dog uti infections ; redundant skin fold Urinary infections; skin fold surgery on felmale lab;

Question
I have a 10 month old spayed, female labrador. She's had 5 uti infections and currently has one. The vet recommends a corrective surgery. Apparently, her vulva is not very exposed to air, and this is the cause of the infections. What can I do to treat this now and prevent them in the future? I don't want to keep her on antibiotics all the time and I also don't want a product that I have to give her 3 times plus daily to get rid of it. Her diet is good, she drinks a lot of water. I appreciate your help

Answer
UTI female lab ; redundent skin fold surgery on female lab:
Let me know if I can answer any questions about supplements?
I am here if you need me:
Marie Peppers    Ask the Pet Nurse

Redundent skin fold surgery on female Lab; chronic  UTI female lab;

Hi Jo, I understand you vet wants to do a skin fold surgery on the Vulva area.
(redundant skin fold)
That is a possible solution to your problem.  

If you would like, we can try some vitamin/supplements first.

Here is a post about using Cranberry on dogs with Chronic UTIs, and also NuVET supplements can sure help:

see here:  Urinary health/  using Cranberry and Grain free dogs foods or home-cooking:
 
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Alternative-Medicine-Pets-3721/2009/8/diet-homeopathy...

Let me know if you have any questions?

Marie Peppers of ask the Pet Nurse
mtnmom@gci.net