Pug on a Urinary Diet After a Blockage
by PATRICIA
(NEW JERSEY)
BIANCA WITH TYSON
Reader Question
HI MY MALE DOG (PUG) TYSON EXPERIENCED A UNRINARY BLOCKAGE. AFTER AN OVERNIGHT HOSPITAL STAY TO GET HIM UNBLOCKED AND SOME RELIEF WITH IV AND ANTIBIOTICS. I WAS SENT HOME WITH HIS NEW DRY FOOD ROYAL CANINE SO.. TYSON IS 9 YEARS OLD RESCUE. NOW MY QUESTION IS WHEN I READ THE FOOD INGREDIENTS I WAS SUPRISED AND A LITTLE CONCERNED.
BREWERS YEAST, CORN, CHICKEN FAT, CHEMICALS ETC.,THIS THROWS OUT THE THEORY OF HIS OTHER DIET HE WAS ON, CHICKEN FIRST INGRIDIENT, OATMEAL, GLUCOSOMIN, VITAINS ALL GOOD STUFF, NO CORN OR BY PRODUCTS?
BUT AFTER READING THE EXPLANATION OF THE UT DOG FOOD AND HOW IT WORKS TYSON IS NOW EATING DRY UT DOG FOOD ROYAL CANINE SO.
WITH COOKED GROUND TURKEY OR COOKED CHICKEN... HE DOES NOT LIKE WET FOOD FROM THE CAN..
BREWERS YEAST, CORN, CHICKEN FAT, CHEMICALS ETC.,THIS THROWS OUT THE THEORY OF HIS OTHER DIET HE WAS ON, CHICKEN FIRST INGRIDIENT, OATMEAL, GLUCOSOMIN, VITAINS ALL GOOD STUFF, NO CORN OR BY PRODUCTS?
BUT AFTER READING THE EXPLANATION OF THE UT DOG FOOD AND HOW IT WORKS TYSON IS NOW EATING DRY UT DOG FOOD ROYAL CANINE SO.
WITH COOKED GROUND TURKEY OR COOKED CHICKEN... HE DOES NOT LIKE WET FOOD FROM THE CAN..
Answer from Our Team
Prescription urinary diets work by controlling minerals and urine chemistry, so the ingredient list matters less than the overall formula. Adding meat to the food can change urine chemistry and make the diet less effective, so ask your vet before mixing in other foods.
Since Tyson has already had a blockage, watch closely for straining or producing little urine and go to a vet immediately if it happens. If he won't eat wet food, adding water to the dry food helps keep his urine dilute.
See bladder stones in dogs and urinary tract dog food.
This is general information, not a diagnosis. Please follow your own vet's advice.
