I know it says to give on an empty stomach, but is it ok to hide the pill in a small piece of food? Not sure my dog would eat just the pill.

Yes! The packaging says “tablets should be given on an empty stomach; however, if needed they can be administered with a small amount of food or treat.” (The reason I took my Sheltie to the vet in the first place was because he suddenly stopped eating. After tests, my dog was prescribed this medication for his liver problems. But how do you feed pills to a dog that won’t eat anything, not even his treats or cheese? Well, the vet opened a can of pate’ CAT FOOD and surprisingly my dog ate it! The vet said cat food is normally too fatty to be healthy for dogs but they’ll eat it -even when they won’t eat anything else-because it’s like a super-juicy hamburger to them! The vet suggested putting the pill in a small ball of canned pate’ cat food, especially if your dog has no appetite. First, give a tiny ball of pate’ without a pill so they anticipate the flavor then give them a ball with the pill hidden in it while showing them there is more- tricking them into gulping down the pill-ball. Follow up with a tiny dab of cat food and you’re done for an hour when they can stop fasting and eat a meal. In my dog’s case, the meal was cat food pate’ for a few days, then soft-ish dog food smeared with cat food pate’, and now we just use the cat food to hide pills in.) Sorry for the long answer, hope it helps someone.

How large are the pills? I have a cat w/ liver failure & the pills from the vet are HUGE. Looking for an alternative asap. Thank You! :)

I give one for my 11 lbs. poodle which is the small one and a larger one for my 22 lbs. poodle. I gave up on the trauma of cramming it down their throat with a pill dispenser. I know direction say on an empty stomach; however, it is important they take the pills so I bought some human liver pate over in the deli meat section and I give the a tiny treat to trick them...about the size of a ballpoint pen end and then I wrap the pill in just enough liver that they wolf it down and then I give them that tiny bit to follow up. I know it sounds crazy but I watched a vet on youtube show how and it worked. The first little bit programs them for the larger piece which only covers the pill...they wolf it right down. I know it is working because the 22lbs. liver was so high it wouldn't even register on the scale. Follow up last week the liver blood work showed a dramatic drop to well below 300. Hope that helps.

Has anyones dog had any adverse reactions to this product? Ours did.

My dog had diarrhea, but it was from a change to raw food, not Denamarin. Once he had transitioned to entirely raw, diarrhea for two days straight. Once he was back on his canned food, he was fine, with normal poop. The real positives are that he has perked up, that he is hungry, and that some of the side effects from Adrenal Cushing's have improved: less water drinking, hair growing in thicker, less of a pot belly, and skin lesions have decreased. I am happy that he is improving and will continue with this.

Nutramax claims this product does not require a persciption (a dietary suppliment) but is only sold to licenseed vets?

No it is not only sold to vets, because my vet told me to go to Amazon to order this product

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K**M

This can work if your dogs liver gets out of whack.

This has really helped my dog to keep his liver heathy. Started him on them two years ago and the vet is pleased because his liver really improved a lot after a year. Keeping him on them so it will stay that way. He acts as healthy as ever and is up for walking just like he did when he was a puppy.

9.10.2025

J**.

Highly recommend.

Great liver supplement for dogs. I prefer the chewable but they have not been available lately. But they are chewable, but easier to give with peanut butter along with his other epileptic meds. Very effective as he is 13 yrs old and been on high doses of medications all his life.

2.07.2025

S**D

Nutramax Denamarin

Our veterinarian recommended my elderly dog take Denamarin as a supplement. She takes it on an empty stomach daily and seems to be doing very well. For my own convenience, I place a pill inside of a pill pocket and she thinks she’s getting a treat and that way I’m not stressing and neither is she about chewing a pill. The price was outrageous at the vet’s office, so I looked on Amazon and Voila, this is where I will purchase it from now on.

14.11.2025

C**R

Vet recommended, good quality, priced right

I'm only giving it four stars for now because I'm so happy my dog will even eat these! (I do need to wrap them in a slice of turkey but I'll do anything to get medicine in him!). His doctor said to try these for a month because his liver enzymes were high, so I can't say "they work" or anything like that because we still have two weeks to go. They seem to be well tolerated - no side effects that are obvious. The price was less than I expected when the doctor told me to order them. (It seems every time there is a new vitamin or medicine, it's almost $100+ !!). Fingers crossed!

11.09.2025

A**R

Great liver support

Works well for my 14 year old cocker spaniel that has some liver issues. Has helped stabilize her bloodwork. Was recommended by my vet. Great liver support.

2.10.2025

M**R

working to lower liver enzymes

This is working to reverse my dogs liver enzymes. He has been on it for a couple months now and took his numbers from 1700 to 350 they are still over the reference range but certainly going in the correct direction. We are going to just keep going forward and doing this.

6.08.2025

J**A

Too big for my 17 lb maltipoo

Huge

3.10.2025

T**T

Supplement

Time will tell on how well this is working. This is a supplement not a drug. So far we see improvements, though see is also on a drug.

12.10.2025

ASIN	B0BHL4C4MW
ASIN	B0BHL4C4MW
Age Range Description	All Life Stages
Best Sellers Rank	#3,265 in Pet Supplies ( See Top 100 in Pet Supplies ) #95 in Dog Supplements & Vitamins
Brand Name	Nutramax Laboratories
Breed Recommendation	Medium Breeds
Color	white
Customer Reviews	4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (618)
Date First Available	October 7, 2022
Date First Available	October 7, 2022
Directions	For dogs 13 - 34 lbs, 1 tablet per day. Tablets should be given on an empty stomach for optimal absorption. They may be given at least two hours after a meal or one hour before a meal.
Item Dimensions LxWxH	1.88 x 1.88 x 3.63 inches
Item Package Dimensions L x W x H	4.76 x 1.89 x 1.81 inches
Item Weight	0.05 Kilograms
Item model number	3000111
Item model number	3000111
Manufacturer	Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences, Inc.
Manufacturer	Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences, Inc.
Model Name	Denamarin Liver Health Supplement
Number of Items	1
Product Dimensions	1.88 x 1.88 x 3.63 inches; 1.62 ounces
Size	Bottle Medium Dog (13-34 lbs)
Specific Uses for Product	Urinary
Target Audience Keyword	Dogs, dogs

Denamarin Liver Health Supplement for Medium Dogs - With S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) and Silybin, 30 Tablets

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