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Originally Posted by irbrenda  28% is way too much protein. I have the same problem with Ralphie and he's been on HIlls U/D prescription food which is specifically for the calcium oxalate stones. I use both wet and dry and honestly, as gross as the food looks and probably is, he's been doing very well. The ingredients are truly disgusting but I had the choice of keeping him on his regular food and supplementing him for the rest of his life with the potassium citrate pills, or, us the Hills stuff and forego any pills, which is what I've elected to do for now. He has already had the surgery and I would never ever want him to go thru it again.
One food that I showed to the vet was from The Honest Kitchen...I think it was The Force stuff. It's the closest I could come to organic food that might be acceptable for his condition. However, it contained a high percentage of some vegetable, I forget which right now, that was not good for the stones, but all the other ingredients might work. I would have supplemented him with the pills as a safety precaution. For now, I have to stay with the Hills stuff and I do not like the corn or the other ingredients in there. I don't know how they call it food! |
This is the info i found on line... it says: (taken from Wikipedia)
There is no recommended diet to dissolve calcium oxalate stones.
For prevention a diet low in protein and oxalates and high in magnesium, phosphorus, and calcium is recommended. Increased dietary magnesium and phosphorus decreases the amount of calcium in the urine, and increased dietary calcium reduces absorption of oxalates from the intestines.[6]
Potassium citrate has been recommended as a preventative for calcium oxalate stone formation because it forms a soluble complex with oxalates and promotes the formation of alkaline urine.
so after reading that info,I am assuming a diet that is:
low in protein and oxalates
high in magnesium
high in phosphorus
high in calcium
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low in fat (to help control and lose weight)
I am just trying to understand why the vet gave us this hill W/D food that is exactly the opposite of the info i found on line? B/C PER THE INFO WE FOUND ON WIKIPEDIA... IS SAYS "HIGH" MAGNESIUM AND "HIGH" PHOSPHORUS -and these ingredients are lower in the the food she prescribed. I do think she was allergic to "corn" so that is why i am skeptical.
this is what the hills pres diet w/d with Chicken Canine it used for:
For Weight Control and the Nutritional Management of Fiber Responsive Diseases, Excess weight, diabetes and digestive troubles can cause problems for your dog. Feeding the right food can help your pet live a healthier lifestyle. Prescription Diet® w/d® with Chicken Canine dog food, with its fiber rich formula, may be useful as a nutritional aid for dogs with fiber responsive diseases such as diabetes mellitus, colitis, diarrhea, constipation, and to help manage overweight dogs, including those with struvite urolithiasis. The nutritional formulation of Prescription Diet® w/d® may also be useful for pets with a variety of conditions
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COLOR="Yellow"]Product Characteristics for Hills pres diet-W/D:
Carnitine:High
Magnesium :Reduced
Calories:Low
Phosphorus:Reduced
Fat:Low
Sodium:Low
Fiber:Increased [/COLOR]