Dr. Harvey's Canine Health Miracle Dog Food, 10 Pounds

I have been using this food for the past two months on my 2 dogs. One of them has early stage 1 kidney disease, as she is losing protein in her urine. She is on medication, Benezapril, and I am going to wait another month or so and then do another urine test specifically for her protein ration (UPC urine test) and see where we are at. My other dog has no kidney issues, but she is on the same food. They both love it, and I like how easy this food is to prepare. I add specific amounts of cooked protein (chicken thigh or hamburger) and then add the Dr. Harvey's fish oil. I hope Amazon continues to supply this food, as I live in Canada and ordering directly through Dr. Harvey's will probably cost more as it has to be shipped to Canada, and then I've been told that there will probably be a "customs duty charge" added onto my order. I get worried as every time I order this through Amazon (twice now) as it indicates the item is "in stock", but then it takes several days until the item is shipped and then I get notice as to when the expected delivery date will be. As another customer mentioned, PLEASE DON'T STOP offering this food as we have little doggies that love it, and most of all need and depend on it :)

My 10yr lab/bloodhound mix ho is 65 lbs was diagnosed early May 2025 with first stage or start of kidney failure- it was horrible news. The vet sent us out with 8lbs of hills Kd food for 60.00. She wouldn’t eat it. I tried adding the canned kid food to the kibble..still meh on food and the cans are 7.00 each, so I started researching- I found this base. I added about 5-6 oz of slow cooked chicken beast in water and shedded it out. Added organic steamed baby carrots…and mushroom powder along with omega 3 fish oil to her food. The big thing with kidney failure is HYDRATION…and here’s how I tweak her diet after her 1 month check up we just had. The vet thought I was definitely doing wrong by dog feeding her a “homage diet” he really put that down UNTIL her bloodwork came back 30 mins later. Her Bun was back to normal. Her protein was down 3 points and she’d lost 2lbs. So the vet was thrilled and told me to keep doing what I’m doing but reduce her to 1.5 oz of chicken per meal, add rice for carbs to keep her weight up and add beans to her food. So I’m now slow cooking her beans (more hydration) rice (more hydration) and I just hit Phos-bind In. That will attach to the proteins in blood and force it it when uses the bathroom. This reduces the phosphorus in her blood created from animal proteins- she can have all the vegetable proteins she wants. And now I’m cutting her omega 3 oil in 1/2 and using evoo or flaxseed oil to her food daily. This base mix is 50% hydration - my dog in 2 weeks from starting this diet is drinking normally again. Had not incontinence issues anymore and boy is she back to 100% of her energetic self. She loves the food, loves the rice, carrots and beans. I cook it all myself because you don’t want the sodium of pre made. We go back in 3 months and see what her bloodwork says. But this food and the trouble of cooking all her food and bathing each item separately is really worth it. I do see the improvement in her before adding the beans and carbs last night. I can’t wait to try the phosphorus binder. I just want her happy and pain free as long as I am blessed to have her. BadThe 10 lbs bag last about 6 weeks for me with a large dog. The cost of everything is about 1/2 or more than if I was buying hills kibble and canned food. Nope not healthy for them. Kibble is the devil for real. It hurts their bodies. It over cooked and not moist. I need to find her some kind of hard thing to scraper teeth to eat. Bones are no due to animal products…but she’s so much happier. No more waking me up to go out 3 times a night. Or wetting the bed (happened 2 times/ first time I took her in that week to the vet- she’s never wet the bed In Life) I hope this review helps. I wax overwhelmed and spent 1.5 weeks researching hours a day on how to best approach kidney failure/ disease in dogs. I’m glad I tried this food. It’s a life saver. I wish I’d feed her this since I got her at 7 weeks old. I doubt we’d be seeing kidney issues now if I’d known better.

This is a very healthy oatmeal blend with lots of dehydrated veggies in the oatmeal. It is kinda pricey though so what I do to extend the batch is mix in 2 large scoopfuls of plain oatmeal in with the Dr Harvey's (5 Harvey's 2 plain oatmeal per batch). That works great and doesn't seem to compromise the quality of the product at all. I have been using this for 4 years and really appreciate the quality. Just mix it with your favorite meat.

I bought this food about three months ago to supplement the dry food that I feed my puppy golden doodle (who is now 7 mths.) I didn't want to get into the canned wet food, but wanted something to make the dry more interesting. This works really well - I use a heaping scoop for each meal. I esp. like the fact that I don't need to bring opened cans of dog food when I am outside of my house for his dinner. I bring a scoop of the dry in a baggy! I won't say that Gus devours this but he enjoys it. The large bag of food is kept in the fridge and we are not half way through.

My picky dog loves it. Only have to add a protein. A bit pricey but convenient.