how to help prevent bladder stones in my dog?

Question

my 12 year old corgi mix was recently diagnosed with bladder stones and had to undergo surgery to remove it. i saw the stone post-op, and it was large, oval, rust-colored (perhaps from the blood), and covered in crystals. it was causing incontinence and bloody urination in my dog. the vet told me that tests showed it was caused by meat protein, which is why the s/d food he gave me to try to dissolve the stone without surgery wasn't working. so my dog is now on a high-quality vegetarian kibble. i'd like to know what else i can give him to help with his condition and to prevent future stones. any supplements or natural remedies out there that you've tried?

Answer 1

Depending on what the stone was composed if depends on what the dog can and can not eat.
The stones are either struvite stones from the urin ph being to high or clacium oxylate stones from the ph being to low.
What you feed can affect the ph of the urine and cause stones to form.
It is VERY important to the health of you pet not to feed anything else other thean the prescription diet as it may cause more stones to form again. You need to be very careful with animals that form stones so it does not happen again.

Answer 2

Our beloved Boomer dog also had bladder stones that required surgery, and afterwards we only fed him the S/D food to prevent more stones.
I even smashed the special food up and added water and then shaped into cookie-shapes and baked them - which was super gross smelling while baking, but we loved our doggie - so that he could still have healthy treats.

But another thing that we did to help prevent bladder stones was pour Tomato Juice over his food a couple times per week, as the acid in that helped prevent the formation of stones, and he really liked tomato juice!

Sadly, our Boomer died 3 years ago, but due to lymph-cancer.
And we still miss him.

Hope the tomato juice hint helps !

Answer 3

i dont know that so much in detail but if your dog doent have a bladder stone make it drink plenty of water so that impurities that form the stone dissolve.



hope it works