GrassSaver is a healthy supplement for dogs containing a unique formula of a synergistic combination of B-Complex vitamins and amino acids that help lower the pH level of your pet's urine to a normal range, which helps diminish yellow spots in your lawn. Simply feed GrassSaver to your dog and rid your lawn of yellow spots. Imagine how green your lawn can look.
For: Dogs
Benefits:
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Available over the counter. No prescription needed
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No reported side effects
How it works: GrassSaver is a combination of b-complex vitamins, amino acids and biotin. This synergistic combination helps metabolize nutrients better, lowering the pH level of your pet’s urine.
Cautions: If your dog is on a prescription diet, or has liver or kidney dysfunction, consult your veterinarian before using.
More Information:
Brand Name GrassSaver (The Garmon Corp.)
Active Ingredient(s): dl-Methionine (133mg)
What is this product used for: GrassSaver contains healthy ingredients that help diminish yellow spots when fed on a daily basis.
Availability: GrassSaver is a non-prescription (OTC) product.
How this product should be used: The recommended dose for dogs 1 to 10 lbs is 1 tablet per day. For dogs 11 to 19 lbs the dose is 2 tablets per day. For dogs 20 to 49 lbs the dose is 3 tablets a day. For dogs 50 to 79 lbs give 4 tablets a day and for dogs 80 lbs and over give 5 tablets a day.
What are the side effects: There are no reported side effects.
What special precautions are there: This product is for veterinary use in dogs only. It is intended for intermittent or supplemental use only. If the dog is on a "prescription diet" by a veterinarian, or if the dog has liver or kidney dysfunction, then consult your veterinarian before using.
In the event of an overdose: Contact a veterinarian or veterinary emergency room.
How should I store this product: Store at room temperature. Keep out of the reach of children.
Directions:
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GrassSaver contains healthy ingredients that help diminish yellow spots when fed on a daily basis.
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Easy to administer chewable tablet.
Tip: Crush GrassSaver tablet and mix in with food for easy feeding.
Dosage:
Pet
Weight
Dosage
Dogs:
1 to 10 lbs
Give 1 tablet per day
11 to 19 lbs
Give 2 tablets per day
20 to 50 lbs
Give 3-4 tablets per day
51 to 79 lbs
Give 5-6 tablets per day
Over 80 lbs
Give 7 tablets per day
Cats:
Horses:
Storage: Store this product in closed container in a cool, dry place.
My collie mix has been on this product for about four months. At her visit to the vet this week for her comprehensive exam, they found her liver enzymes were high. The label has a warning, re using if animal has any metabolic disease involving the liver or kidneys. I am taking her immediately off of this product and am anxious to have her labs redone in a month to see if this product may be the culprit. I will keep you consumers posted. To be fair though, it does work.
I have two labs and I so think this product works. I have no yellowing as far as one of the labs is concerned but with the other dog, I have a little bit of yellowing. It's still not as bad as before I started giving this to them. They also don't mind the taste. I just throw them in with their food in the morning and they eat them right up. I would definitely recommend trying this product.
The focus here should not be on a person's lawn but on the health of the animal. Caution should be taken in lowering the pH balance of an animal. Lower pH means more acidic and if the body is too acidic this will cause acidosis, which would stress the biochemistry of the animal to neutralize the pH imbalance, leaching calcium, magnesium, and other nutrients from the bones, muscles, etc. Spend some time reading about this before recklessly playing with the health of your animal. Search Google for "pH body balance" before using this Grass Saver product. Care for your animal, not your grass.
Conversely, it is possible that the ingredients (B vitamins, etc.) contained in this product may be nutritious. I am not saying this product is bad. I'm just giving a fair warning to consider. If you wanted to be thorough about it then perhaps you could figure out exactly what each ingredient is expected to do and if any negative effect is a concern, such as an overly acidic pH balance, then perhaps you could adjust for that with a lower dosage or with some other supplement (minerals?) to counteract it.
In any case, you should test the pH of your animal to avoid acidosis or alkalosis. Kits are inexpensive and available online or at health food stores. The pH should be between 7.35 and 7.45, but it's probably safer to be on the higher end than the lower.
I've tried everything from tomato juice to sugar to watering down the spots right after our dog "goes" (which is a real pain and virtually impossible if you're dog is an outside dog most of the time, like ours); finally tried these tabs and they worked like a charm. Very happy with the results and will continue to use.
I live in a gated community with shared common grassy areas. As I'm only one of the few in the community with a dog, I was alarmed to see yellow spots begin to creep up in the area I let my Rat Terrier out...began using Grass Saver immediately and I'm happy to report the yellow spots are gone and everyone can enjoy the green grass again!
Methigel Urinary Acidifier is used in cats to maintain a low urine pH. This is similar to the effect of Grass Saver in dogs, which lowers the dogs urine pH.
Test the pH balance of the animal with a kit. Search Google for "pH balance test" or pick one up at your local health food store. The pH should be between 7.35 and 7.45, but it's probably safer to be on the higher end than the lower. I imagine if you assure that the pH balance is good, this should help the grass problem, given that pH lowering is the explanation given for how the Grass Saver product works. Search Google for ways to raise or lower pH levels if need be.
Search the Internet for some answers on that. You will probably find a good number of theories. One explanation is that it is good for them. Wheat grass for example is a health food. As far as addressing concerns over it, I found online that veterinary researchers have concluded: "grass eating is a common behavior in normal dogs unrelated to illness and that dogs do not regularly vomit afterward. Vomiting seems to be incidental to, rather than caused by, plant eating."
Hi Bob! It is very normal for pets to eat grass. Here are a few reasons why: they want the nutrients in growing plants. They have an upset stomach and the indegistible grass fiber can stimulate vomitting.
To help supplement the missing nutrients and enzymes, we recommend NaturVet Enzymes & Probiotics: http://www.1800petmeds.com/NaturVet+Enzymes+++Probiotics-prod10803-10803.html
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