Friends who have raised dogs must have encountered dogs having stones, right? The dog's urine is alkaline and can easily cause stones, so in daily life, it is necessary to regulate the dog's diet to avoid the chance of stones. Let’s take a look at the symptoms of dog stones and preventive measures.
1. Symptoms of dog stones
1. Dogs will urinate very frequently, and the amount is very small each time. Even when it is severe, they can't urinate for a long time.
2. When you urinate, you may have blood on your urine, or it may be that the last few drops of urine will contain blood on your urine. Dogs do not express themselves like humans, but if the dog expresses pain when urinating, it is likely that it is the pain caused by stone infection.
3. The dog's body size seems to have become larger than before, especially its waistline.
4. The dog's emotions change, sometimes they will get angry and yell for no reason, or they may run around at home in an upset mood.
5. Sometimes they will scratch or lick its private parts from time to time, giving people the illusion of being clean.
2. Prevention methods for dog stones
1. There is currently no particularly effective method to treat dog stones, and it can only be treated from the perspective of diet and nutrition.
2. Pay attention to feeding dogs more water in daily life, especially in hot summers.
3. Dogs should be diversified with their daily diet, do not use dog food or feed all rice. If you have the conditions, it is best to learn to make your dog nutritious homemade dog food.
4. Add vegetables, meat and snacks appropriately. Vegetables and meat contain vitamins and trace elements that are more essential to the human body, which are also very important for dogs.