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Originally Posted by maggiecc  Winnie's pH level in her urinalysis was 7. The vet's assistant said there was struvite crystals in her urine and that she needed to be put on a specail prescribed diet by Hills.
I refused to buy the food until they could tell me more but the vet's assistant said it could be from a number of things. I wanted to talk to the vet but I was refused. I am going to switch vets, especially after charging me $82 and then I don't even know why she has them or not aloud to speak to the vet!
Anyways, I have changed Winnie to eating just Taste of the Wild High Prairie, soaking it in water, and also 3 treats a day instead of 10 with plenty of water to drink.
When i go to a different vet to get an update in 3 months, I hope that they crystals are gone.
In the mean time, do you know what the normal pH level should be?
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This is outrageous and I am glad you are switching vets. You should be able to speak to the vet to have all of your questions answered! How ARROGANT!! There is no excuse for this, and it is not professionally responsible for a vet to decline to answer your questions regarding a treatment plan. I am dealing with a specialist with one of my dogs who has time to email me from a blackberry on a weekend to answer my questions so some corner joker certainly could answer your questions. Shame on that vet and his staff that is no better. Move on, do not look back, run from this office!
NOW ON TO YOUR DOG -- I am not a vet but I really want to caution you with your plan.
You need to take Winnie to a new vet now, or buy the diet. The plan you are feeding her will not dissolve the crystals. You need to dissolve the struvite crystals or she will have stones. Stones will get bigger and need to be surgically removed. You will end up paying for cultures, ultrasounds, surgery and the dog will suffer.
I have given you my vet nutritionist's name via PM. You can go that route and contact her and she will put the dog on a nutrition plan to dissolve the crystals. But, either way, you are still going to need to have a regular veterinarian involved in order to do urine tests and whatever else Winnie needs. The diet you are doing will not dissolve the crystals. Please heed this warning.
Get Winnie's records from this vet so you have a copy.
I'm sorry you are going through this - count your blessings you found out about this as fast as you did.