In a message dated 11/13/2011 4:58:22 A.M. Central Standard Time, CLOVERLEIFE@xxxxxxx writes: i have a bitch with crystals in urine....my vet says to give 250 mg of Vit C per day....is there some other medicine that can be used to treat this problem ?? can it be cured or will this have to be monitored for the rest of her life.....any advice would be appreciated....thank you....natalie ============================================================================ Are you sure these are just crystals,not stones/ I had a male with jack stones which resulted in doing surgery,which was very successful, to remove them. He went on to get his championship,lived until he was 11. Sometimes the stones deteriorate and break up in the urine,and could be mistaken for just crystals. I'd get a second opinion and a good X-ray, Does he have blood in his urine?? Helen Miller Fisher ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================