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jimmy85 · 06-04-2012, 06:34 AM

I have a 5 year old female yorkie with a history of complicated UTI and struvite bladder stone removal 2 years ago.

Her original food was Nutro lamb and rice and then after the original 2 UTI's the vet switched us to a RX Science diet for dogs with UTI problems. The Science diet created Oxalate crystals in the urine so we settled on the Royal Canin SO. She has been on this food x 2 yrs and has only had 2 UTI's in 2 years. We also added 1/4 tablet of craninidine supplement 2 years ago.

Now the issue has become seasonal scratchiness that we treat with 6.25mg of benadryl by mouth twice per day and we also give her some fish oil on her breakfast. Most of the year this keeps her in check but when it flares up she can't sleep she's scratching so much.

We keep her in a puppy cut and are dilligent in bathing and wiping her paws after she goes outside.

Has anyone else had similar issues or solutions suggested by the vet ? I know the primary ingredients in RC SO food is Brewer's rice and corn and those are triggers for allergic reactions and inflammation.

06-04-2012, 06:34 AM	#1
jimmy85 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Pooler, GA , USA Posts: 43	Yorkie with H/O complicated UTI + skin allergies I have a 5 year old female yorkie with a history of complicated UTI and struvite bladder stone removal 2 years ago. Her original food was Nutro lamb and rice and then after the original 2 UTI's the vet switched us to a RX Science diet for dogs with UTI problems. The Science diet created Oxalate crystals in the urine so we settled on the Royal Canin SO. She has been on this food x 2 yrs and has only had 2 UTI's in 2 years. We also added 1/4 tablet of craninidine supplement 2 years ago. Now the issue has become seasonal scratchiness that we treat with 6.25mg of benadryl by mouth twice per day and we also give her some fish oil on her breakfast. Most of the year this keeps her in check but when it flares up she can't sleep she's scratching so much. We keep her in a puppy cut and are dilligent in bathing and wiping her paws after she goes outside. Has anyone else had similar issues or solutions suggested by the vet ? I know the primary ingredients in RC SO food is Brewer's rice and corn and those are triggers for allergic reactions and inflammation.