[Laurie B]

That’s where it started. All I know is that I contacted them about their sourcing for their kibble, and I was given an answer regarding their ingredients being of the highest quality. A non-answer, IMHO. I know they have to be careful how they say things, but I’m responsible for my dogs’ well-being.

[Laurie B]

I’ve contacted Nutrisca, because stores in my area aren’t carrying it anymore, due to sourcing in China. They won’t confirm or deny, and have given me a non-answer. I personally won’t go near their food again. Which is a shame, because my dogs did well on it.

[Laurie B]

I’m just glad there are several options! We all have to do what’s right for our own dogs. My vet did recommend the Royal Canin, but said the holistic was worth a shot for me, and I agreed to try the food if it didn’t work. Nate, good luck!

[Laurie B]

I used all supplements to get rid of my girl’s struvites. So saying that supplements are preventative, and not curative, is incorrect. I’m not a vet, and what I did may not work for all dogs. I used a high protein food (and yes, it was kibble!) along with D Mannose (a highly concentrated cranberry) and 500 mg of vitamin C with every meal. Lots of distilled water available. I tested her pH once a week, and when we got it down to 6 and held for a couple of weeks, retested. Crystals were gone. First, what the vet recommends to feed makes them drink/urinate more, which flushes the crystals out. I’ve never heard that the C/D food actually dissolves them. Might be true, but in my research, I never heard it. It’s also made of crap ingredients, which I’d never feed my dogs. Acidifying actually does dissolve them. She’s been crystal free since then, and every couple of months, I supplement her for about a week again. Just my two cents.

[Laurie B]

My vet also made the recommendation of Royal Canin SO, but after looking at the ingredients, there was no way I was going to feed that! So I switched to a kibble with a higher protein, gave a vitamin C supplement, and D-Mannose. My dog’s urine pH went down to normal levels within a week. The kind of levels where the crystals won’t form (about 5.5.) a friend switched her dog to raw for the same reason, high pH and struvites. Crystals gone, pH normal, within two weeks. Neither case had a UTI present.

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