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i’m a vet tech so i have the luxury of getting a good discount on services at work..taking advantage of that i like to check up on my dogs health every year or so by running some basic tests. today i took her in for a fecal, giardia test (shes had diarrhea, but i think its because she ate 2 bags of treats on saturday :/), a urinalysis and an ERD test. everything came out absolutely normal except her urine pH is 9. thats high, since normal is between 6-8 but about 6.5 is ideal.
right now she eats california natural lamb and rice food because it did wonders for her allergies, but it only has a protein level of 21%. do you think i should change her to a higher protein food to help acidify her pH?

i know someone is going to say ask your vet/boss, but he doesnt seem to care much about stuff like this until there is a problem, and he just recommends some form of hill’s food for pretty much every problem out there, and i dont like hill’s at all and i’d rather try to fix this naturally before she develops a UTI or crystals
1. she has had a cbc and profile which showed her kidney levels being fine, as well as an ERD test which tests for protein being leaked into the urine before a blood test can pick it up, which was negative, so i’m about 90% sure nothing is wrong with her kidneys.

2. to the person trying to tell me how horrible of a person i am-stop trying to sound like you are some perfect pet owner, of course she ACCIDENTALLY ate the 2 bags of treats. i’m sure nothing ever happens to your perfect pets.

most people ask questions on here to get personal experiences from other people or suggestions, so dont just assume everyone is dumb enough to go do whatever someone on here says.

By: jmgdej