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Struvite Crystals
Anyone on this list have expirence with this? Our ESS is fed Hill's C/D, has
been on antibiotics. She went off them a few months back and since she has been retested her triple phosphate crystals are "many" once again. Is there an alternative to a lifetime of anitbiotics? Thanks |
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Hi,
I have been going through hell the past few years with my dog and stones. You name the type, he seems to get them and has now had a urethrosotomy. What breed of dog do you have? Thunder is stuck on antibiotics for life as well, but it's not so bad if you keep the dosage really low. What is your dog taking? Allopurinol? Food wise, the best food we have found in preventing stones is natural life vegetarian. We like it even better than hills U/D. Natural Life is a 'fit for human consumption' type food too so it's just been amazing and hasn't dried his skin like U/D. If you find a store that carries innova brand, you'll find natural life there too. Erin Just my 2 cents -Random Quote- 'I know something you don't know' "Ebthtr" wrote in message ... Anyone on this list have expirence with this? Our ESS is fed Hill's C/D, has been on antibiotics. She went off them a few months back and since she has been retested her triple phosphate crystals are "many" once again. Is there an alternative to a lifetime of anitbiotics? Thanks |
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Food
wise, the best food we have found in preventing stones is natural life vegetarian. We like it even better than hills U/D. Natural Life is a 'fit for human consumption' type food too so it's just been amazing and hasn't dried his skin like U/D. If you find a store that carries innova brand, you'll find natural life there too. The problem with the above is that there is no such thing as "fit for human consumption". That's a buzz phrase that isn't regulated and doesn't exist in the real world. It's the latest claim made by niche dog food companies that sounds good but doesn't have a "real life" application. All pet food ingredients are actually designated "unfit for human consumption" by law. The only claims that I've seen to the effect of "human-grade ingredients" are only made in literature and not on the actual packaging itself since that claim is misleading and not at all accurate. My understanding is that Hill's u/d is a unique food that is formulated for special circumstances and it's highly unlikely that you could find anything over the counter that would be a comparable substitute. |
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