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October 9, 2018 at 7:50 pm in reply to: Bladder Stones and Diet #123340 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility
Tanya K
MemberThank you. I will!
October 9, 2018 at 5:34 pm in reply to: Bladder Stones and Diet #123335 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityTanya K
MemberAnon 101,
Right, because sheās getting sick, too. It really stinks. I feel like itās a no win situation but I definitely donāt want her to get the stones again. I have an appointment with my puppers regular vet next week and I will address all of this with him and see where I go from there. Thank you, again, for your time.
Tanya
October 9, 2018 at 4:24 pm in reply to: Bladder Stones and Diet #123332 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityTanya K
MemberAnon101,
I asked my vet if it was okay to feed my other dog the prescription food as well. He said it was fine if she ate it as well as her full time diet. I can see I will be asking lots of questions to him next week.
Thank you for the link. Iām going to read it now.
Tanya
October 9, 2018 at 1:33 pm in reply to: Bladder Stones and Diet #123327 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityTanya K
MemberAnon101,
No, I understand what youāre saying. The homeopathic way can get a little intense ā it may be too complex for me, too. lol My other dog is also on the food and sheās vomiting a lot as well. So, Iām pretty convinced itās the food. Iām more than likely going to have a very long appointment talking about different options. I mean for the struvite stones, they are usually no problem but the oxalate stones are an entire other issue so the vet is like, ātoo low, you may increase the odds of this oneā too high āand you may increase the odds of the other.ā So my whole issue is if he canāt balance it what do I do? And how does this food not affect my other dog? Thatās weird, too.
Tanya
October 9, 2018 at 1:27 pm in reply to: Bladder Stones and Diet #123326 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityTanya K
MemberLori H,
Wow. First of all, Iām sorry Buddy went through all that and worse. I am glad for you though, that he is now thriving! The diet you have him on though sounds super expensive and I donāt know if Iād be able to swing that or all the supplements.
I may try to get a nutritionist so I can make her meals for her.
I do understand the ignorance of vets and dog food. They have been fed the same spew from the cog that is the dog food industry. I did a lot of research about dog food myself and know all the little tricks the manufacturers do to sell their crap.
I actually ended up in a debate with my vet over Purina. Apparently they make urinary prescription food as well. I was like, āMy dogs are on Earthborn. They have never had a recall.ā
He said, āThey will.ā
I said, āMaybe, but for the last eight years they havenāt.ā
He paused. Thought about it and said, āThey will.ā
lol And itās true they may inevitably have a recall, but purina is absolute garbage.
I mean, I donāt want her to get the stones again. Clearly. I love her. I want her around for as long as possible. Sheās 10, and she had that bladder stone emergency ā I had to bring her to an ER vet nearly two hours away from me. They had to wake the surgeon up. It cost $1,000 just for the emergency surgeon. The entire thing ended up costing $4,900 by the end of it. I am thankful that I was able to swing that and I really donāt want her to have to go through it again. It has nothing to do with the money, but yeah, that doesnāt help either.
I appreciate all your advice and they time you took in responding to me, Lori.
Thank you,
Tanya
October 9, 2018 at 1:17 pm in reply to: Bladder Stones and Diet #123324 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityTanya K
MemberAnon101,
I have always done what a vet has asked me to do concerning my puppers. But if the risk to my dog is the same either way, why not feed her the original diet she was on? I have to get x-rays every so often anyway. I donāt know. Iām torn. I may end up doing the nutritionist route because I really hate the idea of her not being on a type of diet thatās not good for her, either.
Thank you for your response.
Tanya
October 9, 2018 at 1:15 pm in reply to: Bladder Stones and Diet #123323 Report Abuse Edit Post VisibilityTanya K
MemberSusan,
She was initially prescribed Hills Diet c/d dry food. Now she is on Royal Canin s/o dry food. With each she threw up. Not constantly but a lot. The wet food is very expensive and Iām not entirely sure I could manage with that. Right now she is on the small breed formula because the other option would cause her weight gain and as I told the vet that food will go straight to her hips! lol
She never had stones before at all; though I do know shih tzus and poodles are prone to them. My other pup is shih/tzu maltese and they are prone to them, too. Grr! I did mix her food and do it the right way to transition her over so I know thatās not whatās causing the vomiting.
I appreciate all the links and I will read them. Thank you!
Tanya
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