STRUVITE BLADDER STONES canine recipes;

Question
I HAVE A PUG/DASH 6 YR OLD MIX.  LAST MAY WE HAD A 3 CM STRUVITE BLADDER SURGICALLY REMOVED, SHE HAS SINCE BEEN ON CANINE C/D DRY FOOD.  SHE BECAME SYMPTOMATIC AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AGO.  TOOK HER TO THE VET AND SHE HAS 3 NICKLE SIZED STONES.  A C/S CONFORMED STRUVITE CRYSTALS AND WELL AS A STAPH INFECTION THAT WE ARE TREATING WITH ANTIBIOTICS. THE VET WANTS TO TRY AND DISSOLVE THEM WITH CANNED S/D.  MY DOG, WHO IS NOT PICKY WILL NOT EAT IT.  IS THERE A HOME MADE DIET THAT I CAN PREPARE?

Answer
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Please let me know if you use the recipes... I love updates????
Also, let me know if the supplements help, too...
Thanks
Marie Peppers LPN MA
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Hi Robin - Sure - I would love to help you two....
here are the recipes and a supplement:  Works very well with many of my clients...
Most vets will Not support you on home cooking / they don't make any money on it!

*** 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
1 egg, large, hard-boiled
2 cups brown rice, long-grain, cooked
1/2 ounce brewer's yeast
4 bonemeal tablets (10-grain or equivalent)
1/4 teaspoon salt substitute (potassium chloride)
1 multiple vitamin-mineral ( OR 1/2 NuVET Waffer ) see below:
(MOST OF MY CLIENTS USE THE POWDER OR WAFER FORM OF NUVET FOR THE VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT)

Provides 730 kilocalories, 40.7 grams protein, 19.7 grams fat.

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Tuna and Rice Diet

4 ounces runa, canned in water, without added salt
1 egg, large, 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

Provides 760 kilocalories, 47.3 grams protein, 21.1 grams fat.


TREATS - Only give the grain free treats and just a few per day or Try this Tuna Cake recipe

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

Tuna cakes :

Tuna Cake - Simple Recipes For Low-Protein Dog Food

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

My Hotel
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NuVET Plus supplements : Great for your little one:
Use each day 1/2 wafer to 1 wafer per day /
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
http://www.nuvet.com/81098
Use Order code 81098 and ASK HOW you can get the 15% OFF every order.


BEST wishes...
Keep me posted

I hope your kid likes the recipes...They are much better than the Hill's Rx Diet stuff