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Originally Posted by fadeddenim  Wow this is a lot of information to digest. Thank you for your input. I do have a couple of questions...
You mentioned that your yorkie developed stones and diabetes after eating the Science Diet U/D for a year. Does this mean the Rx food caused the stones and diabetes to form? If so, it sounds like this food does more harm than good. |
Oops, let me clarify, sorry.
Houston was on regular commercial dog food (before we knew anything about foods and how it affected them). Then he started urinating with some blood in it (Yikes!-I still cross my legs on that one.)
A trip to the vet and he was diagnosed with crystals in his urine. We changed him over to Science Diet U/D....nearly a year later (with check ups at 3 months to check for crystals--still present at each check up) he urinated blood again (another yikes and leg crossing).
Took him back in and he had developed full blown bladder stones (calcium oxalate). Unfortunately, calcium oxalate cannot be dissolved with food or medication, so he had to have bladder surgery...also since they were stones that could not be passed,
we actually didn't know the type until
AFTER the surgery (had to go to the lab to check the composition).
The surgery was about $1,400 (at a Banfield Hospital)....the biggest shock was the incision. We were't prepared for how big it was gonna be (I though my wife was gonna faint) on his body (he's about 8 pounds).
With us, it appeared that the years on the "bad" commercial food had already taken their toll and even with the U/D food, it was too little too late for us.
Hopefully, it won't be the case for you guys, but since I always like to be prepared, you might wanna make sure that you start a savings account for a potential surgery just in case. Although, the food change for you little guy may be enough to prevent further escalation.
Three months after the surgery (and still on the U/D) he began acting weird, not going outside to potty, and drinking A LOT more than normal. Since he was always the best potty trained we took him back to the vet. At that point he was diagnosed with diabetes (he wants to be the most expensive dog ever)....so we had to switch him over to the W/D food (but not recommended for the stones--major delima).
Now he gets the W/D....two 2.5 shots of insulin in the morning and evening....and 3 month xrays to check for stone formation. Can we just say he loves attention?
That's our story!