How to Make a Homemade Diet for Dogs With Bladder Stones

A healthy diet can help fight against bladder stones.

If your dog suffers from frequent or painful urination, increased thirst or licking and an increase in the volume of urine, he could have a urinary or bladder stone. These, according to gopetsamerica.com, are tiny crystals that appear in the urinary system of a dog and can be diagnosed by your veterinarian. Antibiotics typically are used to treat the infection, however, feeding your dog a homemade diet may help prevent stones from reoccurring.

Things You'll Need

• 1 large hard-boiled egg
• 2 cups cooked long-grain brown rice
• 2/3 cup lowfat cottage cheese
• 2 tsp. chicken fat, or canola oil
• 1/4 tsp. potassium chloride
• 1/2 oz. brewer's yeast
• 1/2 cup raw, or slightly steamed carrots, or broccoli
• Omega-3 fatty acids Supplements
• Calcifood Wafers
• Blender

Instructions

Mixing the Food

1. Combine the egg, rice, cottage cheese, chicken fat, potassium chloride, brewer's yeast and calcifood wafers together in a blender until they are mixed evenly.

2. Add carrots or broccoli to the mix for variety and a little extra nutrition.

3. Add Omega-3 fatty acids to the recipe for extra benefit. You can also use plant enzymes, or super green food.

4. Feed this to your dog twice a day. Larger dogs need to be fed less due to their slower metabolism, while highly active dogs will need to eat more times during the day.

Tips & Warnings

• You may supplement the egg with another protein source such as boneless skinless chicken, lean bison, lamb, or beef.

• You can substitute the brown rice for cooked macaroni, or rolled oats.

• You can add other supplements to the diet such as 400 mg calcium, half of a human multi-vitamin for dogs under 25 lbs, or a whole vitamin for dogs over 25 lbs..

• Pay close attention to your dog's health by keeping track of his weight, odor, the condition of his skin, level of energy, stools and teeth health.

• If the dog experiences digestive problems, you can decrease the energy sources (macaroni, rice), but must make up the lost calories by adding protein, or fat.

• Dogs can be fed a vegetarian diet, however a meat based diet is the ideal diet for a dog.

• You should only give your dog a homemade diet under the guidance of a veterinarian. Your veterinarian knows exactly what your dog is lacking, or may need in his diet.

References

• Go Pets America: Bladder Stones in Dogs
• Little Big Cat: Easy Homemade Diets for Cats and Dogs