DIET FOR CANAINE CALCIUMOXILATE

Question
MY DOG HAD CALCIUM OXILATE STONE SURGERY.DR.WANTS ME TO USE  HILLS PRESCRIP. UD CANNED FOOD. NO TREATS.NO DRY.JUST  THAT ONLY. I AN FAMILIER WITH RAW FOOD .I ALSO USECOMMERCIAL DIET CHICKEN SOUP FOR DOG LOVERS SOUL.I JUST ADOPTED THIS PAPPILLION MALE DOG 2 MONTHS AGO.MAYBE THE PREVIOUS OWNER FEED HIM THINGS THAT CAUSED THESE STONES.WHAT CAN I DO TO PREVENT MORE STONES.I WILL PREPARE A SPECIAL DIET OR ANYTHING LIKE MAKE HOLISTIC FOOD AT HOME.BUT THE OPTION OF HILLS PRESCRIPTION DIET IS THE ONLY OPTION I WAS TOLD ABOUT. JUST DOESNT SEEM RIGHT TO ME....
PLEASE GIVE ME SOME REAL OPTIONS.   THANK YOU,FONDA

Answer
Hi Fonda - Well, I thought I had answered this one but I guess I somehow didn't send it. Please in future I'd ask that you not write in all caps - makes it hard to read. Thank you!

Now, if you want some porfessioanl help, I would be glad to develop diets for your dog and his condition. Please refer to my Services page at www.thepossiblecanine.com.  I don't advise the use of generic diets from the Internet, or using books from long before the NRC Guidelines.  I do a lot of work with oxalate diets, and we can offer you much better food than Hills, balanced for optimal nutrition AND urolith control. Please contact me at catlane@thepossiblecanine.com if you are interested. Otehrwise, I'm sad to say, the Hill's is probably your best bet, ont for nutrition, but certainly for control of the stones.

All the best, Catherine