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09-24-2013, 06:29 AM | #31 |
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| Just now reading this thread. I agree with Ellie May and 107Barney....imaging should be done. There is no way you could possibly know that all stones have passed unless this is done. My vet always suggests imaging with voiding issues...and especially when there is blood involved. If your vet is not, I would ask why.
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10-13-2013, 02:35 PM | #32 |
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| Our new Vet is a Holistic Vet, and she said that dry food (kibble) causes calcium oxide stones to form in the kidneys and bladder. She recommended we feed our new puppy Maxwell, canned, raw, or freeze dried raw. Here are the brands she recommended:Nature's Variety, Stella & Chewys, Primal, and Bravo. |
10-13-2013, 02:43 PM | #33 |
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| I don't know why, but the thought of raw just distresses me. I know that is what dogs were originally designed to eat, but I haven't even been able to make myself get a raw bone from the butcher. Canned = pudding poop, and with a dog that goes outside or inside, depending on his mood, that is bad. Dry kibble = tootsie rolls = easy cleanup in this house. I guess if he ever gets stones, I might change my thinking, though.
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10-13-2013, 09:50 PM | #34 | |
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10-14-2013, 02:19 AM | #35 | |
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I have a very dear friend, that one of her Yorkies kept developing bladder infections, and she ended up having surgery, and the Vet said she had the largest stones he'd ever removed from a dog. | |
10-14-2013, 02:22 AM | #36 | |
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None of my girls ever developed stones. So, I am taking my new Vet's word with a grain of salt. | |
10-14-2013, 10:10 PM | #37 | |
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You also need to be very careful w/meat based diets like raw bc if the pH goes too low/ acidic, that can cause calcium oxalate stones. Yorkies are predisposed to have this, along w/struvites. So I think getting a urinalysis during the yearly exam is important (esp of you feed a raw diet), I believe in preventative care/medicine.
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10-14-2013, 10:25 PM | #38 | |
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| OP, how's Daisy doing? Quote:
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