UTI Kibble

ARe there crystals?  Is the urine too high ph?  What causes the UTIs? 

I think you've tried cranberry pills right?  Dr. D has me fiddling with food to adjust for UTIs -- they can be seasonal with my bunch ... and Billy **always** has to alkaline ph ... so I'm always adjusting for that.

 Personally, I've chosen the nutritionist route.

I'm wondering why he suggested K/D. Is she having kidney issues? Has she had a culture and sensitivity done?

KD is a terrible food!  Look at the ingredients: there's hardly ANY meat in there.  Blech!

KD was recommended to me when my Rottweiler was having liver/kidney issues (vet said "his liver is failing" and gave me KD).  I never opened the bag, but continued to feed his raw diet.  The values improved without the KD and I returned the bag.

What are you currently feeding?

When I moved to FL - one of my cats almost died. She went into kidney failure. So at the advice of my vet, we switched her to KD, and now 8 years later (at 15) she's still with us. We did not feed it to her long term, but it DID work for her, and I have that food to thank for her life. I would use it to get her healthy and on the right track - then look at different nutritional consults when finances allow.

The rx diets are good for what they do. You can try all the different high quality foods you want - but when it comes down to your pets comfort, sometimes you have to go that route. I'm glad raw worked for your dog - but it does not for all, and is not feasible for all to do.

 I agree. If I was in a pinch, and couldn't do a consult right away, I'd feed the RX kibble. In face, when Jewel was diagnosed with crystals, she ate canned C/D for two weeks til Sabine could get to us.

I, too, am curious as to why they suggested KD...I'd think CD/UD/SO...would be a more likely suggestion, depending on what sort of urinary issue it was

Rott-n-GSDs

What are you currently feeding?

Acana Praire Harvest..... until Saturday. I went to the holistic store to pick up more kibble and was looking at alternate options. I explained Layla's health concerns to the girl who always helps me and she recommended removing kibble from their diet completely, even though I soak and float it giving Layla most of the "gravy." (Abbie drinks a lot, so it's not an issue.) She suggested giving them canned in coordination with the home cooking I do. On her recommendation I purchased a couple of cans of Mulligans Stew, which is supposed to be a food that helps to "clean up their systems." I also got a couple of cans of Evo. I also got some powder probiotics to help re-introduce good bacteria into Layla's system due to the anti biotics. I've always given plain, fat free yogurt and she said I could still give it. She also gave me several frozen raw "patties" to give with the home cooking.

I'm just wondering if eliminating the dry from their diet is a good idea?? I feel like I feed them well, but I worry about their diet being balanced. For example, I made crock pot chicken over the weekend, like I've been doing in conjunction w/the kibble. I used bone in chicken thighs w/legs attached, bone in, half a bag of frozen mixed veggies and brown rice, cooking til the bones were soft. Sometimes I'll do chicken livers in olive oil on the stove top and add a little rice, it's their favorite and they always get veggies.... sweet potato (instead of rice), broccoli, green beans, carrots, asparagus, cauliflower, etc. Whatever is on sale at the time.

I guess it seems weird not to be giving them kibble.... any thoughts????

Willow very, very rarely gets kibble.  Is there a canned version of the dry you are giving? 

I vote for canned also.

The only dry kibble I had luck with irt uti's was PetGuard Lifespan. It does have rice and oatmeal in it, but my overly sensitive bichons had no problems with it.

Canned sounds like a good idea to me. 

willowchow

Is there a canned version of the dry you are giving?

Not that I'm aware of......

One thing I have to say is that I'm not thrilled with the color of the dark meat canned food (buffalo, venison, beef).... it stains their faces so bad and stinks terribly...... I have to wash their faces twice each after they eat and still can't get the color or smell completely off.... sheesh.....

I know this is going to sound weird but do they eat out of a bowl or a flatter dish like a plate?  Willow makes SUCH a mess when she eats from a bowl.  I don't know it's all over her face and in her mane sometimes.  It's much better, not perfect with a plate.  Maybe it would work for your girls?

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