time that will also continue to improve. Also subtle improvements in energy and body composition (less obvious muscle wasting) - I attribute some of that to the high protein food. I also give him milk thistle because the vet said he had sludge on his gallbladder when we did the ultrasound, and fish oil for arthritis. Overall, I am very happy with the results. He seems comfortable and I know he prefers this to going to the vet for labs!! Update June 23, 2018: A year later and I am back to buy another refill. Last fall my dog ended up with a bout of diarrhea, and since we had to do labs anyway I asked the vet to check a cortisol level. It was COMPLETELY NORMAL. This is a dog with diagnostic confimed cushings disease completely controlled for over a year now. The vet says he's never seen anything like it and can't believe these supplements work! Also, his skin did eventually clear up as well, I think that took about 6 months.

The product itself is very good, and I do believe it has been an adjunct in some fur regrowth in my dog. However, I just received an order today and saw that the expiration date was only a few months away. Given that there are 180 capsules here and administered once a day, clearly it will expire prior to full use. I have returned it and will order a different product.

Our dog started exhibiting all the signs of Cushing's disease in September of this year. Out of control water intake and urination, multiple accidents in the house where before she had none, fur loss, muscle weakness in her hind legs, confusion, a pot belly, etc. The veterinarian ruled out kidney issues and prescribed an antibiotic on the off chance her symptoms were related to an undetectable infection. A course of two weeks on an antibiotic did absolutely no good, her symptoms persisted. Having your dog assessed for Cushing's is an expensive endeavor. As Lignans combined with melatonin are natural and unlikely to harm a dog (unlike the available prescription meds which can produce horrifying side effects up to and including death, not to mention can be prohibitively expensive), we decided to start her on this regimen which was developed by the University of Tennessee's school of veterinary medicine. From all of the reviews we read on Amazon and elsewhere, we were hopeful that we would see a reversal in her symptoms within four months. We started her on this protocol on November 23. Today, November 26th, we were shocked to see her drinking a normal amount of water and last night, she slept through the night for the first time in months. She is back to urinating every 4 to 5 hours and producing a normal amount of urine. We are frankly shocked with the results. We had zero expectations that her symptoms would abate so soon. We will monitor her belly, fur loss, confusion and muscle weakness to see if these symptoms also abate and update in the future. If your dog is suffering from Cushings, give HMR Lignans and Melatonin a try. Most dogs who respond to this protocol see results from between 2 weeks and 4 months, but for our dog, she experienced relief from the most disruptive symptom after three days of therapy. We will continue giving her these OTC herbs until they no longer work. Thank you so much, Lignans for Life for giving our sweet angel and her owners our old girl back. For those who want a thorough explanation of Cushing's disease and this treatment protocol, Dr. Karen Becker, a veterinarian who specializes in alternative, holistic treatment for dogs has produced a three part video which can be found on Youtube. She explains everything very thoroughly, and we found it helpful and instructive. Best of luck with your furbabies!