| Re: My new puppy has anemia and UTI, Crystals and out of range readings in her urine
hi. my rottie has suffered on and off with recurrent uti's and struvite crystals. this started when she was approximately 12 wks. old and she is now 4. every now and then she starts producing sediment within her urine and her ph gets extremely alkaline at around 8.5 and thats when the crystals start forming in alkaline urine. my vet has me check her urine at home with multistix just to monitor the ph if it gets high i start her on cd prescription diet dog food just to drop the ph of the urine. she also gets cranberry capsules every day just to keep her urine on the acidic side so the bacteria won't adhere to the bladder. also my vet wants her to drink as much water as possible to help flush out any sediment within the bladder because if it stagnates there thats how the bacteria begin to multiply and the problem starts all over again. good luck with your puppy once you get this condition under control its easy to manage.
joy |