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  • nobarkusN

    So Buddy's urinalysis showed he is on the too acidic side contributing to the calcium oxalate crystals in his urine. I got these test strips to see if his diet change is making his urine more alkaline. They work pretty good and it only takes a minute to see the result. It comes with a color chart to compare the strip to. My last Basenjis had their urine too alkaline which resulted in bladder infections. I got this on Amazon.

    Buddy, Paolo and Dan

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  • thunderbird8588T

    it's amazing what you can get, how is his new diet working ,Dan ?

    Shelley

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  • nobarkusN

    @thunderbird8588:

    it's amazing what you can get, how is his new diet working ,Dan ?

    It's getting a little more alkaline as I reduce the protein and continue to add water to his meals. I'm going to drop off a urine sample this weekend to see if there's crystals still in his urine.

    Buddy, Paolo and Dan

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  • thunderbird8588T

    Fingers crossed for Buddy :)

    Shelley

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