making my pet food for bladder stones

Question
QUESTION: I need a good receipe for food that will help with bladder or kidney stones in my schnauser.  We just had one removed and the vet wants us to use science diet cd we cant afford it.  do you have a receipe?

ANSWER: Hi - bladder stones in canine ;  recipes for oxalate or struvites;
Please let me know what kind of stone it was????  Then, I can send a recipe.

thanks

Marie Peppers LPN MA

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QUESTION: Maggie stone has 90 % struvites small amount of oxalates.  Thank you so much for taking the time to reply.  The vet said the struvites are the main concern.

Tressa Wauford

Answer
Struvites in canine ; dog food recipes for struvites:

Hi - Yes - here is a recipe for your Maggie.... Good luck ladies!

*** for dogs with struvite stones....( by the Way): If the UTI is under control the struvite crystals may be under control, too.


Beef and Rice Diet

1/4 pound very lean beef (raw weight), ~~cook Please
2 eggs,  hard-boiled
2 cups brown rice, long-grain, cooked
1/2 ounce brewer's yeast
4 bonemeal tablets (10-grain or equivalent)-  buy at health food store....
1/4 cup of green beans ( canned ) - optional
1/4 teaspoon salt substitute (potassium chloride)
1 multiple vitamin-mineral ( OR 1 NuVET Waffer ) see below:
(MOST OF MY CLIENTS USE THE POWDER OR WAFER FORM OF NUVET FOR THE VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT)

This is enough for 2 meals ----( for 1 day of food) *** for a dog under 20 lbs***



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Tuna and Rice Diet

8  ounces tuna, canned in water, without added salt
1-2 eggs,- hard-boiled
2 cups brown rice, long-grain, cooked
2 teaspoons vegetable (canola) oil
1/2 ounce brewer's yeast
4 bonemeal tables (10-grain or equivalent)
1/4 teaspoon salt substitute (potassium chloride)
1 multiple vitamin-mineral table
OR/ NuVET 1/2 Wafer or 1 wafer ....
( MOST OF MY CLIENTS USE NUVET   -  http://www.nuvet.com/81098





TREATS -  Try this Tuna Cake recipe

********** NUVET supplements info at the bottom ********

Tuna cakes :

Tuna Cake -

Try This Fish Recipes for Low-Protein Dog Food Ideas

One of the simplest recipes for low-protein dog food feasts includes
Tuna Cake - perfect for those dogs that are afflicted with a kidney
disease.
This might not offer an appetizing aroma, but our dogs will be
delighted with treats like these, which often take less than ten
minutes to organize.
Begin by mashing up two cans of tuna in a large bowl; add in three
cups of flour and 2 eggs.
Take equal portions of the mixture and mould into small cakes. Now
bake at a low temperature.
It's that simply and your dog will be drooling over it for days to
come.
Various other recipes for low-protein dog food similar to this can be
prepared using other varieties of fish.


Anyway - thought some of you may want to make it : I am sure you can
use wheat flour rather than white...

This is not a Wheat Free recipe...

From Marie Peppers LPN Ma

Ask the Pet Nurse...

mtnmom@gci.net



NuVET Plus supplements : Great for your little one:

Use each day 1 wafer per day / Balances out the HOME-Cooking recipes.....
Please tell them Marie Peppers sent you from All Experts:

39.00 for the 60 count bottle of Wafer treats
55.00 for the 90 count bottle of Wafer treats
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BEST wishes ---- HAVE fun being a PET Chef!