My Shiba Inu Kaia is having crystal's in his urine. Our vet has recommended we switch him to Royal Canin SO. Looking at the ingredients, it's not a type of food that we like to give our dogs. It has way to much fillers in it. Lots of grains and corns and such. We have to becareful with what we give him for food with the protein levels due to a liver shunt that his blood work has shown since he was a pup. Any thoughts on what would be a better food than what has been suggested. Thank you for your time.
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David owned by Kona, Kiko & Kaia
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Diet for Urinary issues
kona63
May 07, 2012 06:58 PM
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PHDrTobin
May 09, 2012 06:37 PM
To avoid crystals, the urine must be not overly concentrated and the pH should be between 5.5 to 6.5. Have a urine analysis done to determine this, and to make sure there is no infection. Keeping the urine dilute will prevent crystal formation and dissolve crystals already formed. So add water to the food, as well as salt to encourage even more water intake. The diet for a dog should be mostly animal origin, but due to the liver shunt, you want to keep the protein level fairly low. Your dog would probably do best with ground meat or chicken, bones included, with added fat to loer the protein level, along with fresh vegetables for nutrients and fiber, along with fish oil and plain yogurt or probiotic.
