How to Use Apple Cider Vinegar for Bladder Infections in Dogs
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Posted by Jj (Auberry, Ca) on 04/20/2016 1 posts ★★★★★
Sunday afternoon noticed my 5 month old Border Collie was having a problem peeing, very little at a time. She was pacing around with a wild look in her eye and at time displaying pain when trying to urinate. I know she is due for her first heat cycle, but never have had any pup or adult dog act this way (heat cycle or not).
Our vet would not be in until the next day at 9 am, so I searched and found this site. Read the reviews and decided to try it quickly.
Sierra is around 23 pounds, healthy and normal. I gave her a heaping tablespoon of ACV with two tablespoons of yogurt with some chicken that I have canned myself.
Within an hour, she stopped pacing and looking wild eyed. Still had the other symptoms going on, but did rest from 10 to 12, peed some.
Took her out again at 3:30, peed some but still symptoms of dry pee etc, but no painfulness.
Monday morning gave her the same dose except added kibbles to it, then at noon and again at dinner time. Still had some symptoms, and also leaks on the floor and one puddle (out of nowhere). She also had loose stools by this time so I cut back on the yogurt to 1 tbs. By the time Monday evening came she still had a few times of dry pee. I gave it one more day before calling our vet. Tuesday morning all symptoms were gone and it is now Thursday. I have cut out the yogurt after Wed morning but have continued to give the ACV 3 xs a day and will do so until Sunday. After that it will be 1 teaspoon a day with her usual kibble and canned chicken.
Side note: that Sunday I noticed earlier that her stool had a lot of corn in it and straining to get it out. We live on a ranch and she must have scooped up some chicken scratch when I wasn't looking. Cannot say for sure but I think that might have been what brought this on.
Sorry for being long winded, but wanted to cover the bases for others. JJ
I know you were desperate to help your dog, but why on earth would you force 2 Tablespoons of straight apple cider vinegar down her throat? It's written all over the net that ACV MUST BE DILUTED IN WATER 50/50 for pets. I hope your dog is okay. Please update us.
Gracious me, I think the way you treated your dog is the cause of spasms and lack of appetite.
Would you want someone to force 2 Tablespoons of vinegar down your throat, especially when you aren't feeling well? You try taking 2 Tablespoons straight. Yes, it will make you feel awful.
Kindness will go a long way with your dogs health.
Yes, please try Suzyq's remedy of colloidal silver. It is tasteless and easy to add to water.
Never give a dog undiluted Apple Cider Vinegar internally or externally.
Posted by Suseeq (Sydney, Australia) on 03/29/2016
Hi Jonna, did you give the apple cider vinegar straight because you must always mix it with water try giving her collidial silver 20 mls per day spaced through the day.
My 5yr lab was doing the squat, tickle, squat, tickle, squat, no tickle. She had a uti last yr, so I figured we were headed to vet. Saw the Acv remedy here. She wouldn't drink it, wouldn't eat it mixed in food. So I poured 2 tbsp down her throat. She gagged, but kept it down. Next morning, yesterday, tried second dose. She gagged, spit, & vomitted it up. Then, she continued to vomit all day. She lost her morning meal. She was drinking very little, but was just vomitting the water. Finally took her water away. Nothing helped. I could see the stomach spasming & she'd run for the door, gagging, throwing up. Today, I fed her half of her morning meal. She ate, drank very little, & has no interest in milk bones. Worried now the Acv only induced vomitting & could have flipped her stomach. Please advise.
Just took our 7 1/2 year old Basset-hound/terrier mix in this past weekend for what ended up being a massive amount of stones (struvite) in her bladder. They did surgery yesterday. Now she is on amoxicillin for 10 days as well as changing her reg dry food (Chicken Soup for the Soul brand) to Royal Canin Urinary variety (both dry and moist) I have read about the remedy of administering ACV in the past. I have just given her some mixed in with her water. I imagine until the UTI is cleared up, I will continue to keep seeing her trying to go more often.
On the upswing she is peeing more and her appetite is back. She is sleeping well, no cries of discomfort at all, so the surgery was not as bad (pain wise) as I had thought. I have a friend in another state who advised long ago that dogs are carnivores, thus needing to be on a raw diet, not kibbles. I will explore the new food the vet mentioned, but also continue to be mindful of a more natural raw food diet. I just need to do more research on what raw items to give her. I pray that the acidic balance returns back to normal in a few days, (as I believe it truly will-given the ACV) because I hate seeing her be in such a state of confusion not going when she thinks she should be. I am glad I stumbled upon this page. Thanks for all the feedback here and I will keep checking in.
Vet did call earlier today and asked for her to not come back in until a month (new xray to check for picture of bladder area) as they suspect the sand size crystals not removed during surgery could very well end up forming more stones, if her PH is not balanced. So once again here's hoping and praying her issue dissolves itself in a few days with the ACV. I have mixed feelings on the antibiotic, because I know what that does in the end. So another concern would be starting her on a good probiotic after this medicine is complete in 7 days. Thanks again and I am open for feedback.
I see your comments were 12/20/15 which was awhile back, but anyway, don't give an animal salt. Ever. (You can soak an injury in Epsom Salts, but don't drink it).
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I would start with adding 3 tablespoons into 2 cups of water and see if she will drink that. If not, dilute it further until she does take it. In addition, I would put 3 tablespoons into some wet food to disguise the taste and give this to her am and pm, and I would also sneak a few ACV loaded snacks in between to make sure she gets it into her to start working ASAP.
I have a 145 lb. Bernese Mountain Dog. She has had urgency in going to the bathroom and needed to pee a little bit several times a day, I would like to give her the ACV treatment but am really not sure how much to give her and how often and for how long? Can you help?
What is the mixture for Chihuahua's with apple cider vinegar. I have a 5 pound dog and I don't want to give it to her unless I know if it needs to be diluted.
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I can't tell the age of your dog by the pic, but when I got my AB as a 10 week old pup from the breeder she had been raised on a corn based diet and she had a UTI when I got her. The vinegar color of the urine is most likely from blood. If you have ever had one, a UTI feels like you are peeing fire - it stings like the Dickens, and you just feel you have to go, go, go despite the sting. If this were my dog I would see the vet for meds. I would then check the diet you are feeding and if it is grain based switch to a grain free diet. Antibiotics will knock out both the bad and the good bacteria, so consider supplementing with a probiotic once you are done with the antibiotics. If this is not a puppy but an older dog - if corn is not in the diet, consider additional testing and work ups. Despite the additional expense it would be helpful to know if there are stones or crystals in the bladder which would require special care and feeding down the road.
It would probably be good to still get your dog seen considering he has other factors that might be contributing factors to his bladder incontinence. Especially because he has back end issues .. this can affect the bladder function and bowl function too depending on if the back end is wonky and possibly applying pressure in the wrong spots. Chiropractic may be very helpful with that issue. An adjustment could relieve any pressures that might be affecting his bladder and possibly causing his incontinence.
With the ACV for UTI ... It definitely works great but, I'm reading some posts here and am unsure if you are all diluting the ACV with water at all in the dosage? Some sound like it's straight ACV which is not how it is meant to be given ... even if added to food.
I have a cat who appears to have Cycstitis based on her symptoms. She is challenged with being able to urinate comfortably but, lately, it has got worse. Normally, I give her cranberry powder and goat yogurt (this is a digestible form of dairy for our pets ... cow dairy is not) in her food daily to manage the problem which worked great for a number of years. She'd have the odd flare-up but otherwise, was good.
Lately, she's having more frequent flare-ups and so, I just tried a different method of administering a concoction to her that I was hopeful would be helpful. I mixed in a bottle 2tbsp ACV to 4tbsp distilled water and added a single capsule of cranberry powder (cracked it open and dumped it in :) ... Then shake the bottle to mix it all up. I syringed directly into her mouth 1ml every 40mins because she was acute and really struggling to urinate ... small drops only came out and some with blood streaks. Within 3 doses of this method of administering, she had a big pee!!
This concoction can be used on a daily basis as a form of maintenance ... I am giving it to her 2x daily with the hopes that she will be managed better than when I added it to her food (which she sometimes ate and sometimes didn't because the ACV is strong tasting and gross).
Hope this helps whomever needs a good remedy for bladder stuff ... It will help with general UTI too :)
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Theresa's interest in pet health started with a bird keeping hobby at age 14, where she learned from another hobbyist that the simple addition of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) in a bird's drinking water kept fungal infections away; she was able to share this with her avian vet who in turn prescribed it to her own clients; Theresa was surprised to learn that she could teach her vet a thing or two. This important lesson - that each of us can be a teacher - was a turning point for Theresa, and fueled her quest for the knowledge held in lore, and remedies passed by word of mouth. That quest for knowledge continues to this day, as new and old remedies alike are explored. She may not have experience with a particular issue, but she will research it to the best of her ability and share what she finds freely, in the hopes that you can heal or improve your pet's health.
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I don't recommend any particular brand or have any brand loyalty as it always seems the really GOOD brands get bought out by big companies who then change the ingredients and the good name food looses its good qualities.
That said, right now I rotate among Taste of the Wild and Fromm, although there are more that I like also. The key is to read the ingredients and find a grain free recipe. There are really spendy diets out there - Orijen is one that I have tried that was food of the year; my particular dogs did not thrive on that food, so you have to pay attention to what works for your particular dog and not just by what people say is the best food.
You might read up on the various remedies for UTI's on EC, and also consider adding a probiotic to help restore your dog's good intestinal flora as the antibiotics take out all bacteria, good and bad, and that will set your dog up for a systemic yeast infection. You can use yogurt, but I prefer the kinds from the human health food store in the refrigerator case because they are more concentrated and there is no dairy to potentially upset a dog's tummy.
Hello-- I found this site when looking up why my dog is trying to pee numerous times but only a little bit would come out. I followed the advice and gave him ACV and plain yogurt. He is peeing more than he was but I can't tell if it's blood or the vinegar. Would he be peeing the color of the vinegar? Although he is peeing more he still is peeing small amounts often. Should I continue with the ACV or take him to the vet? Sorry so long. Thank you in advance.
Thank you for your reply! No neither of the two vets mentioned an exact cause for the infection. one mentioned that he did not see any crystals or stones in the X-rays, but that her blood count levels were high. He advised that if it continued he would want to conduct more tests to see what else could be going one. He never mentioned one thing about her food being a possible cause. She was prescribed 10 days of 500 MG cephlaxin twice daily. It cleared for a while. I took her back for a followup and the second vet conducted another test and said she still saw the infection when they "Spun"the urine, she prescribed Amoxicillin 500 MG Twice Daily for 14 days, then she wanted more tests and for me to collect a urine sample. When I got my Shep someone had severely abused her, and its difficult even for me to do something like that without her really getting scared. the blood and bad urine smell have returned, which is why I was looking for an alternative measure.
I took your advice and looked at the label, sure enough WHOLE GRAIN CORN is in the ingredients. I didn't stop to think the food may be a problem. And without either of the Vets mentioning it, I assumed everything was okay. I will go out today and get her something that does not have any corn in it and try it out. Could you recommend a brand for me as she is pretty finicky about what she eats. Of course I will check out the labels. Thank you so much for your help, and your input, I sincerely appreciate it! You have helped out a best friend and companion of an old firefighter.
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Theresa's interest in pet health started with a bird keeping hobby at age 14, where she learned from another hobbyist that the simple addition of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) in a bird's drinking water kept fungal infections away; she was able to share this with her avian vet who in turn prescribed it to her own clients; Theresa was surprised to learn that she could teach her vet a thing or two. This important lesson - that each of us can be a teacher - was a turning point for Theresa, and fueled her quest for the knowledge held in lore, and remedies passed by word of mouth. That quest for knowledge continues to this day, as new and old remedies alike are explored. She may not have experience with a particular issue, but she will research it to the best of her ability and share what she finds freely, in the hopes that you can heal or improve your pet's health.
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Did your two vet trips give you any insight as to why your GSD is getting UTI's? Did they suspect stones or crystals?
I have an AB who I got as a pup with a UTI; she had been raised onto a kibble that was corn based. I treated her for her UTI at the vet and change her diet to grain free and there has been no problem ever since.
Please check the ingredient label on your food - it could be a grocery upgrade is in order.
I stumbled on to this site, and read where a lot of people cured a dog's bladder infection with ACV and Yogurt. I have taken my shepherd to the vet several times and its costed me a phenomenal amount of money. after two rounds of different antibiotics and tests. I can't see putting her through this again. I know by them drawing the urine from her bladder it causes her a lot of discomfort and I cant see me doing that to her anymore. I will give this remedy a try by putting 2 tbl spoons of ACV and yogurt in her food and Pray that I clears it up for her. I am at a loss right now and am desperate for any advice anyone can offer. I would certainly appreciate any further input because going back to a vet is not an option at this point. Thank you for the many posts and advice.
Here is something to consider in reference to your pet's rear end...chiropractic for pets...our little guys do well with an adjustment by a chiro who is licensed for pets and people!! Nerves that feed through the body to the various organs can often get congested and pinched off so as a result, dis-ease develops...give it a try if you haven't already made up your mind..and he also probably needs more than ACV..a good homeopathic vet might be in order....
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Theresa from Minneapolis was born and raised in the inner city, always wishing she had been raised on a farm.
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Theresa's interest in pet health started with a bird keeping hobby at age 14, where she learned from another hobbyist that the simple addition of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) in a bird's drinking water kept fungal infections away; she was able to share this with her avian vet who in turn prescribed it to her own clients; Theresa was surprised to learn that she could teach her vet a thing or two. This important lesson - that each of us can be a teacher - was a turning point for Theresa, and fueled her quest for the knowledge held in lore, and remedies passed by word of mouth. That quest for knowledge continues to this day, as new and old remedies alike are explored. She may not have experience with a particular issue, but she will research it to the best of her ability and share what she finds freely, in the hopes that you can heal or improve your pet's health.
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The neurological issues that are affecting your dog's rear end can also affect bladder control. The foul odor of the urine raises red flags.
ACV might help, but do know that while ACV might have a quick effect on a young animal with a strong immune response, it may take a while to work on an older animal with a severe infection.
Our seniors can go down hill so quickly - please consider taking your old boy to the vet.
I have an elderly male dog, about 55 pounds. I think he could have a UTI because he has been incontinent and his urine has a bad odor. He also has a neurological disease that causes rear leg weakness, etc. I see different dosages of the ACV...can anyone tell me how much to give my dog? It looks like maybe 1 Tablespoon?
Also, has anyone noticed any side effects from this, especially stomach or intestinal reactions? My guy has a very sensitive GI system. Thank you!
Posted by Mary (Boulder, Colorado) on 01/28/2016 ★★★★★
What a wonderful thread regarding the use of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) to cure bladder infection! I was skeptical at first but as I read the number of replies, with so many positive and very fast results, I decided to try it.
I think you all just saved my pup from certain antibiotics and me from a large vet bill.
My Pointer started drinking 4 bowls of water per day and was tinkling every few minutes when we would go outside. I suspected bladder/UTI infection after a couple days of this and was about to go to the vet the next day but last night she emptied her bladder right where she was sleeping and had no control of it. I was so worried that I went online and found this site. The success stories were so certain that I decided to give her the ACV immediately.
I put 2 tablespoons of ACV in a small bowl, a little handful of kibble to help her eat it. She licked the bowl clean in a short minute.
She went right to sleep and then this morning I did another 2 tablespoons of ACV in her breakfast bowl. She ate it all and was then sound asleep on the bed. No fuss to go outside.
She has peed on her walks but no extra tinkling. I can tell that her body temp is not as hot as it had been the past week and her eyes have stopped discharging that yucky crud - all overnight!
I will continue the remedy for a few more days and then taper down. But I will keep the ACV in her food once per week from now on. It can't hurt!
Posted by Fran (East Riding Of Yorkshire) on 01/11/2016 ★★★★★
My 12 year old westie had completed her anitbiotics and vet treatment 1 week ago after a previous cystitis onset. Then yesterday started again attempting urination very frequently, getting distressed, unable to settle or eat, going to the door to go out about 20 times in a 3 hour period. I could just see it all happening again and she was becoming more upset this time.
Read the comments and suggestions on this site and mixed 1 teaspoon of Apple Cider Vinegar - (I use it in all cooking and salads) with 1 teaspoon of peanut butter and honey to a paste. I had to get her to lick it off my fingers as she was really off her food. She ate it all quite easily. Over the next hour I observed her and was amazed - I could see her start to settle after 30mins. Slept allnight, she has had one non-distressed wee this morning and eating again. We are both very happy(:
Posted by Theress (West Islip, New York) on 01/04/2016 ★★★★★
I gave my yorkie 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar mixed with 2 teaspoons of plain greek yogurt within an hour my dog was so much better. The frequent urge to urinate the blood in her urine all dissapated within hours... I was shocked how well this worked.
ACV. Wonderful for canine uti. I drink it daily myself! I'm currently giving 1 tsp with 2tblsp yogurt 2xdaily to my female dog. I will give to her for 1wk. She is 14lbs. 15yrs old. Excellent health. All her bloodwork came back normal levels. Can I give this as a preventative to my dog? My female Italian greyhound gets a uti yearly. What do u suggest I give as preventative dose to keep her clear????
After my female Border Collie came out of heat my intact boys were still VERY interested in her. I was suspisious of a UTI even though she didn't exhibit all the syptoms. My dogs (and I) take ACV daily so with giving her an additional dose plus the plain, uncultured greek yogurt in three small meals throughout the day worked wonders to make her less desirable and feel better. Thanks to this site!
How do you know how much Apple Cider Vinegar you would give to your dog? My 85lb Labradoodle has been on Cephalexin-500mg 2capsules 2X's per day for over 2 weeks now. Her urine still has high white cell count and crystals. Prescribed 2 more weeks on RX. Want to give the APV a try. Thanks!
On Friday, Nov 27th I came home to a flood of pee on the ground. There were drops of blood in it, and Rosie was licking herself like crazy. I took her outside where she tried to go on our lawn about 20 times.. just squatting a moaning. I thought back to a few days prior when she had peed in the house completely uncharacteristically.. at the time, I thought it was a one-off but I knew now something was wrong. She had also been peeing more frequently all week. I felt stupid for not putting the pieces together.
When we came back inside, she was.... leaking. GROSS. Sorry. I googled and saw frequent urination, straining to pee, and blood are classic symptoms of a UTI. I was worried because of the blood but it was Friday night so the only option was the emergency vet which costs a fortune. I did some research online and read that raw, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar in combination with plain natural yogurt de-alkalizes the urinary tract and provides near-instant relief. I had heard that this could help but still thought the only thing that could cure this was antibiotics.
Desperate, I ran out and purchased the unpasteurized cider vinegar and some plain Greek yogurt. I came home and took Rosie out... she was wailing at the end of her leash! I reconsidered the vet but ultimately thought she could wait til morning. A dozen more squats on the lawn, and I impatiently brought her in. I mixed a big scoop of yogurt with a couple tablespoons of vinegar. Rosie gagged a little, but being a labrador retriever with a bowl in front of her, she determinedly ate every drop.
Within an hour, she stopped licking herself. A few hours later and she was holding her bladder again. I gave her a little more magic treatment before bed. She made it through the night without an accident.
In the morning, she had to go badly. Throughout Saturday, I took her out every few hours, but she wasn't uncomfortable. She was more eager to go out, but that was about it. I gave her three doses of vinegar and yogurt that day.
By Sunday, she was.... normal?? I couldn't believe it. I know acid helps a urinary tract, but I couldn't believe the amount of distress she had been in and how relieved she was just two days later.
I continued the vinegar and yogurt for a week, once or twice a day. I can attest that there was almost immediate relief. She's now cured!
I'm so thankful for everyone's great comments and helpful advise. I have a 6yr old yellow lab, male and he had an accident on the floor yesterday morning, I thought he waited too long to go out. He has been drinking a lot, peeing a lot, then I noticed some blood on him. Of course I'm so scared something is wrong, I cant afford a vet bill, so did some research and found this site...so I had some ACV, he will eat just anything I feed him, poor dog all I had to mix it with was bread and bean soup. LOL, he made faces but he ate it!!! So I'll do it again tomorrow, hopefully it does the trick!!! Thanks everyone!
Same amount Honey. If your fur baby is eating the capsules fine, then you can give 2 tablespoons of Honey by the spoon full. She make lap it up off a spoon. :-)
Posted by Todzgirlx1 (Weeki Wachee, Florida) on 10/28/2015 ★★★★★
Apple cider vinegar for dog's UTI
This totally works and works fast! I mixed 2 tablespoons each ACV and honey. Had to coax my puppy into eating it but he got it down.
Within 3 hours he started leaking urine for a few minutes at a time. Within 5 hours he is urinating slowly. He is no longer in a permanent squatting position and has perked up considerably. Cannot believe how fast and simple this was. My poor puppy has been miserable for days waiting for our vet apt tomorrow. Now he's taking food and drinking! Will continue this treatment twice a day for a week. THANK YOU everyone!
Posted by Suseeq (Sydney, Australia) on 10/25/2015
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Our little mini daschund (teckel over here in europe) is in a second round with bladder infection now....she is sooooooooooooooooo picky won't eat ACV it in her reg. food...any suggestions?? Thank you in advance
How long did it take for the symptoms to go away? I am on day 2 and I have def noticed a difference but my dog is still peeing frequently so I am unsure of how long to wait it out.
Try pumpkin, it is good for his digestion & improves appetite, they usually love pumpkin (canned pumpkin from the baking isle in the grocery store), it is great for diarrhea also & constipation, it is a high fiber, so keeps them regular, (put a heaping tablespoon in his feed & also a TBLS of apple cider vinegar every feeding as well, also put a half cup of water in his meals to make sure u r flushing his kidneys. I hope this helps your sweet boy. These are easy things to try & sure can help.
As a Professional Animal caretaker of 45 years, I found these simple things to help many ailments.
I have a 1yr old dachshund who exhibited possible signs of a bladder infection. I kept an eye on her for a day or so. When she was peeing blood and it was beyond vet hrs, I came across this website. I went and got some ACV from the store, gave it to her with yogurt and within the hour I noticed that she calmed down and didn't want to go out as much. I gave her one more dose before bed. She slept soundly all night and didn't ask to go out. This is day 2. By day 2, she still pees frequently but not like before and there's no blood in her urine (that's visible at least) as there was before. She's had one accident since the onset of this in the last two days which is better than the multiple she had before. I am praying that this helps her and will update this site in a few days as to how this goes. But I am so thankful to have found this site and this information. It really has saved me on a vet visit (hopefully) and it so much healthier for her after reading each of the posts.
My female cocker spaniel/poodle mix suffered from repeated UTIs. We finally switched vets and the new vet informed me that she had a bladder full of bladder stones and that unless the stones were removed, that she would continue to be reinfected by the bacteria that were present in the stones. I saw the stones on an x-ray and there hardly seemed room in her bladder for any urine.
My dog had surgery to remove the stones which filled a baby food jar which ranged in size from 1/4 of a pea to one larger than the diameter of a quarter.
The stones come from a certain bacteria that converts uric acid to magnesium struvite, which then sticks together and forms stones in the bladder. The infection can cause stones to form in a relatively short time, perhaps even as little as 2 weeks.
I now test her urine on a weekly basis with pH strips to make sure it is sufficiently acid (the bacteria makes the urine alkaline, so you can find out very quickly if your dog has a UTI that is not causing symptoms).
I started doing research about the stones and sure enough, I learned lots about "struvite stones." Even after the surgery she had some recurring stones. I ended up putting significant amounts of water in her food which helped to dissolve the stones and gave her a raw diet to make sure her urine was sufficiently acid to make it harder for the bacteria to infect the bladder. She is now happy and healthy, but I continue to put 1/4-1/2 cup of water in her food to make sure that she has plenty of fluid flushing out her bladder.
If your dog has recurring UTIs, be sure you have them checked out for stones. I would've saved my dog a lot of discomfort and perhaps a surgery bill if our original vet had alerted me early on to the condition.
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You might consider D-mannose for your girl - many have good long tern results with its use.
If the sea salt has not cured the UTI I would discontinue its use; it may no longer be a UTI that you are dealing with.
You can try 2-3 of the ACV pills per feeding.
Incontinence tends to occur in drips and dribbles when your dog is awake, and puddles when she is sleeping. UTI's tend to be in drips and dribbles also, but is accompanied by blood in the urine and pain/whining.
I would use quality pumpkin oil over the food and ACV in caps or diluted. My cats and dogs don't mind. If you read up on P Oil you will be amazed. So I bought it as in the people section of EC a woman had cured herself with P Oil in three months. The health benefits are tremendous.
Posted by Vanessa (Beautiful Hawaii) on 10/07/2015
Aloha,
I have a 12 yr old German Shepherd approx. 68lbs with a UTI problem. After the first round of antibiotics doc said she has incontinence and put her on PROIN. Her UTI never really cleared up and she has since done 2 more courses of antibiotics. The last one was Cepalexin. I also gave her some probiotics too.
I found your site and tried the ACV. I managed to get a little into wet food only once. I could not get her to eat it in anything else so I recently purchased ACV capsules which are a 200mg extract. These I can hide in peanut butter!
She finished her last antibiotic on Sept 26th and was good until Monday Oct. 5th. She had one late afternoon pee on my rug. I did not see any blood. She was good until last night (10/6) and again no blood. The amount is not just a little leak but about 12" in diameter.
Because she isn't peeing all day everywhere anymore and no visible blood I am inclined to think it is incontinence?
Can someone please tell me how many ACV capsules should I give her and how often? I also gave her sea salt 1/2 tsp 2 times daily since Monday 10/5 This seemed to give her diarrhea and she is not eating much either.
Posted by Anna (Annapolis, Md) on 09/21/2015 ★★★★★
I am so happy to have found this website.
The Apple Cider Vinegar helped! I teaspoon BID (twice a day) mixed in the wet food plus some chopped parsley from my garden and my dog is his normal self again. No more accidents around the house. This is day 4 of the treatment, and we could put our steamcleaner back in the basement.
I wonder why our Vet rather prescribe Antibiotics before recommending this.
How long do u give it to them? My English bull dog has been on antibiotics for 6 weeks 4 weeks for dermamites and now amoxicillin for the uti. I am giving her the amoxiciin and acv.
Hi Dr. Benton, I am interested in your point of view here. I recently adopted a dog that was misrepresented to me. I was told he was 6-7 years old and had kennel cough. When the dog was transported to me, I had to take him to the vet less than 24 hours later because he was on the verge of death. The vet I saw told me that he is more like 10 years old (lifespan of the dogo argentino breed being 10-12 years). He was very skinny, had vomiting, blood in his stool, cataracts, kennel cough, and arthritis. We decided to hospitalize him to try to see if we could get him better. When he came home, he had some discolored urine toward the end of the pee, which had gone away after two subsequent urinations. During this time, we also had xrays, blood chemistry, and a fecal test done. All tests came back with normal results. He was on clavamox, metronidazole (if m remembering correctly) for 7 days, cerenia for 4 days, sucralfate for 5 days, and pepcid ac permanently. The kennel cough seems to have cleared up and the blood on the stool went away. It's very hard to find something that he will eat, so we're not getting weight back on him and struggling to not lose weight. He drinks water just fine. Now I'm concerned because he had one pee that smelled very bad. I brought him to the vet Friday because his vomiting started back up and they put him back on cerenia and pepcid. Then he had cloudy pee toward the end. Saturday he was fine in the morning and all of a sudden just looked dumpy. He then had blood in his pee. This ended after about 6 hours when he looked happy again and even had a great appetite comparatively. The cloudiness at the end of urination hasn't gone away. When I told my vet these things they suggested getting an ultrasound at another clinic. Is there any way this could be a uti? I'm really struggling here with what is the right thing to do. He seems to get better but then has these setbacks. I don't want him to suffer. If it is as simple as a uti I can keep trying but if not I think it would be best to euthanize him at his age. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thanks in advance.
Posted by Julie Evans (Mirfield, West Yorkshire, Uk) on 08/11/2015 ★★★★★
My 14 week old Hungarian Vizsla had a Urine Infection, after 2 weeks of anti-biotics, I wanted to try to prevent this from happening again. I bought Organic Apple Cider Vinegar from my local Supermarket. Put 1 teaspoon in her wet meat mixed with biscuits in the morning and evening. Her lunch was left as normal mix. I tried putting the ACV in her water, but she wouldn't drink it - I think the smell was too strong. The smell of the meat hid the smell of the ACV when mixed with meat. After 2 days she was much better. I continued for 1 week and 'hey presto' she's fine - no more white blood cells in her urine.
I wish to thank everyone for all their information posted. I wouldn't have known about this remedy without reading it here. Thank you.
Posted by Dr. G. Benton (Los Angeles, Ca) on 07/16/2015 ★★★★★
I've been a Vet for 37 years, and have seen medication continue to get better, but also fail miserably. Although I do prescribe medication, I also have (and still do) advise clients to administer Apple Cider Vinegar to their pets for quick fixes. Animals are much like humans in the sense that too much antibiotic can lead to a recurring infection, due to the fact that the body becomes immune to the antibiotics. If it is in the beginning, or mild stages of a UTI, I advise them to use ACV, but also prescribe some medication that I say to only use after giving the ACV a try.
My advice is to mix 1TSP in their morning food, and 1TSP at night. If you only feed your dog once per day, do 1TBSP with their food. Dairy does not sit very well in dogs stomachs, so mixing it with yogurt isn't advised. Try mixing it into some canned wet food. If your dog doesn't usually eat canned wet food, consider it a treat for them.
If you have just noticed your dog starting to exhibit the signs of a UTI, try the ACV fix. If your dog has had signs for a while, and is getting worse see a vet at your earliest convenience. If there is blood in the urine, see a Veterinary professional immediately.
My dog, a 4 yr old American Bulldog, had a bladder infection that seemed to not work with antibiotics given by the vet. After multiple medications and 3 vet visits within a 3 week time period, the last visit they did ultrasound and X-rays to see if he had kidney stones or whatever was going on and to why he was not responding to antibiotics. After reviewing imaging, his bladder was so large and full of urine we were unable to see his prostate b/c bladder pushed it back so far. My dog had blockage and was still unable to urinate along with peeing blood also. Vet suggested I go to ER to have his bladder drained with catheter b/c when the vet office attempted they said they were unable to do it b/c they didn't he the proper tools. ? the vet also stated that he most likely had prostate cancer. Idk where that came from b/c I just listened to her tell me that she could barely see the prostate b/c of the enlarged bladder. I understand that it def could be cancer but where did she come up with that based off of something she could not see? The cost of ER was $1500 for only draining of bladder and 24 hr care. Nothing else included. OR she suggested euthanasia!!!!! I broke down in tears and didn't know what was best to do. I did know, at that time I was not ready to make a decision, sooooo I brought my dog home. I cried and cried and felt I had to try other alternatives before going based off of 1 doctor.
I tried the Apple Cider Vinegar that I read up online and multiple reviews from others and I wanted to try. I just finished 2 days of giving him 2 T 2x/day and have already seen improvement. He has actually been able to make a much better pee on his own, waaaayyyy better than he did befor acv.
Now I will say this, Apple Cider Vinegar is nasty and my dog is not a fan. I tried putting Apple Cider Vinegar in his water along with mixing Apple Cider Vinegar with yogurt and he did not like either one. I have been putting Apple Cider Vinegar in a dropper and having to put it in his mouth to keep him from spitting it out. With that being said, whatever works best for you is the route I would take in administering Apple Cider Vinegar to your dog. I have another appt in 3 days to get a second opinion from a new vet and I hope to have better news than I did on my last 3 vet visits. As many of us, we are all pet lovers and will do anything to save our animals. If in doubt as I was, get a second opinion so that you know you tried all you could in order to save your pets life.
Posted by Tamara (Clovis, California) on 02/12/2015 ★★★★★
I have a fourteen year old female Corgi/Shepherd mix named Molly who weighs around fifty pounds (she is definitely overweight! ), who developed a bad bladder infection all of a sudden. There was blood in her urine and she was exhibiting the stress behavior of relieving herself on the living room carpet, which she normally never does.
I followed the instructions given on this site and gave her organic unfiltered apple cider vinegar from Trader Joe's. It has been one week today; all her symptoms have been gone since day five.
Blood was no longer present in her urine (not visibly anyway like before) on the morning of day three. By day four, she wasn't going in the house any more. After day five she wasn't repeatedly squatting over and over outside like she felt she needed to keep trying to go. I am, however, continuing on with a maintenance dose since she has gum disease and I think it may have caused her bladder infection (I'm afraid to have her put under anesthesia for cleaning/surgery at her age).
I started out giving her one tablespoon in the morning with a recipe I came up with: boiled chicken, either baked yams or organic potatoes, a little frozen organic spinach, organic chicken broth, and one teaspoon of organic coconut oil. I mashed everything up with a potato masher and microwaved everything together in her bowl except the ACV, which I added afterward.
I repeated the same exact recipe around eight or nine hours later at dinner time, with another tablespoon of the ACV. I also gave her about a teaspoon of ACV at bedtime in three or four teaspoons of organic yogurt to hold her over for the night.
After the fourth day, I changed the doses of ACV to two teaspoons with breakfast, two teaspoons with dinner, and two teaspoons at bedtime. This equals two tablespoons total, a reduction of one teaspoon from before.
Today, day seven, I have reduced the doses down to one-and-a-half teaspoons with each meal: breakfast, dinner, bedtime yogurt. I'm going to see how it goes for a few days and reduce it down to one teaspoon three times a day, and then go from there, perhaps stopping the bedtime yogurt.
I hope this helps someone who is dealing with the same issue with their dog -- it was certainly a Godsend for me! Thank you very much earthclinic.com... :) Tamara
Posted by Happydogmom (Manchester, Nh) on 11/03/2011
Just an update on my Plott Hound with recurring UTIs -- not a single symptom since starting the ACV in September. I now have her on 1/2 tsp mixed with yogurt, mixed with her food, for maintenance. Thank you Earth Clinic folks!
Posted by Carla (Surprise, Az) on 09/12/2011 ★★★★★
Our 7 yr. Old doxie had bladder issues and you could tell it was painful and his stomach was tight. I personally use Apple Cider Vinegar for my kidney stone issues. Works Great!! I gave our doxie 1tsp 2x a day in yogurt and he is completely cleared up!! He is back to his ole fiesty self!! I only buy organic acv. It has "the mother" on the label.
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