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November 17, 2015 at 5:57 pm in reply to: Diet For Dog With Cancer And Bladder Stones #80453 Report AbuseJo DParticipant
Thanks everyone for all of the great info! I will certainly check out all of the links you all have shared. I will also check out the ingredients in S/O now. That just sounds awful!!
November 16, 2015 at 5:54 pm in reply to: Diet For Dog With Cancer And Bladder Stones #80410 Report AbuseJo DParticipantI’m getting him to drink more water, and have also ordered a self-watering/purifying system for him too, since he seems to like to drink water more if it’s coming out of a faucet.
To clarify: He had surgery for stones in 2012, but it was discovered last month that he has stones again. Also, his cancer is not in remission. He was diagnosed with cancer last month as well, and we have opted not to do any traditional treatments on him, such as surgery, radiation, etc. That’s why I was looking for a good diet that would help boost his immune system to fight against the cancer, yet not upset his bladder stones.
November 16, 2015 at 4:19 pm in reply to: Diet For Dog With Cancer And Bladder Stones #80402 Report AbuseJo DParticipantI first need to clarify, that he actually was diagnosed with calcium oxalate stones, and NOT struvite stones. But yes, he has been on the Royal Canin SO ever since his surgery in 2012. I have started him on the canned SO, to go along with some of the dry SO for now, until I can figure out what to do. If he had the stones, and not the cancer, or if he had cancer and not the stones, this wouldn’t be such a difficult issue to handle. The problem is, I can feed him a great diet for the cancer, but end up making his bladder stones worse. The oncologist did not refer me to a nutritionist. Actually, none of the vets I’ve seen for Bandit have said anything about a nutritionist.
November 16, 2015 at 4:14 pm in reply to: Diet For Dog With Cancer And Bladder Stones #80401 Report AbuseJo DParticipantI’m going to see if there are any vets in my area who specialize in diets specific for certain conditions (holistic, whatever), to see if they can help. I talked to my vet again today, and she really couldn’t offer me any good info.
November 15, 2015 at 5:39 pm in reply to: Diet For Dog With Cancer And Bladder Stones #80351 Report AbuseJo DParticipantHi Susan,
He had surgery in 2012 (just after we adopted him) to have the bladder stones removed, but we just discovered last month that he has them again. Not as bad as in 2012, but they are definitely back. Can the stones even be dissolved? I’m going crazy trying to figure out a diet for him since he has cancer AND stones! ugh!! -
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