[nagdu] Question about decreasing acidity in dog's urine

[Marion Gwizdala]

Hope,
    I am not a vet, but a cat we had was prone to urinary tract infections 
due to high ash content in store-bought food. You may want to do some 
research on this as it relates to dogs.

Fraternally yours,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hope Paulos" <hope.paulos at maine.edu>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:14 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Question about decreasing acidity in dog's urine


> Hi all. I'm wondering if anyone might be able to give me a suggestion for 
> decreasing the acidity (or ph level) in my dog's urine. I took her to the 
> vet about a month ago. They did a urinalysis  to rule a UTI. No bacteria 
> was found; however, they found that her PH level was 9, and it's supposed 
> to be 7 (neutral). The vet said that they could give me prescribed food, 
> but I'd like to go the natural route first. Can anyone give me suggestions 
> on how to make her urine less acidic
> Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
> Hope and Beignet ?
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