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Jan 04, 2026 - 02:59 PM
Yes, our Antilithic herbal remedy has helped many dogs with cystine bladder stones. It is important to support the kidneys and with this type of bladder stone to have more alkaline urine, so I suggest using the complete Bladder Stone Support Package for your dog. I suggest avoiding salt in the diet as high salt intake increases sodium excretion, which in turn increases the amount of cystine in the urine. Since most commercial pet food diets contain sodium and are often dry, kibble diets (a wet diet can help to dilute cystine), I suggest a healthy, whole food diet for your dog. This diet can be home-prepared, a premix to which you add your own meat or a commercially prepared whole food diet. We offer suggestions in our article How to Feed Your Dog. Providing easily accessible, clean water to encourage your dog to drink is also beneficial as this will help to dilute cystine in the urine. You may also wish to get Urine Test Strips to monitor your dog's urine pH that should be a minimum pH of 6.5 and preferably between a pH of 7.0 and 7.5. Including alkalizing foods like bananas (yellow/ripe not green bananas) that are high in potassium can help.
