Success Stories

This story was shared by Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah.

Mrs. Crinkles is an elderly, tiny, lady cat who had horrible dental disease. On June 22, 2018, she was anesthetized for an emergency dental exam in which it was determined all her teeth needed extraction. Afterward, she still refused to eat because of the remembered pain she had experienced with her bad teeth. She did not want anything to touch her mouth ever again. She was losing weight fast, and we thought we might lose her. She weighed only 5.29 pounds (2.40 kilograms).

Four days after extracting her teeth, we inserted a feeding tube so she could receive nutrition and medications while her mouth healed.
Then something unique and a little crazy happened — Mrs. Crinkles fell in love with the feeding tube. She seemed to understand that the good feeling she was experiencing was coming from the good food she received. It took three full months for her mouth to recover and for Mrs. Crinkles to forget that her mouth used to hurt. We pulled the tube out in mid-September.

She now weighs 6.35 pounds (2.88 kilograms), eats like a little champ, and totally enjoys life. If it had not been for EmerAid Sustain HDN Feline making her feel so good, this story might have a different ending.

The following story was shared by Liberty, who cares for Penny.

I have a dog with megaesophagus, and in one of the online support groups Karen from Upright Canine Brigade posted she had some samples of EmerAid Sustain HDN Canine. She kindly gave me some to try out. Penny always struggles with weight gain and lack of nutrition because of her megaesophagus. I am so amazed at how wonderful these products are. My girl gained 4 pounds because of them! You don’t understand how much that is and how grateful I am. I even sent some samples to someone else I know with a megaesophagus dog. They almost had to put their dog down, but they tried the products and now I believe their dog has gained 6 pounds! You literally saved their baby’s life! I can’t believe it actually worked. We will definitely try and purchase some more. We are so amazed. Thank you so much!

I have used EmerAid a few different ways now to help Penny. I first tried it mixed in with her slurry-type food, then I tried just mixing with water as it shows. Penny can only have slurry foods, so I mixed the powder with more water and she loved it. She was going absolutely crazy! I also loved that it was working. She was gaining weight and actually maintaining it. That doesn’t happen!

I was definitely so happy that I found this product. I honestly hadn’t heard of it, which is really sad and sucks, because all I think about is how bad Penny had gotten because of her megaesophagus. We even had to make an appointment to put her down because she was in such bad shape. I’m so unbelievably grateful that I didn’t go through with it and that she’s now way better.

I think about all the other dogs with megaesophagus that had to be put down for their lack of weight and nutrition, and I wish they could have at least tried EmerAid, because it really worked for Penny. I truly believe it could work for other megaesophagus animals! I’m so thankful you guys make a product like this that can actually work for animals. Thank you so much!

One of my cousins is in vet school, about to become a vet, and I absolutely love telling her about products that have worked so that she can pass the message along. I will definitely be telling her and everyone else I know about this product.

This story was shared by Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah.

Geraldine, an adult cat, arrived at Best Friends Clinic in early November 2017. She was part of an overcrowded feral cat colony noticed only because her face was covered with dried mucus and her eyes were nearly matted shut.

She was brought to Best Friends Clinic via a Community Cat Program to be either euthanized or treated. After exam, it was decided that we would try to treat her.

She was initially diagnosed with dental disease, being underweight, and having an upper respiratory infection and a lingual ulcer. In late November, she was given anesthesia to assess the oral cavity and, due to severe dental disease, she required all of her teeth to be extracted. Sadly, she was diagnosed with yet another problem: stomatitis, which is severe inflammation of the mouth and gums.

To make matters worse, in December 2017, she tested positive for the FeLV virus. However, she gained strength and was discharged from the Clinic to go and live at CalMar. CalMar is a building in Best Friends Cat World dedicated to the care of only FeLV positive cats. The building was created to provide a loving and supportive “home” to these special cats that would otherwise most likely be euthanized.

However, at CalMar, she developed diarrhea and started hair pulling. In March 2018, she developed a fever and was admitted back to the Clinic. It was observed at the Clinic that her mouth was very inflamed and, because of that, she was not eating well. A feeding tube was placed, and Geraldine started on EmerAid Sustain HDN Feline.

Now, with EmerAid, Geraldine has gained weight and changed into a beautiful, dainty cat with gorgeous eyes. This former feral colony cat is now a loving lady cat finally beginning to enjoy life.

I have a senior kitty and she has always been a little frail. A few months ago she had dropped a significant amount of weight in a short time and slowed down her eating… I went into a panic. I saw information on your Sustain HDN Feline and tried it. Almost immediately she rebounded and began to take to the Sustain. I mixed it with her wet food as well as a few other food items. But the wet food was her favorite I was so happy that she began to respond to it. Within 2 weeks she had gained almost a lb. which is remarkable for her. Nothing else worked for her I feel this Sustain helped save her and make her stronger. Zoey thanks you and so do I!

Buddy the Beagle had hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE) from who knows what. We could not seem to resolve his diarrhea, no matter what we tried: drugs, probiotics, etc. I gave him EmerAid Sustain HDN Canine only for a couple days, and now his poop is normal! I’m now weaning him back to real food… and he loves EmerAid Sustain HDN, too.

I got Olive as a kitty with her mother. Her mother was always low weight and wasted away at a too young age. When Olive started losing weight, I was so glad to have a product like this to help her. She gained 1 1/2 pounds! She is now 14 and very happy and healthy!

A few years ago, Redmond had to have nearly all of his teeth removed due to canine dental problems. Post-surgery, Redmond wasn’t just at risk of weight loss due to his new disability, but his old age was already taking a toll on his overall health. Terrified, his owner searched for liquid diets that would also help Redmond flourish in his old age. Thanks to EmerAid Sustain HDN, Redmond has lost little to no weight and has even more energy than before his teeth were extracted. Plus, his owner loves how easy it is to mix up and feed through a syringe.

The following story was shared by Peggy.

Two of my dogs, Claire, our approximately 10-year-old Great Dane, and Luna, our approximately 13-year-old Collie, have difficulty eating.

Claire has a very sensitive stomach and for that reason she eats a dry gastrointestinal formula food. The slightest change to her diet — adding canned food, treats, a different brand of food, or meds — causes her to have diarrhea. Currently, she takes an antibiotic twice a day to help her with her stools. I also give her Pepcid 90 minutes prior to either eating or her meds. When she ate, she picked at her food and sometimes didn’t eat at all. It was very difficult keeping weight on her.

She has a very poor appetite. A veterinarian, Dr. Diana Huang, suggested EmerAid powdered food as a supplement, and Claire has been enjoying her food once again. What used to take half an hour to get her to eat, now takes five minutes. We are gradually moving up with the scoops. Currently, two blue scoops on her two cups of dry food and no problem with her stools.

Luna, our male Collie, is suffering from degenerative myelopathy. He doesn’t have much longer to live (paralysis) as he is getting weaker and weaker. He also lost a lot of weight, but the old man is perking up at breakfast and dinner because of your wonderful powder. He, too, is a picky eater, but with your supplement, he now eats in about 5 minutes. It used to take him 30 minutes even with canned food on his dry.

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Other high-calorie, recovery foods that we tried have not been palatable for them and resulted in diarrhea; your food does neither!

I hope the vet, specifically hospitals, start stocking your product for their patients, as it will give the dogs another option if they don’t like what they usually have on hand.

I can’t thank you and my doctor enough for having your wonderful product. I would just be struggling along with two old, picky dogs.