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Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)
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Question QUESTION: My little Draco has had a UTI since March. The vet has had him on antibiotics almost the entire time (except when I say enough and give him a break!) I have him on cd prescription diet (both kibble and canned) and I started him on NZYMES. What on earth could be causing this and what can I do to stop it ?
ANSWER: Debbi- If your vet has had him on antibiotics, did they do a urine culture to see what antibiotic he was resistant to?
I am wondering what antibiotics you are been using? Has the vet changed the drug at all?
Sorry, I need more info to help you.
Did you boy have stones or crystals.....?
Nzymes is a good product as far as I know..
I use NuVET plus for lowered immune systems.
Marie Peppers LPN MA
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QUESTION: They have had him on like 4 different ones. The last time they did a culture it showed signs of some crystals. They did do an x-ray back in June and at that time there were no stones present. I will have to call them Monday to find out which ones they have given him; I have thrown the bottles away. I know they have had him on the same ones a couple of times. It's kind of like they are "rotating" them. I sure appreciate your help. If they are open on Friday, I will check then and get back to you.
Answer Well, I am sure the VET did the best he/she could with the medications that are available to Allopathic vets... Let's try some Natural Options for this kid.
Keep using the CD diet by Hill's unless you want to make your own:
I will include some Renal Diets / recipes here at the end of my post...
Many of my Renal/ Kidney clients do cook up the dog or cat food in advance and freeze it in individual freezer baggies .... Then, they just cook it up 1 x per week all in Advance.
OK, So, continue with the Renal or C/D Diet... As you have no other choices on this one.
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Please tell your vet about any supplements you are giving your baby:
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NEXT - let's get some Cranberry Plus into this kid:
Nature's Sunshine - give 2 per day: very safe http://www.mynsp.com/nuvetpetnurse/products/guide.aspx?stockNum=834
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NEXT - A natural and safe antibiotic is Garlic / When used in small amounts Garlic is very safe to take each day:
And Last / You may want to get this little one onto the NuVET Plus Supplements....this is an immune system booster and healer...
I have had Excellent luck with my clients that take NuVET each day:
The cost is about .60 cents per day-
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Well, I hope this all helps.... You can also add a probiotic if you would like - just for 60 days....Excellent to get rid of any excess yeast in the system:
Flora Force 2 per day for 10 days and then just 1 per day..
Excellent, too.
This is good for you too...this is all Human Grade ....YOU can take one per day, too....
Any Questions: ???? I am here to help-
Marie Peppers LPN MA
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Note: This has been designed specifically for Amie Hinchman-Wilcox, a 7 pound toy poodle with food allergies and a tendency to form calcium oxalate kidney stones.
It is included here to show the result of food testing and to include the recommendations of canine kidney specialists.
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Do not use for your pet without consulting with your veterinarian.
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We KNOW it is not yet balanced, but it is where we are right now. I don't think it is just a superstition that chicken (or turkey) soup is good for you.
This batch makes about six cups of food. (Turkey preparation instructions follow.)
6 cups Water (bottled spring)
1 cup Buckwheat groats (organic)
1 cup Turkey (cooked), finely minced and loosely packed (about 1/4 lb)
4 tablespoons Sunflower oil, cold pressed or a mix of Sunflower oil and turkey fat
1 1/2 teaspoon Bonemeal powder (calcium carbonate)
Turkey broth, homemade
Put all but the broth in a large pot and stir. Cook over medium heat until you smell the buckwheat. The mixture should be smooshy and most of the water absorbed.
Serve 3/4 cups slightly warmed food with
~ A slight amount of plain salt (salt, sodium silico-aluminate)
~ About one-half teaspoon digestive enzymes
~ Several tablespoons of broth. Mix well.
~ One drop of bird vitamins
~ One drop of echinacea (no alcohol)
~ One-half PetGuard vitamin
Amie eats 3 times a day.
Notes:
~ I have also cooked a whole, organically grown chicken and a turkey breast. These take less time but I have to do it more often, so I prefer to cook a large turkey.
~ Joy of Cooking says ¼ lb of meat is equivalent to about ¾ cup packed, shredded meat. That is about 1 cup loosely filled cup. I haven't actually weighed a loosely filled cup of turkey.
~ Hill's u/d diet is 3.2% protein. The lab analysis of Amie's recipe showed 4.7% protein. I will reduce the proportion of protein a bit.
~ I had been making Amie's food with rendered turkey fat, skimmed from the freshly made broth, but it is acid-forming so I eliminated it. The UC Davis nutritionist said it wouldn't hurt to substitute the fat for the sunflower oil. It gives the food more flavor.
~ The original recipe included carrots. The "Animal Advocate" sent me info that said poodles don't do well eating carotene, and although he said it would be okay, I cut it out of the recipe to see if there was any effect.
~ I used to add 3 ribs of celery until I discovered that celery is oxalate-producing.
~ The original recipe included onions and garlic. The UC Davis nutritionist said onions cause Heinz body formation of erythrocytes (anemia), so I cut out onion and garlic. Then vet Claudia Lewis said garlic has such good effects to try it. Amie loves garlic. If she shows any tendency toward anemia on her next tests, I will eliminate it.
~ The Animal Advocate recommended including broccoli. Broccoli is not oxalate-forming. Amie loves broccoli.
PREPARING THE TURKEY
1 frozen Shelton turkey - the largest I can get
4 large cloves of garlic, coarsely chopped
About 3 gallons spring water
A 28 lb turkey yields at least 28 cups of finely minced turkey and about 28 cups of broth.
The Hard Way
Cut the turkey into parts and skin it. Discard the skin. Put the turkey parts into 2 large stock pots and cover with water. It takes about ½ hour to begin to simmer. After about an hour foam begins to form. Skim and discard. After the foam subsides, add the garlic. Simmer about 1 ½ - 2 hours total.
When cooked, remove the meat to a colander where the excess liquid and fat can drain into a collecting bowl. This liquid is put into a stock pot.
The Easy Way
Reserve the neck, gizzard, heart, etc. Roast the bird uncovered and unstuffed with some water in the pan. Cook 15 minutes per pound at 325 or until done. I baste it a few times and cover with foil when it is brown. Save the juices and the reserved parts for making broth.
Carefully remove the meat from bones and gristle. I prepare the meat as if it were for human consumption (omitting the icky, slimy parts). Put the bones into the broth and cook for about an hour.
Very finely mince the meat in an electric chopper/grinder and mix it all in a large bowl. It turns out that there is about 2/3 cups white meat to about 1/3 cup dark and about ½ teaspoon organ meats to make 1 lightly filled cup (or ¾ cup packed meat, which equals about ¼ lb). Each cup of meat is put in a freezer baggie and immediately frozen in a freezer ziplock bag. The broth is strained, pressing the vegetables to extract juice, then chilled.
The next day I skim the top of the broth to collect the turkey fat - discard it or save and freeze for use in the recipe, or save for your own use. Then I measure the broth (which is really a dense gelee) into 1 cup portions and freeze them in sandwich baggies in a ziplock freezer bag.
