dog with cystine stones

Re: dog with cystine stones

Julie — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:30:18 GMT

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It might be an idea to get in touch with Dr Marge Chandler at Edinburgh Vet School - she can work out any diet to see what the owner needs to add/remove/change if they want to stay on a raw diet & treat for the stones.

She's exceptionally good & is always up for a chat about nutrition. It also means that you've got it from a specialist, so possibly holds more ground than just from a vet?!?!?

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Thanks for a really useful piece of information. Most raw feeders will not want to feed dry food and, from what I can gather, especially anything from Hill's or RC.

If Dr Chandler can offer then a diet without changing the way that they feed them problem solved.

Re: dog with cystine stones

roughcut — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:37:31 GMT

They could always try getting the hills/rcw diet off the internet. We generally price match to the internet prices if requested and if they have brought in up to date proof of the cost online.

Yes, I know we shouldn't encourage buying off the internet but the fact is its more affordable to clients, and sometimes us.

Ruth

Re: dog with cystine stones

Fiona Leathers — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:19:32 GMT

She's exceptionally good & is always up for a chat about nutrition. It also means that you've got it from a specialist, so possibly holds more ground than just from a vet?!?!?

Re: dog with cystine stones

Katie Newport — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:47:38 GMT

thanks guys- already had op he is a dogue de bordeaux - stud dog! fed on whatever the butcher has going! mainly chicken bones etc

Re: dog with cystine stones

Susan Jackson — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:58:05 GMT

I'd have thought buying enough meat to feed a 60kg would be more than the presc diet. Meats really expensive now. What meat is he feeding?

Re: dog with cystine stones

Mark Hedberg — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:21:09 GMT

Newfoundland dog, I take it? (guessing by the weight.) The trouble here is that the key to managing cystine stones is a low protein diet; one thing meat has a great deal of is...protein. So a raw diet would (in my opinion) be an unwise choice. Unfortunately in large breed dogs, the cost of a prescription diet can be very high.

WIth large dogs your vet may need to perform a urethrostomy, creating a larger gap to give any stones space to move. This is a confirmed genetic disorder and breeding should be absolutely 100% discouraged.