Zesty Paws Mobility Bites Joint Supplement for Dogs

My dog loves the taste of these chews and takes them right away. He is 11 years old, and I started to notice him slowing down a little bit. These chews seem to have done the job, and he is not having any difficulty jumping up on the bed or going up the stairs for now. it felt really good to see the improvement and know he is more comfortable.

I’d been giving my dog this exact product for a long while and it he liked it and it seemed to be to be great, certainly had no issues and he liked it.

The last two packages that came, the color had changed. It was a light color brown previously but now it was a very dark color brown.

At the same time that the first package of the two came, and I began feeding it to my dog, he developed terrible diarrhea.

At first we thought it was from other issues, food, etc., digestive problems. didn’t think to discontinue the product. But we and the vet couldn’t figure it out, until we finally realized it had to be the product. We discontinued and it cleared up right away.

By that time the next auto-delivery came, and it also was the same dark brown color. I’ve not given it to my dog (and he’s been fine. I really liked Zesty Paws, but whatever was done to the product it caused a problem for my dog. I had to throw away two packages of Zesty Paws because of this. I would tell people to be very wary.

UPDATE: I’ve upgraded my review from two stars to three because Zesty Paws has been terrific, responding to my review and giving me a full refund for two purchases of this product (that came via auto-delivery).

I did ask what happened, and was told that basically the formula did change (they see it as an upgrade) and is now called “mobility bites.” I’m not sure what exactly was added, and I’d love another product that didn’t bother my dog’s tummy. Anyway, I’m grateful to Zesty Paws for responding quickly and giving me a refund.

We love this and other products by Zesty Paws BECAUSE IT SAVED OUR DOG! Our Mischka, a rare breed Karelian Bear Dog developed a low hormone thyroid problem. By the time the vet got it under control her immune system was terribly out of whack. The vet was at a loss and didn’t know what to do. He kept giving her lotions because she had lost almost all her hair and itched terribly all over. On a 60-pound dog a tube of lotion isn’t going to do much. She had scaly patches all over her that were red and inflamed and itching. She licked herself constantly to try and relieve the problem. Her skin was pink and smelled terrible. Her eyes had glazed over to the point that we thought she had cataracts and we thought we would have to put her down.
She was miserable. and had a terrible life-threatening case of Candida. I figured this out by researching the internet. It happens when their digestive system and immune system is whacked out. We tried everything to help her. Finally, I found a sight that suggested a probiotic, turmeric, baths in anti-itch medicated shampoo and then rinsing with apple cider vinegar all over. After 6 months of trying everything and hundreds of dollars in vet bills we decided if this didn’t work we would have to put her down. She had lost so much weight she was half her normal size and it was cruel to have her in such miserable shape. We had lost two others dogs in the last year to cancer and didn’t want to lose another but we couldn’t let her suffer much more.
We began by giving her a bath every day and rinsing her in apple cider vinegar. She wasn’t happy with us but we kept going. We changed her bedding every week. We should have changed it more but decided to wait and see if this would work. We would scrub her with a soft bath brush to make sure we got all the scales off each time in order to let her skin dry out and the vinegar get to it. We didn’t have to worry about hair because it was almost all gone. We never rinsed the vinegar off nor did we dry her afterwards. We just let her run out in the yard to get dry. It was summer so that helped.
After the 1st week she was looking better. The 2nd week she got even better. We were giving her the Zesty Paws Turmeric Curcumin Bites, Zesty Paws 5 in 1 Multi-vitamin Bites, Zesty Paws Calming Bites, Zesty Paws Mobility Bites and Zesty Paws Allergy Immune Supplement Bites. We were also giving her a separate probiotic for her digestive system, thyroid pills, Benadryl, and another chondroitin glucosamine pill so we had to buy the pill pockets or she would spit them out. Yes, it was expensive but cheaper than the vet bills. Besides, she is worth every penny.
After two weeks we switched her to a bath every week and continued the medications and switching out her bedding. We were seeing a breakthrough. After 5 weeks her beautify black and white hair started growing back in and she was no longer pink all over and itching. She was still pink under her legs so we kept going. After 2 months all the pink was gone her skin was covered with hair and she no longer itched. Her eyes were clear and she began acting like she did when she was 5 years old. She is great now. Her beautiful hair is once again thick, soft and shiny and she has gained back her weight. Oh, I forgot to tell you she is 14 ½ years old. THANK YOU ZESTY PAWS FOR GIVING US BACK OUR BABY!!!!

I’ve been buying these chews for at least 5 years. I don’t know why I haven’t reviewed them before, but I really don’t like reviews that come in right after a first purchase anyway. These have stood the test of time. I’d first tried the bestselling brand that starts with Co, but my dog’s stomach couldn’t tolerate them. She has no problem with the Zesty Paws. Thinks they’re yummy. And she’s a large breed dog that will be 16 next month. She’s creaky but she’s still talking 2 walks per day, so I can recommend these supplements.