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This product does work for my 11 year old Yorkie, Louis, who was diagnosed with tracheal collapse, stage 2 congestive heart disease and flooded lungs.He was prescribed 2 diuretics and Vetmedin. This dog is like my child and his diagnosis, along with the way he started backing away from walks, scared me into researching nonstop for a month on diet and supplements and the effects of medications on senior dogs. Along with this product, the holistic vet recommended adding Ubiquinol (more readily available Co-enzyme Q10), calcium powder, Spark supplements and krill oil (this helps with heart, brain and bone health). The biggest change happened when we switched out his diet from kibble to Stella and Chewy's raw food. These supplements and diet changes created MIRACLES for my puppy! No more coughing and he moved so much better when he walks. We tapered off the medication by 10% every week so that his heart and lungs would not suddenly go without help from the Vetmedin and diuretics. The food took 2 months to fully transition from expensive "limited ingredient" kibble to Stella and Chewy's raw meat frozen patties. I did extensive reading before giving this product a try and found out that it is dangerous to suddenly stop giving him the Vetmedin. Building up the dose of Young At Heart For Dogs and tapering off the prescriptions safely and taking him to the vet every 2 weeks to monitor his liver and heart condition helped a lot. When I first took him to the vet for his condition, he could hardly walk around the building of my apartment. This was a dog that used to jog 2 miles with me up to age 11. :( We are 2 years after I noticedhis shortness of breath. At 13, his heartbeat is more normal and there is no coughing, thanks to this product. Through careful monitoring, I have him at only 20% of the Vetmedin that was prescribed and 25% of the diuretic medication. He also gets the Milk Thistle and the Kidney Health to protect his liver and kidneys from the Vetmedin. Bottom Line: Please do NOT just stop your dog's medications and replace it in one dose. It might work better to taper off the Vetmedin to give the supplements time to absorb into your dog's system. Read the effects of these medications AND what happens to dogs when you feed them kibble. I will never feed a dog kibble (ours was VERY expensive and "high end") again.