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sadiesamie · 04-02-2008, 07:50 PM

what type of crystals? Calcium Oxalate or Struvite? My Samie was producing calcium oxalate crystals and we used Potassium citrate granules on her food once a day. It came with a little scoop and i used 3/4 of that scoop. she is 6.5 lbs. i bought it from the vet 1 time- it was way over priced through them though. I ended up getting it from Entirely Pets. it was the cheapest out of all the online pet meds. BUt please talk to your vet first about this and find out what type of crystals. Also it is a super great idea to start asking for a copy of all labs and urinalysis tests done and put them in a 3 ring binder. (very... important)

ALso- i do have to ask- check with your vet and ask them if they test the urine "in house" OR do they send it out to the lab. If they send it out the urine sits around and it will form crystals. Ever since we started seeing a specialist for our girls... Samie is NO LONGER producing crystals. No longer on the potassium citrate granules either. They test the urine immediately and they took it cystosis method. (not free catch)

I cannot even begin to tell you how relieved i was that she is no longer producing crystals... and to tell you the truth- maybe she never was bc the urine was sent out to the labs and never done in house. Also note what the ph of the urine is. you can buy test strips at the Vitamin Shoppe. YOu would have to search for a store near you. They are not cheap- 20.00 for a roll. But at least you can test the ph and know if it is going up or down.

Also- a big thing I have learned from YTer's is MOISTURE. In addition to testing the urine in house - I measure out the girls food in tupperware bowls. I rotate 2 of them. I cover the food with water and refrig over night. I pop it in the micro for 20 seconds to remove the chill. I swear by wetting the food and them getting moisture that way REALLY helped with the crystals. BIG TIME!

Hope this helps. A lot of people will help you in any way they can. Also in the mean time search for other posts. you will find a lot of answers to a lot of your questions. I remember spending hours on end researching different posts and I was so overwhelmed by the info on here.

Good luck and keep us posted. :-)

04-02-2008, 07:50 PM	#11
sadiesamie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 604	what type of crystals? Calcium Oxalate or Struvite? My Samie was producing calcium oxalate crystals and we used Potassium citrate granules on her food once a day. It came with a little scoop and i used 3/4 of that scoop. she is 6.5 lbs. i bought it from the vet 1 time- it was way over priced through them though. I ended up getting it from Entirely Pets. it was the cheapest out of all the online pet meds. BUt please talk to your vet first about this and find out what type of crystals. Also it is a super great idea to start asking for a copy of all labs and urinalysis tests done and put them in a 3 ring binder. (very... important) ALso- i do have to ask- check with your vet and ask them if they test the urine "in house" OR do they send it out to the lab. If they send it out the urine sits around and it will form crystals. Ever since we started seeing a specialist for our girls... Samie is NO LONGER producing crystals. No longer on the potassium citrate granules either. They test the urine immediately and they took it cystosis method. (not free catch) I cannot even begin to tell you how relieved i was that she is no longer producing crystals... and to tell you the truth- maybe she never was bc the urine was sent out to the labs and never done in house. Also note what the ph of the urine is. you can buy test strips at the Vitamin Shoppe. YOu would have to search for a store near you. They are not cheap- 20.00 for a roll. But at least you can test the ph and know if it is going up or down. Also- a big thing I have learned from YTer's is MOISTURE. In addition to testing the urine in house - I measure out the girls food in tupperware bowls. I rotate 2 of them. I cover the food with water and refrig over night. I pop it in the micro for 20 seconds to remove the chill. I swear by wetting the food and them getting moisture that way REALLY helped with the crystals. BIG TIME! Hope this helps. A lot of people will help you in any way they can. Also in the mean time search for other posts. you will find a lot of answers to a lot of your questions. I remember spending hours on end researching different posts and I was so overwhelmed by the info on here. Good luck and keep us posted. :-) Last edited by sadiesamie; 04-02-2008 at 07:52 PM.