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Old April 24th, 2010, 09:31 AM
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My dog has been on this food for one week yesterday. He has now refused to eat it. It has been 2 days, and he just looks at it and walks away. He is listless and has no energy. What to do?
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Old April 24th, 2010, 09:45 AM
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Is he on this food for a medical reason?
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Old April 24th, 2010, 09:49 AM
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Oh sorry. Yes. He has struvite crystals. I am also wondering if he is not eating because when he does eat, he immediately has to urinate and it hurts. Is he associating food with pain? Do dogs do that?

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Old April 24th, 2010, 10:35 AM
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Do some searching for struvite crystals in the vet's forum section. I am fairly certain that others have this issue and have found better diets to deal with them.
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Old April 27th, 2010, 08:46 PM
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This link contains one of my posts about my dog's experience with struvite crystals. Don't know if it'll work for your dog but a suggestion nonetheless.

http://www.pets.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=69669
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