I live in Bangkok and my 4yr.old male cocker required emergency surgey to remove stones from his bladder. After the surgery the vet informed us he will have to eat Hill's c/d food for the rest of his life. Hill's is difficult to find here and the cost is outrageous. Any help or suggestions locating a recipe will be appreciated.
2007-10-10 07:59:12 · 5 answers · asked by Diane T 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yahoo has a K-9Kidney Diet group. I found it extremely helpful when I was dealing with a dog who had bladder stones. One thing you will need to know is what type of stones they are. The dog I dealt with formed calcium oxylate stones... his owners have been VERY successful with a homemade diet (many dogs have issues with Hill's c/d or Hill's k/d and they are not necessarily the best diet for a dog with stones).
Please feel free to email me if you need more information.
2007-10-10 08:09:50 · answer #1 · answered by animal_artwork 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As one of the other posters suggested the K9KidneyDiet
on yahoogroups.com (put in @ rather than on) is an excellent list to join for help. There's a diet called the Fuzzer diet for dogs with a history of forming calcium oxalate stones which you can make at home. Good luck.
2007-10-11 17:32:15 · answer #2 · answered by Little Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither one of my kitties liked the Wellness foods and I agree that Science Diet has too much crap to feed to my little babies. We now feed them Dry Natural Balance Duck and Pea Limited ingredients and the canned ones a couple times a week that I buy from PetCo. They like it just fine. I also put some water in the younger ones food to slow him down as he gobbles his food too fast. We have a fountain for their water and it filters it. They both love it and drink more from it. The foods that contain cranberries are also good for uninary tract health. I do hope you find the right food for your kitty, and I am proud of you for standing your ground with your vet. Like M.D.'s, they only know what the rep tells them about the drug or product.
2016-03-19 09:19:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't help, but I'll give you a link to a forum full of people who may be able to. They are mostly made up of dog rescuers so must have been through this themselves.
http://www.dogpages.org.uk/forums/index.php
2007-10-10 08:03:26 · answer #4 · answered by solaflare09 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to feed him food made out of vegtables. No meat protein. He will get protein from the vegtables, and will be fine. If you have to cook vegtables for him, just like you would eat. If at first they don't want it, they will.
2007-10-10 08:08:51 · answer #5 · answered by LIPPIE 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋