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

[Hope Paulos]

Thanks, Marion. I'll check into this.
Hope and Beignet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
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Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Question about decreasing acidity in dog's urine


> 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>
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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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