Update on Lacey

29 2012:

Lace has been eating PetShape Chicken n Rice treats which she loved a little too much resulting her in getting a UTI on Monday,by Monday night it cleared up.On Wednesday her vulva was red again so we gave her 1/4 tablet of Genesis Resources Canine Urinary Tract Support since it says 1 tablet for a 25 pound dog twice a day.Lacey is only 7 pounds so we’re only giving her 1/4 tablet twice a day at the most.So far it seems to be working well.Although we did have to put it down her throat she swallowed it without a big problem which is good.I think the taste of it had something to do with it too.Check back for an update on the UTI using Genesis Resources Canine Urinary Tract Support later.Been giving her can food,Merricks,which she ate a little of til she walked away which is good.Earlier she wouldn’t touch chicken,she wouldn’t touch beef,she wouldn’t take any of her treats but when I tried can food she took to it.When she refuses all forms of food including can food that’s when I start to worry and if a natural way doesn’t work for her after at least one day’s attempt without any signs of improvement

Update:March 29 2012:Lacey is doing fantastic!We gave her one more pill of the Genesis Resources Canine Urinary Tract Support(1/4 tablet)since her vulva was still a little pink like.You could tell she was feeling so much better…She accepted treats before she went to bed which she refused earlier before she got her medicine last night(see earlier paragraph),she took to chicken later in the early morning hours til she walked away feeling full,she’s full of life,energy,wanting to play,running around the house and back to her usual self!So the medicine works.

Side Note:for those who have small dogs like Lacey when you look for medicine even herbal,holistic,natural medicine for your dog keep in mind when you consider the dosage before you buy,to keep in mind as you consider the doseage,consider the size of your dog,divide that into a smaller amount and see if it wil be workable.Like Lacey for an example the Genesis Resources Canine Urinary Tract Support Uva Ursi is 2010mg.When you divide into 4(Consider2 tablets a day for 25 pound dog and compare that to a small 4-7 pound dog you get a little over 52mg so 104mg in a day)I try to keep it at the lower end of the amount instead of the bigger amount.Don’t neccessarily go for the higher amount like I don’t know 320mg if you know you can give your dog say 50-60 mg and you have a small dog.Consider those factors.I take all of that into consideration before making a purchase on natural medicine for Lacey.It is so important to me as small as she is,how sensitive she is to regular meds,that she is treated holistically first and foremost.I can’t speak for other owners…Every owner/parent has to make their own decision when it comes to their dogs/ human children

Lacey UTI Meds

Thought Lace had another UTI so I did some researching on the internet & looked up various holistic/homeopathic medicine for dogs that came in pill form.I was looking at 3 different brands and they were
(Not in a specific order but the reasons will follow why I picked the brand I did later)
1)Only Natural Pet Tract Ease Plus
Active Ingredients Per Tablet
Uva Ursi 200 mg
Chanca piedra (Phyllanthus niruri) Powder 150 mg
Cranberry Juice Extract 100 mg
Marshmallow (Altheaea officinal) Root Powder 100 mg
L-Methionine 100 mg
Corn Silk Powder 60 mg
Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) 60 mg
Dandelion (Taraxum officinal) Whole Plant Powder 50 mg
Olive Leaf (15% Oleuropein) Extract 50 mg
Lactobacillus Acidophilus 35 million CFU
Non-active Ingredients – brewers yeast, microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, smoke flavor, stearic acid, vegetable stearate.
2)Genesis Resources Canine Urinary Tract Support
Active Ingredients Per Tablet:

Uva Ursi

210 mg.

Cranberry Juice extract

105 mg.

Juniper Berry

105 mg.

Marshmallow Root powder

105 mg.

Kochia

79 mg.

Poria

79 mg.

Polyporous extract

53 mg.

Inactive Ingredients:
Chicken Liver Flavor, Croscarmellose Sodium, Dicalcium Phosphate, Distilled Monoglycerides, Magnesium Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide.

3)
Vetri-Science UT Strength STAT for Dogs (90 Tabs)
Active Ingredients Per Tablet:
Uva Ursi 200 mg
Chanca piedra (Phyllanthus niruri) Powder 150 mg
Cranberry Juice Extract 100 mg
Marshmallow (Altheaea officinal) Root Powder 100 mg
L-Methionine 100 mg
Corn Silk Powder 60 mg
Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) 60 mg
Dandelion (Taraxum officinal) Whole Plant Powder 50 mg
Olive Leaf (15% Oleuropein) Extract 50 mg
Lactobacillus Acidophilus 35 million CFU

Non-active Ingredients: brewers yeast, microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, smoke flavor, stearic acid, vegetable stearate.
Sites are as follows:

http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/products/Only-Natural-Pet-Tract-Ease-Plus/999237.aspx

http://www.wholelifepets.com/Genesis-Resources-Canine-Urinary-Tract-Support-p/gr015.htm

http://www.entirelypets.com/veutst.html

The reason I did not choose the first one was I could not find enough information to back up corn silk powder to help prevent utis.As for the rest of the ingredients I didn’t google it besides that cranberry is supposed to help prevent uti’s which we have tried in the past(type in lacey uti solid gold berry balance & you will find the blog).The reason I did not choose the third one was the same reason I didn’t choose the first though it was said to be successful

The one I did choose to try and have on hand in case Lace does get another UTI which does come about every so often,Genesis Resources Canine Urinary Tract Support,is because Uva Ursi has been used by Chinese for many years to treat UTI in the past,it has cranberry extract which also helps with UTI’s as well as stones,& Juniper Berry which is supposed to help with UTI’s.It also has chicken flavor to it though I doubt Lace would eat it & the recommended amount for a dog under 25 pounds is 1/2 tablet.Maybe even 1/4 tablet might be enough for a dog her size.How it will work we’ll never know unless Lace gets another UTI which hopefully won’t happen for a while