Three months ago, our 9-year-old golden retriever, Logan, gave us the biggest scare of our lives. Out of nowhere, he lost his energy, stopped eating properly, and just wasn’t himself. Tests showed a growth on his spleen, and the vet suspected hemangiosarcoma. We went ahead with the surgery, but were told to “make the most of the next few months.”. To say we were heart broken is an understatement. He's always been the happiest move loving good boy we could have hoped for, so to see him weak and struggling, it makes me feel sick in my stomach just thinking about it.
As soon as we go the diagnosis I started researching ways to help his recovery and make him more comfortable. It was the vet that recommended turkey tail and I read just about every study I could find in one night and decided right away to add it to his routine. We've been giving him one caplet twice a day — half a caplet crushed into his breakfast at 8 a.m., and the other half with dinner around 6 p.m. He doesn’t notice it at all when mixed with his food.
We also overhauled his diet — switched to grain-free kibble with cooked salmon, broccoli, and pumpkin for digestion and nutrients. He always loved his food and seeing him not wanting to eat was a constant reminder of his suffering. But within the first month, his appetite started to improve. By week six, he was eating it all in one sitting.
We're three months in to this and he's not out of the woods yet but his happy bouncy personality is coming back and I'm so proud of the strength he's shown. He's playful again, chasing his ball in the garden, jumping up on to the sofa with us on a night, eating a lot more, and sleeping through the night. His stools are back to being solid too.
At his last check-up, the vet said his blood work was excellent and that his recovery was better than expected. For the first time since this nightmare began, fingers crossed we actually have some light at the end of the tunnel.
Whether it’s the Turkey Tail, the diet, his fighting spirit, or just good fortune something’s clearly working.
We thought he had weeks and yet here we are — three months later, he’s more himself again.
If you’re on the fence about trying Turkeytail for your dog I’d say why wait? I I read soe many reviews from other dog owners and studies and there seems to be only upside, and it does seem to be helping.