"Marshall Dermer" wrote in message
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I think you are placing too much emphasis on the urine pH and presents of
non-oxalate crystals. There will always be crystals in the urine - that's
how the body gets rid of excess minerals, and struvite crystals are NOT
the
dog's problem. One should expect to see struvite crystals in a high pH.
The
most important information is that there were no oxalate and that is
success.

Yes, the urine pH will be highest in the AM and lowest after dosing with
potassium citrate - but you will never get it to be a constant pH
throughout
the day. Urine pH normally fluctuate through the day and before/after
meals,
so it will never be constant. A pH of 8 is good in preventing Ca Oxalate
stones.

The dog's hydration state is not measured by the presence or absence of
crystals but by the spec gravity of the urine. I cannot read it
accurately
on the faxed sheets but if the specific gravity was less than 1.040 the
dog
is probably well hydrated. If not, you can add water to the HM diet.

http://courses.vetmed.wsu.edu/vm552/...htm#Urinalysis

Makes sense to me.

buglady
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