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Originally Posted by mimimomo  Kathy, you are a godsend! You have answered my dilemma right there, both Princess & Turbo had a urinalysis the other day & their pH was 8. I couldn't figure out what was causing their pH to be so high, now it all makes sense. I'm feeding them Canine Caviar grain free duck which has chickpeas. Momo had his recheck today, so I'll find out tomorrow if the struvite crystals are gone or not. Picked up a bag of Hill's C/D kibble & a case of the canned version, they'll all be on this prescription food to lower their pH back to normal.
Sorry OP for hijacking your thread, did the vet offer prescription food? Momo has been on Hill's C/D to help w/struvite crystals (I get his recheck test tomorrow, keeping fingers crossed!) & my other 2 has to eat it to lower their pH. It's only temporary, for 4-6 weeks, then they need to go back for a recheck. Hope you'll find a siutable diet for your little one! |
Sorry I meant to say that these are alkaline (not acidifying) producing foods - that's why the pH can go higher. My dog daisy the vegan runs a higher urine pH. Similarly my dog teddy ran high pH on a grain based diet and that returned to normal when his food was modified to grain free. My other dog has eaten rice his entire life practically and normal pH. So maybe there's something to it in some dogs.