PetMarra bone broth for dogs and cats 50g review

At around ₱20 as of August 1, 2026 for 50g, with 10,842 Shopee ratings. At this price the honest question is not whether it is worth it, but what it is actually doing.

What a broth topper genuinely does

Two things, and both are real.

Smell. Cats and dogs decide what to eat largely by aroma, and a savory broth poured over kibble makes a dull bowl interesting. For a fussy animal, an older one whose sense of smell has faded, or one recovering from illness, that is a genuine tool.

Moisture. Cats especially take most of their water from what they eat and many drink too little from a bowl. Anything that gets fluid into them without a fight is useful, and broth is the easiest version of that.

Neither needs a functional claim to justify. Those two alone are worth twenty pesos.

The collagen argument is thinner than it sounds

Bone broth is usually sold on collagen and joint health, and the reasoning does not survive contact with digestion.

Collagen is a protein. Eaten, it is broken down into amino acids in the gut like any other protein, and those amino acids go into the general pool the body draws on. They do not travel to a joint as collagen and reassemble there. Eating cartilage does not build cartilage any more than eating muscle builds muscle directly.

That does not make the product bad. It makes joint support the wrong reason to buy it. For a dog with genuine joint disease, weight control and a vet’s advice do far more than any topper.

Five variants, five names, no ingredients

This listing covers immunity, urinary, oral care, digestive and hairball versions.

Each of those names a purpose rather than a mechanism. The listing publishes no ingredient list, no amounts and no guaranteed analysis, so there is no way to tell what separates the urinary version from the digestive one, or whether anything does beyond the label.

At ₱20 that is easy to live with. It is a reason to pick a variant on flavor and availability rather than on the wording.

How much counts as too much

A topper is an extra, and extras stay under about a tenth of daily calories along with treats. A broth is not calorie-dense, so this is a small consideration, and it is worth keeping in mind for an overweight animal, since obesity is the commonest preventable problem pets have.

Who the bone broth suits

Buy this if you want a cheap way to make a bowl smell better, to get water into a cat, or to tempt an animal that has been picking at its food.

Skip it if you are buying it for joints, where the money does more on weight management and a vet’s opinion.

Related products

If appetite is the real problem, a strongly flavored wet food usually does more: see the Maxwell real tuna 400g can. For another cheap way to add smell and moisture, the goat milk powder 200g works similarly.