Hello, I am new to this forum, and I am very desperate. I have a 1.5 yr old Yorkie named Henry who has had medical problems since he was about 6 months old. To cut the story short, Henry has normal liver enzyme levels (normal blood work in general) only slightly elevated Bile Acids, but his urine Ph is all over the place. One month I am treating him for urate crystals because his urine is basic and this month he has many many struvite crystals and his urine is acidic (he also has a
[COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]bacterial [COLOR=green ! important]infection[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] noted by cocci in the urine). Also, Henry's urine is always more concentrated than it should be, and he gets bladder
[COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]infections[/COLOR][/COLOR] frequently. I just finished one round of
[COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]antibiotics[/COLOR][/COLOR] for the Struvite crystals, and at the re-check we found he was actually worse. Henry is now eating S/D
[COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]prescription[/COLOR][/COLOR] food and has started up another round of antibiotics. He absolutely hates this food though and feeding him this for three weeks will be a nightmare. I should also mention that Henry had a
[COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]liver[/COLOR][/COLOR] biopsy about 6 months ago that left the vets stumped. He does not have MVD, and does not appear to have a liver shunt. However, his liver looks like the liver of a very old dog. I am feeding Henry Denamarin pills every other day, but I just don't understand what is going on now with the urine crystals,
[COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]bladder [COLOR=green ! important]infections[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR], normal liver enzymes, but slightly elevated bile acids...ANY THOUGHTS? I am desperate and broke. I feel as though there may be a lower protein food that could also help break up crystals? I appreciate any advice.