Maybe your dog is well and getting older, and you saw I'm-Yunity next to turkey tail and wondered if he needs it. Maybe the word on the report was hemangiosarcoma, and someone mentioned a mushroom extract. This guide answers both, plainly.
Quick answer: For a healthy senior dog, OcuLabs Turkey Tail+ is the daily choice: three fruiting-body mushrooms, a 1 billion CFU probiotic, curcumin, green tea polyphenols and vitamin C in one chicken-flavoured scoop, with the beta-glucan amount printed and a 90-day money-back guarantee on your first jar. I'm-Yunity is a single turkey tail PSP extract in unflavoured capsules dosed by body weight, which means many capsules a day for a large dog. If your dog has cancer, a veterinary oncologist decides what goes in his bowl; Turkey Tail+ is daily wellness support, not a cancer treatment.
What is I'm-Yunity?
I'm-Yunity is a single extract of polysaccharopeptide, PSP, from turkey tail (Coriolus versicolor). It comes as unflavoured capsules, dosed by body weight.
It is one compound from one mushroom. There is no shiitake or lion's mane in it, no probiotic, no curcumin or antioxidants and no flavour.
I'm-Yunity vs Turkey Tail+: where Turkey Tail+ comes out ahead
- Mushrooms. Turkey Tail+: three whole fruiting-body mushrooms, turkey tail 400 mg, shiitake 200 mg and lion's mane 200 mg, plus 150 mg of beta-glucan per scoop. I'm-Yunity: a single compound from one mushroom.
- Gut support. Turkey Tail+: 1 billion CFU of Bacillus subtilis, a spore-forming probiotic. I'm-Yunity: no probiotic.
- Antioxidants. Turkey Tail+: curcumin 100 mg, green tea polyphenols 50 mg, vitamin C 50 mg. I'm-Yunity: none.
- How you give it. Turkey Tail+: one 1.6 g scoop on food, once a day. I'm-Yunity: capsules by body weight, many a day for a large dog.
- Flavour. Turkey Tail+: chicken. I'm-Yunity: none.
- Cost. Turkey Tail+: one 50 g jar of about 30 scoops. I'm-Yunity: costly at high doses for a big dog.
- Quality. Turkey Tail+: fruiting bodies only, zero mycelium on grain, zero fillers, third-party tested and heavy-metal screened.
- Guarantee. Turkey Tail+: 90 days from delivery on your first jar, opened or empty. I'm-Yunity: the seller's policy.
Why Turkey Tail+ suits a healthy senior better
For a healthy, aging dog, a high-dose single PSP extract is more product, more cost and more capsules than the job needs, and it leaves out the lion's mane, antioxidants and probiotic a senior routine benefits from.
Turkey Tail+ is built for that dog. Turkey tail and shiitake bring immune support, lion's mane sits alongside them, Bacillus subtilis supports the gut with the mushroom fibre to feed it, and curcumin, green tea polyphenols and vitamin C round it out. The support that gets eaten is the support that counts.
Capsules by weight or one scoop: how each one fits your day
A capsule dosed by body weight is simple for a small dog and a daily chore for a big one. A large dog on I'm-Yunity takes many capsules a day, each one hidden in food or pushed down, every day, for as long as you give it.
Turkey Tail+ is one 1.6 g scoop that tastes like chicken and stirs into dinner. There is nothing to count, nothing to hide and no fight at the bowl, which is what turns a good formula into a habit that lasts years.
If your dog has cancer
If your dog has been diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma or another cancer, a veterinary oncologist is the right person to decide whether any turkey tail product belongs in the plan, which one, at what dose and alongside what treatment.
Turkey Tail+ is daily wellness support for healthy dogs, not a cancer treatment, and nothing you buy should replace or delay what the oncologist prescribes. For what the turkey tail research in dogs did and did not show, read turkey tail mushroom for dogs.
What to ask the oncologist
- Is any turkey tail product worth adding for his type of cancer?
- If yes, which product, and what dose for his weight?
- Does it fit with his chemotherapy or other medication?
- Should he stop any supplements he already takes?
- What will we watch to decide whether to keep going?
For the healthy senior: support he eats every day
One line first: if your dog has cancer, start with the oncologist, not with this jar. If he is healthy and getting older, the job is steady daily support for years. OcuLabs Turkey Tail+ does it in one chicken-flavoured scoop for dogs 7 and up.
- Immune support as the years add up. Turkey tail 400 mg and shiitake 200 mg, fruiting bodies only, plus 150 mg of beta-glucan per scoop.
- A steadier gut. 1 billion CFU of spore-forming Bacillus subtilis, with mushroom fibre to feed it.
- Antioxidant back-up for an older body. Curcumin 100 mg, green tea polyphenols 50 mg and vitamin C 50 mg.
- No capsules to count. One 1.6 g chicken-flavoured scoop on dinner. No pills to bury in cheese.
Start with a smaller amount for a few days. It is daily support, not a treatment for illness.
Your first jar is covered for 90 days from delivery. Not happy, email support@ocupetlabs.com for a full refund of the product price, opened or empty jars included.
Keep reading
- Turkey tail mushroom for dogs: benefits and dosage
- Best mushroom supplements for dogs: five compared
- Probiotics for dogs: CFU counts, strains and Bacillus subtilis
- Turkey Tail+ vs Real Mushrooms Turkey Tail
- Senior dog supplement guide
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for a healthy senior dog, I'm-Yunity or Turkey Tail+?
Turkey Tail+. It is built for daily immune and gut support in dogs 7 and up, tastes like chicken, and gives three fruiting-body mushrooms, a 1 billion CFU probiotic, curcumin and vitamin C in one scoop, with a 90-day money-back guarantee on your first jar. I'm-Yunity is a single PSP extract in capsules dosed by body weight, and it is costly at high doses for a big dog.
What is I'm-Yunity for dogs?
Where Turkey Tail+ is a whole daily scoop with three mushrooms and a probiotic, I'm-Yunity is a single extract of turkey tail (Coriolus versicolor) polysaccharopeptide, PSP. It comes in unflavoured capsules dosed by body weight, which means many capsules a day for a large dog.
Is I'm-Yunity worth it for a healthy senior dog?
For a healthy senior, Turkey Tail+ does the daily job in one chicken-flavoured scoop, with the lion's mane, antioxidants and probiotic that a single PSP extract leaves out. A high-dose single PSP extract is more product, more cost and more capsules than a healthy senior's routine needs.
Is OcuLabs Turkey Tail+ a cancer supplement?
No. Turkey Tail+ is a daily wellness complex for healthy dogs 7 and up, with turkey tail, shiitake, lion's mane, beta-glucan, curcumin, green tea polyphenols, vitamin C and a 1 billion CFU probiotic per chicken-flavoured scoop. It does not treat or prevent cancer. A dog with cancer belongs with a veterinary oncologist, who decides what goes in his bowl.
How do you give I'm-Yunity compared with Turkey Tail+?
Turkey Tail+ is one 1.6 g chicken-flavoured scoop stirred into food once a day, so there is no pill to hide. I'm-Yunity is unflavoured capsules dosed by body weight, so a large dog takes many capsules a day.
I'm-Yunity is a trademark of its owner. General information for dog parents, not veterinary advice: a dog with cancer needs a veterinary oncologist. OcuLabs products are nutritional supplements and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.