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Support your pet’s immune system and resilience with Defense—a powerful blend of three organic functional mushrooms: Reishi, Maitake, and Cordyceps. This daily-use powder offers comprehensive, natural support for immune function, energy, and overall vitality in dogs and cats.
Broad-Spectrum Immune Support
Supports Heart & Liver Function
Encourages Stress Adaptation and Resilience
Antioxidant and Inflammatory Support
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Animal Essentials’ Defense Mushroom Blend is a daily-use supplement crafted to build resilience, balance the immune system, and promote whole-body wellness in dogs and cats. This powerful formula brings together three traditionally revered mushrooms—Reishi, Maitake, and Cordyceps—each selected for their unique support across the immune, respiratory, and stress-response systems.
Reishi, Maitake, and Cordyceps mushrooms are revered in traditional herbalism for their ability to support the body’s natural response to stress, fatigue, and immune challenges. Together, they help maintain balanced energy, support resilience in the face of long-term stress, and promote overall vitality—especially in pets with ongoing wellness needs. These mushrooms work in synergy to nourish both immune and metabolic function without overstimulating the system. Their broad spectrum of supportive compounds makes them especially valuable during periods of recovery, transition, or seasonal change.
Together, these mushrooms work synergistically to provide a well-rounded approach to immune defense and vitality. The blend is particularly useful for senior pets, pets living in high-stress or multi-animal environments, and those in recovery from illness, surgery, or immune-compromising conditions. It’s also a smart choice for proactive pet parents who want to maintain immune health and energy levels year-round without overloading the system. Easy to serve and suitable for daily use, Defense offers a clean, potent way to help your pet adapt, recover, and thrive—no matter what life throws their way.
Animal Essentials’ Defense contains no grains, starches, or filler ingredients—just 100% organic fruiting body mushrooms grown and processed with care. Unlike mushroom products made with myceliated grain, this blend is made solely from the whole mushroom to deliver full-spectrum benefits. And its not just a mix of dried, ground up mushrooms either, which are difficult to fully digest. To liberate the full power of the mushrooms in Mushroom Defense, each are first made into a 1:1 powder extract, by traditional hot-water extraction process to yield a full-spectrum water-soluble powder that is easy for your furry companion to digest and absorb.
Active Ingredients per 1 tsp:
A proprietary blend of the following whole mushrooms: Maitake (Grifola frondosa), Reishi (Gandoderma lucidum), Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris)...1000mg
Beta-(1,3)(1,6)-glucans…500mg
*certified organic herbs
Inactive Ingredients:
None
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Your guide to safe, effective herbal support—tailored to your pet.
Directions: Can be given during or after meal time.
Whole Herbs, Real Benefits
Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
A calming adaptogenic mushroom traditionally used to support both immune and nervous system balance. Reishi helps the body maintain homeostasis during periods of stress or recovery.
Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
Nutrients: Beta-glucans, triterpenoids, proteoglycans, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.
Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondosa)
Maitake is rich in beta-glucans that may help stimulate and support immune function. Its antioxidant and anti-fatigue benefits may also help the body recover from illness, manage stress, and protect against cellular damage.
Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondosa)
Nutrients: Beta-glucans, vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber.
Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris)
Cordyceps is a functional mushroom long valued in traditional herbal systems for its ability to support physical endurance and recovery. It helps the body manage occasional fatigue by supporting cellular energy pathways and oxygen efficiency.
Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris)
Nutrients: Cordycepin, beta-glucans, adenosine, vitamins and minerals.
Origin: United States of America
Frequently Asked Questions
Use it daily to help maintain immune wellness or during times of added need—such as after illness, during recovery, stressful changes, or exposure to seasonal challenges.
Sprinkle the powder directly into your pet’s food. It has a mild, earthy flavor and blends easily with both wet and dry food formats.
Generally yes, though we recommend consulting your veterinarian if your pet is on medications or managing a chronic condition.
Yes! Defense is gentle enough for daily, long-term use. Its adaptogenic mushrooms work best when used consistently to help keep your pet resilient and balanced.
These testimonials are for informational purposes only. The information is not a substitute for expert veterinary care. Testimonials are written by actual customers and represent their own observations. These observations are not guaranteed, are not medically substantiated, and may not be typical for other pets.
ROOTED IN NATURE. DRIVEN BY PURPOSE. TRUSTED FOR DECADES.
For decades, Animal Essentials has been committed to enhancing your pet's health with all-natural, ethically crafted supplements—that work.
RETURN TO NATURE
Crafted by expert herbalists, Animal Essentials brings the healing power of nature back to your pet's daily routine with pure, plant-based supplements that support whole-body wellness.
TRUSTED FORMULAS
For over 30 years, Animal Essentials has earned the trust of veterinarians and pet parents alike for producing effective natural supplements—and we honor that trust in every bottle we make.
3RD PARTY TESTED
To uphold our standards we conduct third-party testing on all our products for potency, purity, and consistency, ensuring the quality and effectiveness of every batch.
MADE IN USA WITH GLOBALLY SOURCED INGREDIENTS
Formulated, extracted and bottled in house ensuring integrity and care in every step.
PREMIUM INGREDIENTS
Our process begins with the finest natural human-grade ingredients, sourced transparently from ethical suppliers who meet our rigorous standards for purity, potency, and sustainability.
NO DYES, PRESERVATIVES, OR ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING
We skip the dyes, preservatives, and artificial flavoring because nature's purity is powerful, and we're bringing nature to your pet in its truest form.
