UTI
It is the e-coli strain and there is talk of changing her diet to one that is specially formulated for the urine tract, but her stomach is so sensitive that we are waiting to see if she grows out of it. Any thoughts or advice? Mark |
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| Well, this might be totally off the wall but Tasker has had a couple in the last year. He is considerably older than Stella so this may be non-applicable...........
But, the Vet did several UA's on him over the course of a couple months and said that the high White Count in his urine, resulting from bacteria which contributes to UTI's COULD be coming from his teeth. He recommended that we have a Dental done. We did that a couple weeks ago. I wouldn't call his problem "chronic" but it might be worth asking the Vet about her teeth. She is much younger though so I am not sure it applies at all  |
| My parents' Maggie got a lot of UTIs. And her vet always recommended the teeth cleaning too.
I don't have any other suggestions, since all they did was put her on antibiotics. |
| I'm not a vet but you might also ask if adding vitamin C to her diet is worth a try... preferably with the PM meal so it stays in her system overnight. Sometimes adding this and increasing water intake is enough to prevent a recurrence. Panda gets 1000mg with her 2nd meal... any excess vitamin C (at reasonable levels) is said to simply pass through a dog without any adverse side effects but you should verify the level with your own vet.
A foundation of a quality dog food along with maybe a probiotic/digestive enzyme (keeps good bacteria is in the gut... antibiotics can destroy it) is a good start. Panda had that surgery last February to correct a bladder defect that caused recurrent UTIs. She continued to have struvite crystals even after so we added an acidifier called Uroeze rather than going with a prescription dog food. It took me months to totally get rid of her yeast problem that was caused by the excessive use of antibiotics so I didn't want her on a grain based dog food again. Hill's Prescription c/d has the first two ingredients listed as: Ground Whole Grain Corn and Pork Fat 
You can get some ph test strips and test her at home periodically. I found this brand had a more accurate range than a previous one I used- http://www.ph-ion.com/index.asp?PageAct ... tegory=205 Slightly acidic is I believe considered good but, again, ask your vet for the best level for Stella. Good luck to you and Stella... I know what a challenge this can be. |
| A foundation of a quality dog food along with maybe a probiotic/digestive enzyme (keeps good bacteria is in the gut... antibiotics can destroy it) is a good start.
Agree with Jaci there, also I don't know if it is worth changing food, might be worth a try. This is the eagle pack Holisitc site, here is a testimonal from someone with there dog that went through exactly the same thing. The swap in food made an enormous difference after re-ocurring Uti's and digestive issues. It has the digestive enzymes and prebiotics and probiotics in the ingredients and also things for Urinary tract support like Cranberris and blue berries etc. http://www.eaglepack.com/Pages/EP_T5.html#T5_Bayou Have a read and might be worth a change and see if it helps stella. I know how frustrating it is for you at the moment, you seem to get her over a Uti and she flares again and also dealing with with her sensitve tummy issues as well. |
| Hi,
When I worked at a children's center with children in wheel chairs whom often suffered from GI problems, the recommended procedure was to get them to drink lots of cranberry juice which is a natural way of fighting this problem. Perhaps a few dried cranberries in the food would help? I give these to my bunnies and guinea pigs daily for their high concentrations of vit C. I can't see why it wouldn't hurt with canines either as some of the natural dog foods on the markets are now containing blueberries and cranberries. Marianne |
| Thanks so much for all the great advice. I will run it by her vet next week.
Mark |
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