my dog Hannah

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I forgot to let you folks know how my dog was doing. I first tried

dissolving the bladder stone with the use of Vitamin C in high doses, but

gave up after a few weeks, since she was in so much discomfort. Vitamin C

therapy would have taken between six months and nine months to work. So, I

opted for the surgery, and a couple of weeks afterwards she is doing just

fine. In my search for answers I did discover what I present below, and I

hope it is helpful for you. I have no doubt that high doses of daily

Vitamin C would have finally dissolved her kidney bladder stones, but I

could not bare to see her suffer any longer, so I chose surgery. Hannah is

doing fine now!

Here is what my research revealed:

I have been doing a lot of research trying to figure out how to treat Hannah

with her kidney bladder stones. It may come down to having surgery for her.

From what I read on the internet research she needs to have an acid urine

which should dissolve the type of kidney stone she has. So we are giving

her Vitamin C to cause acid urine, since the stones form in alkaline urine.

But I do not believe this to be the whole answer to the why Hannah got

stones. In humans the stones form as a result of a mineral shortage, which

causes the brain to send a message to the kidney to hold on to that urine,

since it contains essential minerals needed by the body now. If the urine

is held for a long time the minerals form crystals in the urine that

continue to build forming the stones. So what happens if the body is amply

supplied with the essential minerals it needs? You guessed it. The brain

sends a message to the bladder telling it to flush the excess minerals and

urine from the system. So the stones form as a result of a lack of

essential minerals in the diet and not as an excess amount of them, as once

believed by physicians and vets alike. Minerals like water soluble vitamins

not needed by the body are easily and readily flushed from the system in the

urine.

So I racked my brain to figure out why did Boo and Hannah get kidney bladder

stones. What did we do that both dogs have in common? Why did all the

other dogs I have had in my life not get kidney bladder stones? I felt

these latter two questions held the key to preventing the formation of

kidney stones in the first place.

Satori (enlightenment) struck today. The answer is quite simple. After

reading a lot of research, which was not simple and quite laborius, it

dawned on me.

The essential minerals making up the stones are calcium, phosphorus and

magnesium. What simple food would supply all of these essential minerals?

You guessed it if you said bone or raw bone.

Now guess what food was eliminated from the diets of both Boo and Hannah?

You are right once again if you said bone or raw bone.

Research tells me to feed my dog raw bone or a slightly meaty bone at least

once per week and even two or three times each week will not hurt. A meal

of bones can substitute for a meal of dry or canned food. Bones of beef,

pork, lamb, goat, sheep, and rabbit are recommended.

Research says feed your dog a meal of bones or raw bones at least once per

week.

Compare the cost of a meal of bones with surgery for kidney bladder stone

removal, which runs near $1000. I don't even need to mention the pain and

discomfort of kidney stones for the dog, the straining to urinate, the many

times a dog tries to urinate often severaal times taking several minutes,

blood in the urine and loss of bladder control, pissing all over the chair,

carpet and rug and floor. Now just think of all those clean ups needed.

As I look back I do not remember another dog of mine ever having kidney

bladder stones. In fact I know they never did. I also remember I always

fed all my other dogs, bones.

So if you feed your dogs bones now, continue to do so. If you don't, you

had better start now at least once per week.

Research tells me this advice will work, and I believe it. Do as you wish.