I'm looking for recommendations For the best Diet to feed my 10 year-old male mixed breed Dog Who just had bladder stones removed yesterday. I expressed to my vet I wanted to feed fresh raw Which he seemed open to. He encouraged me to go to balance it.com He says we will talk specifically about diet once we get the results back in 3 weeks or so as to what type of stones they were. In the paperwork he sent me home with Stated I should feed Royal Canin SO For now. I believe fresh raw Food is better but I will do whatever I can to avoid Stones in the future as this experience has been very traumatizing for My beloved dog. I am currently feeding him "We feed raw" For the last 6 weeks Prior to that he was on Generic kibble and royal Canin SO. Curious if there is a better Fresh raw balanced food Company, As there are many to choose from? This is my 1st post ever on this forum. Any feedback is greatly appreciated thank you.
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Best dog diet for bladder stones
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Hi Michael and welcome, thanks for your first post!
Fresh raw is absolutely best for this! The two main types of stones are struvite (preventable by keeping urine very dilute with added moisture and pH low with animal protein) and calcium oxalate (preventable with very dilute urine and avoiding oxalate-containing vegetables). See chart below. While it mostly applies to cats, I would avoid fish for now just in case your dog is sensitive.
Ditch the dry food if possible, it is dehydrating and puts crystal components close together in the bladder where they can bang into each other and stick, forming new stones.
There are many great diets raw diets out there, others will know more about them for dogs since I mostly work with cats.
Let us know when the stone report comes back and we'll be able to fine tune a little better!
Fresh raw is absolutely best for this! The two main types of stones are struvite (preventable by keeping urine very dilute with added moisture and pH low with animal protein) and calcium oxalate (preventable with very dilute urine and avoiding oxalate-containing vegetables). See chart below. While it mostly applies to cats, I would avoid fish for now just in case your dog is sensitive.
Ditch the dry food if possible, it is dehydrating and puts crystal components close together in the bladder where they can bang into each other and stick, forming new stones.
There are many great diets raw diets out there, others will know more about them for dogs since I mostly work with cats.
Let us know when the stone report comes back and we'll be able to fine tune a little better!
Thanks doctor Jean for your reply. Doctor does not think they Are stuvite stones, will let you know in a couple of weeks when we get back the results. Have my boy Henry on we feed raw Dog food just ordered from raw wild, wondering if people have opinions of these or other companies that are are better. Thanks, mike
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Low/no oxalate, very high moisture... keep fluids flowing through kidneys and bladder! That is the #1 preventative for any kind of bladder stones. As the saying goes, "dilution is the solution to pollution!"
Raw is great, that diet looks fine, add extra water or broth.
I don't know of any such specific diet but others might.
Raw is great, that diet looks fine, add extra water or broth.
I don't know of any such specific diet but others might.
Hi Michael, I hope your Pup is doing well after your post. I am having a similar issue with my dog. He has Oxolate Crystals and was put on Urinary SO food, but has since developed bad digestion issues, so I want to move him off of it, but I am getting a lot of conflicting info from Intuitive vets and diatitions. Did you have any recurring issues once you moved to raw? Does your raw food include bones? I have been told you avoid calcium. May I ask what food he is on? Thank you so much
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Calcium is the one ingredient that all dog and cat fresh food feeders agree on. In the wild, they eat organs, predigested and prechewed vegetables, muscle meat (high Phosphorus) AND bones (high calcium). None of our speakers, nor information on HA (much better to do your primary research here than on Dr. google) would say to avoid calcium in the diet.
Listen to all our webinars on feeding - lots of different opinions. The best diet is one with a LOT of variety - basically as much variety as you are eating (if you are not on a limited diet, of course). Buy the ingredients where you shop for your food, or a variety of places if you have big dogs and need to save money) so you are doing eggs, dairy, meat, poultry, fish, organs, etc. If buying raw or "fresh cooked" brands, be sure to rotate different brands, different protein sources, etc. Urinary SO is a very limited diet.
Wholistic freeze died food for bladder - Bladder Health Diet – Medicus Veterinary Diets
needs a vet Rx.
Also focus on BEAM even more than the stones.
To resolve stones you may need a veterinarian well trained in homeopathy or excellent chinese medicine (TCVM). Read here to help you find one.
Dr. Christina
Listen to all our webinars on feeding - lots of different opinions. The best diet is one with a LOT of variety - basically as much variety as you are eating (if you are not on a limited diet, of course). Buy the ingredients where you shop for your food, or a variety of places if you have big dogs and need to save money) so you are doing eggs, dairy, meat, poultry, fish, organs, etc. If buying raw or "fresh cooked" brands, be sure to rotate different brands, different protein sources, etc. Urinary SO is a very limited diet.
Wholistic freeze died food for bladder - Bladder Health Diet – Medicus Veterinary Diets
needs a vet Rx.
Also focus on BEAM even more than the stones.
To resolve stones you may need a veterinarian well trained in homeopathy or excellent chinese medicine (TCVM). Read here to help you find one.
Dr. Christina
Thank you, but the "Bladder Health Diet, seems to only be available for cats. I have a dog. Shop – Medicus Veterinary Diets
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Medicus diet, I think is good for both. Email or call - they are very responsive, run by an herbal vet of long standing.
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They do have one for dogs.
Kidney Support Diet – Medicus Veterinary Diets
medicusveterinarydiets.com
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High moisture is the primary prevention for bladder stones. No ingredients will “prevent” CaOx, but be sure to limit oxalate containing veggies that can increase risk, like spinach and kale.
That one is kidney, not bladder, not sure it's the same. I'd have to call them to get more infoThey do have one for dogs.
Kidney Support Diet – Medicus Veterinary Diets
medicusveterinarydiets.com
Nancy
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