UR Purina Vet Diet Canine

Uses Purina Veterinary Diets UR Urinary Formula for the nutritional treatment and dissolution of struvite stones with urine acidifying properties and low level of magnesium. The role of dietary management in struvite-related Canine Lower Urinary Tract Diseases (LUTD) is to provide a proper balance of total nutrients while meeting the special dietary needs of the patient. Feeding a properly formulated diet designed to encourage acidification of urine can help reduce the formation of struvite crystals and stones while meeting the nutritional needs of the animal. Because not all cases of Canine Lower Urinary Tract Disease are associated with struvite crystals or stones, it is important to conduct appropriate diagnostic tests before implementing dietary management. Diet Characteristics: Purina Veterinary Diets UR Urinary brand canine formula provides complete and balanced nutrition for adult maintenance and have been formulated to achieve the following characteristics:

Urinary acidification - reduces struvite crystals and uroliths formation Increased potassium - avoids risks of hypokalemia High digestibility - compensate for loss of appetite in some dogs. These characteristics together with a proper control of urinary tract infection, help prevent the recurrence of struvite urolithiasis

Target Urinary pH : 6.0+/-0.2