kidney stones

Question
My 7 year old minischnauzer had surgery about 4 years ago for oxalate (sp) kidney stones.  After surgery was put on Waltham S/O diet.  
Within the past 2 years he has had horrible skin, flaky, smelly, licking himself raw.  After many visits to the vet, we have come to the conclusion that he must be allergic to his food.
So I need help, figuring out what to feed him, that will not cause stones, and will not give him the awful skin allergies that he has been going through.  I have been cooking chicken and rice for the past couple of weeks and he is als on prednisone and clindamycin...he is looking much better, but I am not sure if that is just from the meds.
HELP!!!!!
thank you so much for any advice or help that you can give me.

Answer
Hi Nikki - Yes, sounds like he is allergic to the fillers in the Waltham s/o - here are the ingredients:

( I am sure your kid is Allergic to Rice, Corns, Corn Gluten, And ? Egg powder.  ( CORN is the worst one here) -

RICE, GROUND CORN, CHICKEN FAT, CHICKEN MEAL, CORN GLUTEN MEAL, NATURAL FLAVORS, DRIED EGG
POWDER, SODIUM CHLORIDE, CELLULOSE POWDER, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CHOLINE
CHLORIDE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, TAURINE*, VITAMINS [DL-ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE
(SOURCE OF VITAMIN E), BIOTIN, D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, NIACIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN
B6), VITAMIN A ACETATE, VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN B12
SUPPLEMENT, RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], TRACE MINERALS [ZINC OXIDE, FERROUS SULFATE,
COPPER SULFATE, MANGANOUS OXIDE, SODIUM SELENITE, CALCIUM IODATE], PRESERVED WITH NATURAL MIXED
TOCOPHEROLS, ROSEMARY EXTRACT, AND CITRIC ACID.

This product has some very poor ingredients in it. ... I suggest you make your own dog food daily - Here are some places to get help:
Also, you will need a Good Supplement- NuVET plus is it:

here is the web site for the NuVET:
http://www.apluspetcare.com/untitled4.html

Good List to have for people and pets:
http://www.branwen.com/rowan/oxalate.htm

Next - feeding ( recipes)
This is Excellent - LOOK here
http://macatawa.org/~wilcox_k/custom.html

If you decide to cook your own dog foods, can can freeze them into plastic baggies / individual sized - Just take out what you need each day....Easy to do.

Please get the NuVET Plus - It will be a great supplement to your feeding program.
Also, I would suggest the following from Nature's Sunshine:

SUPER OMEGA 3 EPA SOFTGEL CAPSULES (60)  ( Give just one per day)

http://www.mynsp.com/nuvetpetnurse/products/guide.aspx?stockNum=1515


Also, great to start is Silver shield - Help this boy get his health back!  Great product - I take it myself..
http://www.mynsp.com/nuvetpetnurse/products/guide.aspx?stockNum=4274

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Let me know if you need help figuring the feeding amounts.  I think it will be a little bit of Trial and error for you.

BEST wishes and Thanks for the Question!

Marie Peppers
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