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3.0 out of 5 starsMy dog has never had UTIs before
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2022
*****UPDATE****** it’s almost exactly a year since I made this review and my dog hasn’t had a UTI since. I think it was the food.
I was skeptical of purchasing this dog food because of some of the bad reviews about dogs having digestive issues after eating this food. But, because of the pandemic and me being a broke college student, I didn’t have many wet food options at the time. Supply chain issues, not being able to get what my dog normally eats, etc. this was super cheap when I first bought it. I thought, why not, I can afford it, the reviews aren’t too bad, and the ingredients look ok.
So I purchased a few different flavors of the stews for variety. I’ve been feeding my large, 8 years old, pittie mix this food for a few months now. She seemed to like it. But after a few weeks of being on the food, she got a UTI. I chalked it up to her being considered a senior dog at her size and weight, and maybe as a one off, but she has NEVER had a UTI before I started this food. I wasn’t too worried about it being the food just yet. Then, the price raised a little on the food, but I still couldn’t find her regular food, so I bought it again. She liked it. Now, we are a few months in, and I have found her regular food, so I’ve been alternating between her regular food and this food. Today, I woke up to her licking herself, and a half dried puddle of pee on the floor, that had crystallized into a white glittery pile and some random viscous urine spots with blood in it. This is exactly how her last UTI started a couple of months ago. So I looked at her genitals and sure enough, red, swollen, and blood.
I am throwing the rest of this food away. Going to the vet to spend astronomical amounts of money for antibiotics, and staying home to nurse my pup that’s not feeling well. I will update this review in a few months if it seems like the problem clears up after me no longer feeding her this food.