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London01 · 07-03-2009, 03:11 PM

Hi YTers,

London's urinalysis showed struvite crystals and glucose.

We are going in for a sterile urinalysis and blood work tomorrow morning.

Reading old threads dating back to 2007 to learn more about struvite causes, treatment, and prevention, it is disheartening to see that a special Royal Canin or Hills diet may be necessary. I would not normally feed her those brands because of the poor nutritional value and low-quality ingredients.

If it stops the stones though, maybe it is the lesser of two evils.

Anyway, the question is, if you have had issues with struvite stones/crystals, what was your treatment course, and what treatment and prevention (including diet) worked for your dog?

I know the vet is going to recommend something but I'd rather go with what works best for other yorkies.

The glucose in urine is higly abnormal, the vet says, and possibly an indication of diabetes. I'm a little overwhelmed with just the struvites right now, so trying to learn about struvites and glucose/diabetes separately right now, and then figure our how to deal with the combination of them later (soon, but just cannot handle it all today!).

Thanks for letting me share. Yorkie Talk rocks.

07-03-2009, 03:11 PM	#1
London01 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 393	Urinalysis: Struvites and Glucose Hi YTers, London's urinalysis showed struvite crystals and glucose. We are going in for a sterile urinalysis and blood work tomorrow morning. Reading old threads dating back to 2007 to learn more about struvite causes, treatment, and prevention, it is disheartening to see that a special Royal Canin or Hills diet may be necessary. I would not normally feed her those brands because of the poor nutritional value and low-quality ingredients. If it stops the stones though, maybe it is the lesser of two evils. Anyway, the question is, if you have had issues with struvite stones/crystals, what was your treatment course, and what treatment and prevention (including diet) worked for your dog? I know the vet is going to recommend something but I'd rather go with what works best for other yorkies. The glucose in urine is higly abnormal, the vet says, and possibly an indication of diabetes. I'm a little overwhelmed with just the struvites right now, so trying to learn about struvites and glucose/diabetes separately right now, and then figure our how to deal with the combination of them later (soon, but just cannot handle it all today!). Thanks for letting me share. Yorkie Talk rocks.