[quote user="mish1000"] I was under the impression that usually when a dog has a UTI they will most likely also have struvite crystals present. ... It just seems as though there are more occurances this summer than ever before. [/quote] Materials in the urine (could be produced by an infection...

[quote user="willowchow"]If you go too low with the Ph of the urine you could end up with another type of stone. [/quote] Personally, I would go ahead and give the cranberry. It will only decrease the urine pH by a very small amount. The point to giving cranberry is to keep bacteria from sticking...

The usual formula for the formation of struvite crystals is: urea in the urine (from the breakdown of proteins) + urease (by-product of bacteria) + other compounds in the urine + high pH (from chemical reactions started by urea + urease) + magnesium ---> struvite crystals (magnesium ammonium phosphate...

ok so i have encountered so many problems with my dog ever since i adopted her 2 years ago. she is now 3 years old. when i first got her i crated trained her and she constantly kept urinating in her crate. i finally took her to the vet and i found out that she had a liver shunt which is a blood vessel...

ok so i have encountered so many problems with my dog ever since i adopted her 2 years ago. she is now 3 years old. when i first got her i crated trained her and she constantly kept urinating in her crate. i finally took her to the vet and i found out that she had a liver shunt which is a blood vessel...