Need some more OT Vet help

Wrong board.

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The vet put him on The Hills C/D urinary diet but it seems that it hasn't helped.

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Why am I not surprised.

LSU Vet or Sherwood South Animal Hospital if you are around BR

our small dog had a calcium oxylate stone in his bladder about 5 years ago which required surgery to remove. our vet put him on science diet but we weren't happy with the ingredients, etc so we started making his food. we've done that ever since and he also takes urocit-k once a day. no stones...knock on wood

Would you mind telling me what his new diet consists of?

gmrkr5 may have a better suggestion but we boil chicken, frozen green beans & sweet potatoes & mix with rice
For 3 dogs a batch lasts around 3 days
This has made a huge difference in our Beagles sensitive stomach issues

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Would you mind telling me what his new diet consists of?

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sirloin, ground turkey, frozen peas, broccoli, salmon, rice, and a little cottage cheese. the wife makes about 10 days worth in an hour. we just freeze it and take containers out to thaw in advance.

I could get more specific with portions if you are really interested.

the dog loves it and it appears to keep him healthy.

Your dogs food sounds way better than ours

May try adding other veggies slowly & see how ours like it

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we started making his food

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Same here... at least supplementing half.

One of our 4 large dogs developed struvite stones that required surgery. Pretty rough for 8 y/o dog. Prescription dog food was recommended by our country Vet as well. However, we said "no" to the prescribed dog food after doing some research and started making our own for all 4 large dogs. Increase hydration, higher acidic food intake. Two different recipes for the two different meals they get a day.

Breakfast (per dog):
1/2 of their normal dry kibble, 1/2 a can of tuna in spring water, 1/2 egg (beaten), small dollop of plain yogurt, tablespoon of various berries, tablespoon of organic hempseeds. Moisten mixture with distilled water and serve.

Supper (per dog):
1/2 of their normal dry kibble, 1 cup of stew. Moisten mixture with distilled water and serve.

Stew (large batch recipe, last one week for 4 big dogs 80+ lbs each):

-Remove meat from store bought rotisserie chicken ($4.95) and boil carcus for 20 minutes in large stock pot with 16 cups of distilled water.

-Remove carcus from broth and pick remaining meat, discard carcus.

-Add 2 lbs of cooked/smoked ham to broth, we normally use frozen scrap ham leftovers from holidays (Easter, Christmas, etc.). Boil for 15 minutes. Add 24 ounces of frozen mixed vegetables (corn, green beans, and peas). Add 2 or 3 sliced yellow crooked-neck/summer squash. Add two cans of diced tomatoes. Bring mixture to a low boil and cook for 45 minutes.

-Add chopped/pulled rotisserie chicken from before, bring to boil. Add 2 cups of rice and boil until done. Let cool and refrigerate.

This batch of stew lasts one week in our home. After one week of refridgeration, the batch would probably start to turn bad. If you have small dogs or pack, divide the cooked recipe into weekly portions and freeze.

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Now I run into the question of should I see if this dissolves the crystals or open him up and start fresh. I’ve been reading online for the last few hours and it seems like some people are actually experiencing calcium crystals dissolve once the diet is changed. I’m also going to also get them on distilled water as opposed to the well water I’m on now

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depends on the stone. from what i recall calcium struvite stones can dissolve and calcium oxylate cannot. our dog had oxylate