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Originally Posted by RileyDC  Cool! Riley's bloodwork also came back perfect on Acana, in September, but I don't think they can tell if there are crystals in their urine through blood.... I could totally be wrong though.... Can they? If so then he's good to go.... I don't think he has ever had a urinalysis done..... ?? I know I have never collected it.  LOL!!! |
You could call and ask? Some might only recommend them if you think there might be a problem. I think it was only $42 at my vet, and they knew the results in just a couple minutes.
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Originally Posted by Britster Oh, right... lol. Yeah never did a urinalysis either then.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but do crystals come from lack of drinking water sometimes? I wonder if an all-canned food diet would help add moisture to their diet. |
I don't know, honestly I have not had the time to research all this yet. I totally wasn't expecting it, and have never read anything about this before because I figured my boys wouldn't get them. They drink quite a bit of water, and they always have something wet with their kibble (whether it's grandma lucy's or weruva) which I thought was suppost to be better for their little bodies.
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Originally Posted by Ellie May Aww, don't be guilty. You were doing what you thought was best. Rex diets can help correct the problem, but that doesn't mean diet caused the problem (could have..depending, but maybe it didn't). I don't think you said what type of crystals were present, but if they are story items, there I almost certainly a uti that went undetected.
I would just have he vet pick food for the up with bladder issues from now on. |
Thank you! I believe they are Struvite crystals.....although I still don't know what that really means. We did test Calvin too, and he has them as well, so do you think it would be diet since they both have them? They drink filtered water, so that wouldn't cause any of this, would it? They will both be on the RX food as soon as it comes in. I had them order some of the canned as well, but it sounds like they can still have their usual treats and bullies.