~Anne~ Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Does anyone know what an adequate dose would be for cranberry tabs for dogs to help prevent struvites? I have purchased 5000mg tabs (apparently equiv to 5g of cranberry fruit) and I have no clue on how much or how often to give them to the little rescue I have in. Does anyone have any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavsRcute Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I give my girl one 5,000mg tablet per day and this has been very helpful to her. She's about 12 kgs. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 (edited) Thanks. This little one is around 8.5 - 9kgs I would guess. How long have you been giving this dose to yours? Do you believe these tabs help? Do you test her urine ph at all? Sorry for all the q's :D Edited August 30, 2009 by PugRescueSydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavsRcute Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 She had 3 UTI's in the space of about 9 months. Has her urine tested and her PH level was very high with struvite crystals. The ultrasound showed no stones, so I started her on the tablets and had the the urine tested about 2 weeks later and PH level was normal and no crystals :D She's now been on them since October last year and hasn't had a UTI since then, so I think they do help her. It's worth a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 Thanks. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trishalouise Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 When my Mini Poodle was a baby she had a run of UTI's. I put her on 1/2 capsule each day and voile - no more UTI's. I kept her on them until she was about 12 months old and never had a recurrence. Great stuff :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I keep my girls on Cranberry tablets as a preventative. I give the 10kg girl 1 x 5000mg per day and the Rotty girl has 2 x 5000mg tablets per day. One with the morning meal and one with her evening meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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