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Comment on What kind of diet is recommended for dogs with calcium oxalate stones or crystals? by My dog is sweet

My dog is sweet — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:44:59 +0000

For dogs with urinary stones and crystals, you want to make sure that your dog’s body is more acidic. The best way is to feed a raw diet. Beef and rabbit are good meats which are acidically higher. But you do not want the diet to be too acidic because then while preventing struvite stones, you could contribute to oxalate stones. More acidic is good, humans on the other hand benefit from having an alkaline blood chemistry (opposite of dogs). If you do a search on acidic and alkaline foods, you could try to figure something out, it would be good to get help from a professional to develop a nutritionally balanced slightly acidic diet. You could do some deep research on the RAW diet, much of the time, RAW feeding has helped many pet owners avoid urinary stones all together.

Please please avoid the stuff vets sell. It’s horrible. It trades one problem for a whole slew of health problems. Vets get very very little nutrition education and it is funded or backed by Hills/Science Diet… which you know what they’re interested in… $$$$$$$$
Plus vets make about 40% profit off the crappy "food" they sell. Again… $$$$$$$$$
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Comment on What kind of diet is recommended for dogs with calcium oxalate stones or crystals? by Carol

Carol — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:28:59 +0000

Our dog was put on CD vet food by our vet & he did fine on it. Our vet wasn’t sure if his urinary tract infection was caused by the crystals or if the crystals caused the infection.
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Previous experience.

Comment on What diet tips have really worked for you? by K N

K N — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:03:59 +0000

The key is to stock up only healthy food. as long as you don't have easy access to junk food, it will help you stick to whatever diet you choose. Let someone else buy your groceries so that you will not be tempted
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Comment on What diet tips have really worked for you? by ADNAN

ADNAN — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:25:59 +0000

Well for me a proper diet has worked. I follow a proper routine which includes proper food, rich in minerals, carbohydrates, proteins, etc
and to know more about diet check the link given below.
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http://www.timeswellness.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=7&contentid=200907082009070716435499594e0d80e§xslt=

Comment on What diet tips have really worked for you? by lola

lola — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:47:59 +0000

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Comment on What diet tips have really worked for you? by tonisha

tonisha — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:06:59 +0000

If you are really looking the best way to diet,
I suggest doing what this mom did and combining the Acai diet with a cleansing program for the best result
http://saradietexp.blogspot.com/
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Comment on What diet tips have really worked for you? by peter p

peter p — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:33:59 +0000

youre going about it wrong. DIETS are doomed for failure. you have to change your lifestyle. period.
that means eating well (low carbs, low fat, high protein) FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE…not for just a couple of weeks.
and you HAVE TO excercise…even walking will suffice. being sedentary just doesnt work.
get out and move

cheers
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Comment on What diet tips have really worked for you? by mkh2013

mkh2013 — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:53:59 +0000

Cut out sugar and white flour. After not having those things for awhile you actually start liking healthy things like fruit more than junk.
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Comment on What diet tips have really worked for you? by Joker

Joker — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:15:59 +0000

Calculate your bmr(how many calories you burn per day with no activity): http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calcul…

Then reduce this intake by 500 calories. You’d burn 1 pound a week. Keep a food journal and write down everything you eat and how many calories/fats there are. Don’t go over 30g of fat per day while on a diet. Eat every 2-3 hours to keep you metabolism up.

Plus, exercise. Drinks lots of water.

Depending on your excerise you can lose up to 8 – 10 pound per month.
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Comment on How does Innova EVO compare to science diet for cats? by Elaine M

Elaine M — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:32:59 +0000

Science Diet was supposed to be ‘good’ till I looked at what the label actually said. It’s not a good food at all, and I took my cats off it. Their dry coats immediately improved!

Check the labels–a good cat food has at least 35% protein. The first 5 ingredients should have 4 meat sources and one grain, and none of them should be by-products OR corn.

I’d say stick with EVO. The 50% protein ones may be a little rich at first, and cause diarhea, but it’s the better food.

You can also look into Wellness Core, Royal Canin kitten food, Royal Canin Siamese 38, and Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers Soul–all good foods. If you have a pet supplies store near you they can order it for you so you don’t have to travel so much. Or buy triple the food when you do go, to reduce your trips.
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