Effects of two commercial diets and two supplements on urinary pH in dogs
Inês Alcaide Igreja,
Ana Luísa Lourenço,
Johannes C. M. Vernooij
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundUrinary pH manipulation by therapeutic foods or supplements is part of the treatment for urolithiasis. The effectiveness of these diets and supplements should be studied to determine which of these strategies is most effective.Hypothesis/ObjectivesTo assess the effect of the oral supplementation of potassium citrate, an ammonium chloride solution (Urical) and two dry therapeutic foods—Hill's® Prescription Diet® u/d® Canine (u/d diet) and Royal Canin® Urinary S/O dog (S/O diet)—on a dog's urinary pH a… Show more
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