Native Pet Organic Pumpkin Fiber Powder
Powder, positioned for constipation, loose stools.
Powder
Dogs, from 3 months
Fiber
$0.83 to $3.33 a day by weight
No dog or cat trial found
4.5 out of 5 from 9,828 ratings at Amazon
What is in it
- Organic pumpkin, organic pumpkin seed, organic apple — 23 kcal per scoop (1 tbsp); guaranteed analysis not shown
What owners consistently report
- Owners reported firmer stools within a few servings
- Mixes into wet food without clumping
- Works for one dog's constipation and another's loose stools in the same house
What the research supports
No stool-quality trial of pumpkin in dogs or cats was returned by the PubMed searches run for the research file (the pumpkin results were a protein digestibility study, PMID 41301986, ethnobotany and parasite work). The fiber evidence in dogs is for psyllium: 22 police dogs with chronic large-bowel diarrhea on psyllium husk for a month had consistent stools in 90% (PMID 33653329), and 37 dogs on Metamucil with a highly digestible diet mostly responded very well (PMID 10668813).
What the label discloses
The label lists organic pumpkin, organic pumpkin seed and organic apple at 23 kcal per 1 tbsp scoop; a guaranteed analysis is not shown on the pages read. USDA organic. Minimum age 3 months; the Amazon listing says to start with half the serving for 7 days.
Dose by weight, from the label
| ANIMAL AND WEIGHT | LABEL SERVING | COST A DAY |
|---|---|---|
| Dog, under 25 lb | 1 scoop a day | $0.83 |
| Dog, 25 to 50 lb | 2 scoops a day | $1.67 |
| Dog, 50 to 75 lb | 3 scoops a day | $2.50 |
| Dog, over 75 lb | 4 scoops a day | $3.33 |
Cost is the pack price at the retailer named below divided by the servings in the pack, at the label serving for that weight. Your vet’s instructions come first.
Worth knowing
The label sets a minimum age of 3 months and advises starting at half the serving. In the Amazon reviews read, cats in mixed households refused it; one order arrived looking opened.
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