urinary tract infection

Hi. My staffie Deebo is now 3yrs old. A few weeks ago,my son noticed blood in Deebo's urine. Took him to vets who said he had a 'urinary tract infection'. He had crystals forming in his bladder. He was given antibiotics and a bag of special dog food. Deebo is absolutely fine. If son had'nt noticed the blood, we would never have known anything was wrong. He was his usual boisterous self. The vet said that it was possible Deebo would need to be on the special diet for the rest of his life. At £55 a bag for a month, i was wondering if anyone can recommend a cheaper dogfood that would work just as well?

What food has the vet reccomended?

janey wrote:

What food has the vet reccomended?

And did he say why that particular food was needed? What ingredient in it helps with the bladder crytals?

It's called 'URINARY S/O. But this is is what has been having for the month. Whether that is what the vet wants him to continue with, i'm not sure.

Deebo apparently had too much salt in his diet which caused the infection. So i'm presumimg this dog food is low in salt

Have you tried cranberry treats yet?

No i havent. Do they help in the same way they help us?

Our old dog had the same issues and the vet recommended it to us. I'm by all means not a vet but it would be something worthy to discuss with yours.

yes they should do and are safe for dogs to eat



sorry to steal the tread but jstaff what are BING CHERRIES as i was told to eat these for gout when was in the states????

Yeh i will do. Thanks

You can get this food from Amazon as in the link below. £55 for 14 kg bag. Or may be worth asking your vet if any other manufactures do a similar product.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Canin-Urinary-Dog-14kg/dp/B0036F3ZCQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1342521702&sr=8-5

Thank you for the link. That is twice the size of the bag i got from the vets at the same price

bigwazza wrote:yes they should do and are safe for dogs to eat



sorry to steal the tread but jstaff what are BING CHERRIES as i was told to eat these for gout when was in the states????

They are grown in the north west and are high in antioxidants. There are some studies going on regarding the anitinfamatory benefits but nothing I have seen that proves any benefits. The best I know non steriodal anti-inflamatory drugs such as naprican are still the best treatment option as well as changes in diet and alchol consumption.

naprican thats the one i was given it was great
but if i get gout here all you get is diclafenic cream and takes agrs to work

Naprican is okay but takes a bit to begin to work for me but I have taken it for different reasons. I've always been able to speak with my doc about what has worked well for me and that's normally what I get. It could be worth mentioning the next time you have an issue

haha with the national health you get whats the cheapest
when i came home from the states i brought back 2000 walgreens own make painkillers with me we have nothing that works as well overhere

ps
there basically the same as advil i beleive

I'm not sure if Advil is an anti inflammatory ot not but there should be some sort of an over the conter product out there you could use.