| Azodyl, 60 Capsules |  | Brand: Azodyl
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $22.50 (On sale from $51.35)
as of 7/29/2010 20:36 CDT details
New (5) from $22.50
Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 523
Ingredients: Ingredients: Kibow Biotics® [E. thermophilus (KB 19), L. acidophilus (KB 27), B. longum (KB 31), Psyllium husk].
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
MPN: IWM028499
UPC: 030521016402
EAN: 0030521016402
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Renal Function Support Through Enteric Dialysis | | • | Breakthrough bacterial product for the reduction of azotemia | | • | Slows down uremic toxin buildup | | • | Easily administered enteric-coated capsules. |
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Product Description
Breakthrough bacterial product for the reduction of azotemia in dogs and cats with renal failure. Slows down uremic toxin buildup and helps prevent further kidney damage. Easily administered enteric-coated capsules.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 78
 Azodyl Price and Effect December 17, 2007
annienola (New Orleans, LA USA)
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
I did a lot of research on prices for Azodyl. My 11 year old lab retriever was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure and her vet prescribed Azodyl (3x a day). At the vet's price of $60 for 60 caps, I researched the Internet. Every pet supply website had fairly decent pricing but shipping ranged from $15-$20. I purchased two 60 cap for $51.78 plus 4.95 shipping from discountpetsupplies via Amazon. They were packed with cold packs and were cool when they arrived in just a few days. I definitely will buy from this seller again! Also, my lab is doing very well - more active and playful than she has been in months. She is also on Science Diet prescription k/d dog food.
Azodyl suggestions May 3, 2009
A. Novak (Sacramento, Ca)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
I have been giving my 9 yr old cat Azodyl for about 8 months now. He has had CRF for about 3 1/2 yrs and I have been feeding him Royal Canin or Hill's K/D Rx food, giving him Pepcid A/C once a day (1/2 tab) and vitamin paste every couple of days. About every 5 months, he would go down and not want to eat and taking him to the vet and giving him sub-Q fluids was the only way to get back on track. Finally, 8 months ago, even this was not working. Every few months I would conduct a web research to see if anything new was available for CRf and this time around I came upon Azodyl and Epakitin - I shared my research with my vet, he reviewed my cat's recent blood workup and suggested that since his Calicum levels were ok, that Epakitin might not be beneficial but that Azodyl - being a probiotic would not hurt. I purchased a bottle and received it within two days (using 2-3 day delivery) and it arrived cold - I used Entirely Pets but it appears several of the online pet stores follow the same shipping protocol and send this item packed with cold packs in an insulated aluminum bag and box. Within a few days, he was eating again - Hill's K/D. My cat was down to 7-3/4 pounds (medium sized cat) and over the next couple of weeks I purchased a 3 month supply. Within about 2 or 3 months, his weight was back to about 10 pounds. He looks good, his fur is shiny, he is back to being playful and is in marvelous shape. It literally is a miracle cure.
I have a couple of suggestions. I give him the Azodyl, first thing in the morning and another at about 5PM. For the morning feeding, I clean his bowl carefully (no soap residue) and ensure he eats before I administer the pill. I want to ensure that he is not going to throw up (he still does but about every 5 to 6 days vs. every day or every other - and alot less now). And to ensure he has a little saliva from the recent eating to allow the pill to go down smoother. I administer the Pepcid later in the evening and I also try to get him to eat before bedtime. I also have a waterer and I keep it refreshed with clean water a couple times a day. And I also give him some tartar treats (only about two) and one other treat that has Omegas (from Trader Joes) - only 2 a day also.
I also am finding that a 3 month supply might be too long - it appears the 3rd bottle starts to go bad as he starts to not want to eat, I have reordered at the 2-1/2 month mark, I get the Azodyl and within a couple of days he is right back on track. Not sure if I need to keep my fridge a bit cooler but otherwise, this Azodyl is wonderful stuff, hope this helps!!
Gave 8 extra months to an older cockapoo with CRF April 1, 2009
Biotexts2 (Wilmington DE)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Believe these are intended to be review of item, not seller. In any case, this seller shipped promptly with cold packs and this is my third bottle of Azodyl from them. I wanted to advise those considering Azodyl to give it a try if your pet has chronic renal failure. My 14 yo male cockapoo developed CRF in Dec. '08 with BUN of 130+, Creatinine 3.1 and Phosphorus of 14. My vet was aggressive with antibiotics (amoxicillin, flocillin, and neodarbazine tabs) and gave me a canine vitamin after the dog showed pica. He had been on rimidyl for arthritis and Megace progesterone to reduce perianal adenoma. I also started near-daily hydration with sc lactated Ringers. Blood values were taken monthly and by 9Feb09 his BUN had decreased slightly to 122 but Creatinine was up to 3.9 and phosphorus was 14.6. He had lost 3 pounds (nearly 20% of TBW)and the vet had nothing further except a phosphite binder (drugstore antacids cheaper than veterinary forms) and KD diet which my dog wouldn't touch even when he was well. He continued to show excessive drinking and lethargy, and wouldn't eat. Desperate, we searched the internet and found reference to probiotics and Azodyl. My dog has now been on Azodyl for 6 weeks, taken readily in pillpockets. He has regained all his weight, drinks less, eats his beneful and Cesar plus homemade diets, is active, resumed walking, jumping and playing. Yesterday I took him back to the vet to show his improvement. The vet refused to even talk about Azodyl or look at the data I printed off the Vetoquinol site ([...]). I also had data showing that Rimidyl is not recommended for senior dogs with hepatic or renal problems. I am through with this vet, and have not resumed the daily Rimidyl since this condition started. The vet wouldn't do further blood values which would have been interesting proof of recovery but I am convinced that Azodyl has saved my dog's life. The hydration I did was also probably important during the worst of his CRF but he wouldn't tolerate the needle after a point and thankfully, the need for this seems over. Someone in the vet community needs to do independent verification of this approach with Azodyl to validate that the product flushes out uremic toxins. It may even be an important alternative to dialysis for humans. I recommend that owners with CRF pets to patronize younger vet practitioners who are not too quick with the antibiotics as an answer to everything(which may sterilize the gut) and will consider holistic approaches including probiotics as well as working with assessment of owner treatments. POSTSCRIPT - Our beloved dog died in May. I believe the Azodyl gave him an extra 6-8 months of life beyond what would have been possible, even with aggressive care by my vet. Eventually the old guy's kidneys just gave out and he slipped into a coma and was gone.
Better than 1800 petmeds! July 7, 2007
C. Smith
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am glad I found this product here at Amazon!
I could not afford keeping my 21 year old cat with kidney failure healthy without this product! And could not afford from the Vet....and petmeds was not much better and upon second order...wanted 20$ for shipping!! I recommend anyone needing Vet medication check Amazon FIRST!!
Me and my cat are very satisfied!!
re-ordering NOW!!
So far, a miracle drug!! January 5, 2010
Rachael R. Hershberger (Reading, PA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
My 15 year old Persian cat was diagnosed with kidney disease in September. I tried him on multiple prescription diets and various pills. My vet and I were both surprised at how quickly he was going down-hill. My vet did some research and found out about Azodyl. I had actually decided at that point that I didn't want to try any more medications because he had some bad side effects from a few others that we had tried; I decided it was most humane to keep him happy and content for as long as I could, but not to try anymore treatment options. I did some research myself and actually read some reviews on this site and decided to give Azodyl a try, against my original judgement. My vet said it would take 2-4 weeks until I saw improvement but I honestly saw immediate improvement, within only a few days! My cat hasn't thrown up in 2 weeks and he was throwing up atleast once a day. He has gotten very vocal and wants to play constantly. He is due for his monthly check-up this week but my vet pushed the appointment back another 2 weeks to give the Azodyl a little longer to get into his system before we re-check his bloodwork and weight. His personality has certainly improved and I really hope physically he has improved too. Either way, Azodyl has been great. I know he won't live forever but I'm glad he is acting even happier than before. If you're considering trying this drug, I think you should definately do it. (and order it online because it's almost 1/2 the cost than the vet charges!)
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