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[BoPeanut]

Any dog owners ever tried this product? I have a 9 year old GSD with 3 nearly plum size moveable fatty tumors that I really don’t want to make him suffer through surgery at his age to remove as they aren’t growing much and don’t bother him at all at this point. Vet only wants to cut them out if needed. Reviews are good but could be bolstered by fakes?

I didn’t want to post a link as I wasn’t sure if that was allowed.

## Dissolve Herbal Formula

Lipoma, Fatty Lumps & Bumps

Choose This Pattern If:

• For canine lipomas
• The lumps and bumps are soft and movable

Chinese Herbal Formula Uses:

• Resolves dog fatty tumors (lipomas)
• Promotes healthy, smooth, lump free skin
• Benefits all around mobility

Traditional Chinese Herb Action:

• Disperses Nodules
• Breaks Phlegm/Blood Stasis
• Moves Qi and Blood

Thanks for any help or thoughts on this.

[Simkie]

Huh, interesting!

I haven’t used this, but I did have a lipoma dog. She also grew a couple mast cell tumors, so it was always a fun game of “cancerous or benign?”

I found that she grew A LOT more lipomas if fed chicken. When I had her on a kibble with no chicken, she grew none to very few. Moved her to chicken, popped a bunch. Back to no chicken, no more lumps. It was really interesting!

[Marla_100]

Online comments from many vets say lipomas are a result of toxins mainly caused by diet.
It’s the body’s way of trying to rid itself of these toxins, usually from commercial dog foods and
possibly from excess chemicals from flea meds and over vaccination.
I can believe that as I don’t believe I’ve ever had a lipoma on any dog I’ve had and that goes back some 50-60 years. Many different breeds, mostly purebred and a few mutts. I’ve always fed home cooked or raw/semi-raw diets. There’s just too much junk fillers and preservatives put into
commercial dog foods for my liking. I also don’t feed commercial treats.
I’d change out the diet and improve the quality of food you’re feeding.
The reviews online for the product you linked seem very mixed to me. I’d be skeptical.

[BootsAndCoffee]

Lipomas are made up of adipocytes (fat cells). I have a hard time believing an herbal supplement can break them up and dissolve them.

I did a quick search on Google Scholar to see if there have been any studies targeted at dissolving lipomas, and all that came up was a study looking at steroid injections.

I’m willing to bet this stuff is Snake Oil. If it’s not, I will happily volunteer to test its effects on human fat cells.

[BoPeanut]

Thank you so much for the response and the info on chicken. The kibble I feed does have chicken as the main ingredient. I could switch to salmon and rice and see if no more pop up.

[BoPeanut]

Thanks for the informative post as far as your dogs never getting them as you home cook or feed raw. I feed a decent quality kibble but have never attempted cooking for my 2 boys (both 9 yr. old full brother GSD’s). Only one has the lipomas. I could step up to an even better kibble but I would be lost at trying to cook for them.

[BoPeanut]

I thought maybe ‘too good to be true’ but I knew the forum at coth would have some helpful input so I do appreciate the info from vets and your offer to try it out to see if it shrinks human fat cells.

[Marla_100]

Honestly, feeding my GSD(s) is not rocket science. Just a variety of human grade meats semi-cooked and good multi-vitamins plus lots and lots of good exercise.
I buy supermarket meats, chicken- mostly quarters w/ bones, chicken livers and gizzards and hearts, beef and calves liver, beef-all cuts, pork-all cuts, lots of canned fish, salmon, mackerel, tuna, raw eggs 6-12 per week. As backup food during pandemic I kept a couple cases of Dave’s canned dog food which has pretty good ratings but this is not a regular part of the diet.
Keep dogs lean-not chubby and again good exercise daily.

[BoPeanut]

You semi-cook the meats and will that make eating chicken bones still ok? How many cups of food do you give each dog? My two weight 111 lbs (very big boned, not fat) and 92 lbs (slim). I may give raw a try. I wonder if the lipomas will shrink on a raw diet? Maybe at least not increase in number and size. Thank you so much for taking the time to help.

[Marla_100]

Chicken quarters with bones are just covered in water and nuked for 15-20 min. They’re far from cooked, bones are still hard and raw.
My 75-80 lb. female eats 2 large quarters (leg and thigh) per day. If she’s had a lot of hiking she might ask for more and get it. That’s when she might also get a few raw eggs lightly beaten.
I don’t weigh or measure anything- just eyeball how much food there is on plate. If I skimp, she lets me know it wasn’t enough.

[BoPeanut]

Thank you so much Marla for the help with raw/fresh food tips and answering my questions. That really isn’t that much to cook and buy. I bet my boys eyes will light up when they see that in their bowls.

[Marla_100]

Yes there’s no such thing as a picky dog that gets natural food. You may also notice their fur gets healthier, thicker and softer. Their eyes brighten up. They have much less poo. And it disintegrates within days naturally. My shelter dog who was skinny and malnourished when I got her, was a little confused at first when presented with semi-raw but once she started eating it she
relishes it. Also her nails about doubled in width/thickness. Never any skin problems either.
No dandruff or dryness. There’s just soooooo many benefits, I’ll never go back to commercial food. Let us know if you try it.

[BoPeanut]

Thanks again. I will let you know how it goes.