I have an old dog, he is 9, he is a very non-active golden retriever.

The Vet says his urine PH is too basic, and specific gravity is too low.
She recomends blood work, buying special acidic food from the vet, starting
him on Antibiotics.

She says this could be a sign of kidney problems.

My question is, how much money should I actually spend at the vet?

I am going to go ahead and get a blood test done, but I do not want to spend
the money on Vet dog food. I should be able to do some research and find
out what is in that dog food and make it myself. Also I do not believe in
just throwing antibiotics and something you don't even know is an infection
for sure.

Does anybody have any suggestions of what I should do? Any help would be
appreceated.

--Falooley