About three weeks ago my five year old Bully, Brutus, started throwing up one night every two hours. I thought he may have eaten something in the yard. The next day I could tell he wasn't feeling well and he wouldn't really get up to urinate so he was lying in it. He would get up to move around but he wasn't eating. The next day I took him to the vet and an xray revealed he had an enlarged prostate (he isn't neutered) which was blocking his ability to pee and poop. His bladder was REALLY enlarged. After talking to the vet and determining that surgery was the only thing that was going to save him, he had the surgery the next morning. I should note that the vet I use is considered a bull dog specialist so I have complete confidence in him. After the surgery, the vet told me that he had very large stones (determined to be struvite after lab analysis) and also some kind of grainy sludge that he had to scoop out. He said he had never seen anything like it. Luckily Brutus is feeling better now. I just received the lab results today so the vet is recommending a prescription dog food called Hills Science Diet CD. I had been feeding him Purina One Instincts (salmon version) and also putting coconut oil in his food. Since his surgery, I have been feeding him the same food but not using the coconut oil. Overall, he has been a very healthy dog with none of the "traditional" bull dog issues. My concern is the ingredients of the dog food and I am reading that dogs tend to gain weight quickly on that food and in all fairness, most of the reviews I have read about the food have been positive. Brutus currently weighs 65 lbs and has a gorgeous coat. Does anyone know or recommend a food that may have better ingredients than the Hills Science Diet CD?
Sorry to hear about your Brutus, Tyson had the same exact issue with the enlarged prostate... we also had to neuter as it was our only choice to save him. Please don't be upset but both Purina and Hills are total crap of foods. Full of fillers. Please look into some 5 or 6 star foods, like Fromms, Orijen, Acana, etc. I will post a link here for ratings, you can see how they each rate star wise. Like I said, stick with one that is preferably 5 stars or higher if possible. It will make a world of difference.
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Unfortunately I have no experience with stones, but many member do and I will tag a few to chime in on that subject! [MENTION=3354]RiiSi[/MENTION]
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