My dog Tank

[Bella10]

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hi I'm bella, I have a Staffordshire bull 7 years old called Tank.
Tank was diagnosed with cystine bladder stones and had
Major surgery 2 weeks ago. I'm trying to find some info but find anything about the condition.

 

[JudyN]

Welcome to the forum, Bella. I know nothing about the condition, but hope he's much better now following his surgery.

 

[Bella10]

Welcome to the forum, Bella. I know nothing about the condition, but hope he's much better now

 

[Bella10]

Welcome to the forum, Bella. I know nothing about the condition, but hope he's much better now following his surgery.

Thank you Judy.

 

[Hemlock]

What a lovely name for a Stafford! I hope he is feeling much better now.

 

[Bella10]

What a lovely name for a Stafford! I hope he is feeling much better now.

Thank you, I adopted Tank 3 years ago and he came with the name.

 

[Ragsysmum]

Healing wishes for your lovely lad. Have you tried googling the condition? There seems to be a bit of info there.

 

[Bella10]

Healing wishes for your lovely lad. Have you tried googling the condition? There seems to be a bit of info there.

Thank-you. I have googled it but all I have read about how it happens. Tank's whole diet has to change but I can't find much on what he can eat.

 

[Dibbythedog]

Welcome to you and Tank .
What food did your vet recommend?
There is info hear about bladder stones.
Bladder Stones in Dogs | Types of Bladder Stones, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment.

 

[Bella10]

Welcome to you and Tank .
What food did your vet recommend?
There is info hear about bladder stones.
Bladder Stones in Dogs | Types of Bladder Stones, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment.

Vet recommended hills U/D or royal canin S/0. Tanks seem to eat the royal cainin but vets said he can't eat no treats or anything else which we finding very hard as tank expects treat.

 

[Bella10]

vets say I can only feed him the special diet which he is on royal caninS/O. Tank can't even have treats. I just trying to find info on what he can or not have to eat. I'm sure there is more out there that tank can have as treats. I'm still giving him treats but have cut back a lot. Tank never ate dog food, all he had was chicken, steak and veg

 

[JudyN]

I've had a little look round the internet and it seems that what you can give as treats depends on the type of stones he has, so be very careful taking advice from anyone other than your vet.

Will he take his special diet as treats in between meals? Is it actually OK for him to eat in between meals as long as it's the right food? Royal Canin make 'urinary canine treats': https://www.royalcanin.com/us/dogs/products/vet-products/urinary-canine-treats Again, I'd check with your vet and/or Royal Canin themselves whether they're suitable or not.

If the special diet is kibble, you could find a wet alternative that your vet is OK with and see if you could put it in some sort of squeezy tube to give him on walks.

I've also read that the special diet only works if fed exclusively so that NO treats should be given. Unless your vet says otherwise, you might need to stop even the small amount of treats you are giving him. Could you use a squeaky ball or similar as a reward instead?

Dogs are very adaptable. If you can resist those soulful begging eyes for a few days, he will hopefully stop expecting treats and just accept that they're not happening.

 

[Bella10]

I've had a little look round the internet and it seems that what you can give as treats depends on the type of stones he has, so be very careful taking advice from anyone other than your vet.

Will he take his special diet as treats in between meals? Is it actually OK for him to eat in between meals as long as it's the right food? Royal Canin make 'urinary canine treats': https://www.royalcanin.com/us/dogs/products/vet-products/urinary-canine-treats Again, I'd check with your vet and/or Royal Canin themselves whether they're suitable or not.

If the special diet is kibble, you could find a wet alternative that your vet is OK with and see if you could put it in some sort of squeezy tube to give him on walks.

I've also read that the special diet only works if fed exclusively so that NO treats should be given. Unless your vet says otherwise, you might need to stop even the small amount of treats you are giving him. Could you use a squeaky ball or similar as a reward instead?

Dogs are very adaptable. If you can resist those soulful begging eyes for a few days, he will hopefully stop expecting treats and just accept that they're not happening.

 

[Bella10]

thank you so much, I look into that.