Natural diet in treatment of dog affected with recurrent calcium oxalate uroliths: Case report

Abstract

Uroliths, which cause urolithiasis, is an example of the effects of nutrients and minerals deficiency or excess in the diet. In order to cease the growth and recurrence of urolithiasis, an alternative is the adoption of natural food. Natural food is related to the stones prevention due to the possibility of manipulating a specific feed for each individual, regarding the particularities and limitations imposed by urolithiasis. Based on this premise, the objective was to use natural food as a treatment and prevention in the case report of a dog with recurrent oxalate uroliths, whose initial treatment with specific commercial feed was not satisfactory. The formulation of the natural diet was performed on the amounts of protein, carbohydrates, oil and sodium, in order to alkalinize the urinary pH, and slow the formation of new stones. The natural diet showed improvement in the case of the animal, which despite having no change in urinary pH, did not have the formation of new crystals.