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Farleys · 11-25-2011, 08:24 PM

Has anyone had any experiences with high urine ph with their dogs? This is about my Labrador , only 8 months old. I know he isnt a yorkie!! But I hate the one labrador forum i found, they are sooo not helpful. So here is the story: I work at the Veterinary Clinic by the way. SO a couple weeks ago, my lab, started peeing blood. One day he was fine, the next day, he was straining to urinate and it was bloody!!!! So i take him in, he has a severe urinary tract infection, and they seen Struvite Crystals( common in utis this bad) ANd high ph. So he takes his 2 week round of antibiotics, and today i brought him into work with me to recheck his urine. Today , the blood is complelty gone, but his ph is HIGHER, and more struvite crystals. Then the dr asks what i am feeding, and i tell her, and she says well that should be fine. I said well could it be diet related? And she says well i would say yes if you were feeding a crazy grain free diet, or something like that i would say maybe, although grain free usually makes their ph lower.........
Okay, so am i crazy or did she just first try to say if i was feeding a grain free that could be the problem....
but then she says although grain fee diets usually make their ph lower.
So then wouldnt it make sense to try him on a grain free diet and see what happens?
I will admit as much as i like her and respect her as a dr she has no knowledge when it comes to nutrition really. I am going to talk to the other dr tomorrow about it to see if it would make sense to try a grain free diet. But I would love to know if any of you have had a dog with NO MORE Infection, still have high ph and struvite crystals, and if it was diet related.

11-25-2011, 08:24 PM	#1
Farleys No Longer a Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 551	High urine ph Has anyone had any experiences with high urine ph with their dogs? This is about my Labrador , only 8 months old. I know he isnt a yorkie!! But I hate the one labrador forum i found, they are sooo not helpful. So here is the story: I work at the Veterinary Clinic by the way. SO a couple weeks ago, my lab, started peeing blood. One day he was fine, the next day, he was straining to urinate and it was bloody!!!! So i take him in, he has a severe urinary tract infection, and they seen Struvite Crystals( common in utis this bad) ANd high ph. So he takes his 2 week round of antibiotics, and today i brought him into work with me to recheck his urine. Today , the blood is complelty gone, but his ph is HIGHER, and more struvite crystals. Then the dr asks what i am feeding, and i tell her, and she says well that should be fine. I said well could it be diet related? And she says well i would say yes if you were feeding a crazy grain free diet, or something like that i would say maybe, although grain free usually makes their ph lower......... Okay, so am i crazy or did she just first try to say if i was feeding a grain free that could be the problem.... but then she says although grain fee diets usually make their ph lower. So then wouldnt it make sense to try him on a grain free diet and see what happens? I will admit as much as i like her and respect her as a dr she has no knowledge when it comes to nutrition really. I am going to talk to the other dr tomorrow about it to see if it would make sense to try a grain free diet. But I would love to know if any of you have had a dog with NO MORE Infection, still have high ph and struvite crystals, and if it was diet related.