Meet Cayman - A stone free Samoyed

Our dog, Cayman, is a 3 1/2 year old Samoyed. We had been feeding her what we thought to be the best available "gourmet" dog food on the market (brand name reserved to protect the guilty). After many, many rounds of bladder infection, treating with antibiotics, and watching her suffer from pain and agony (not easy as a pet mom and dad!), we were very distraught when we found out she had bladder stones. How many, they were not sure. We made a decision to do immediate surgery to remove the stones and get her back on track to health. There were FIVE stones - one the size of a golf ball, one the size of a walnut and three the size of peanut M&M's.

Our veterinarian recommended that we put her on a special diet, low in phosphorous, magnesium and calcium. It was important that we change her diet from an alkaline diet to an acidic diet. He wanted to move her to a specialty product from (gasp!) the same company that we were feeding her from now, likely (after much research) the very thing that was CAUSING her health issues!

Fortunately for Cayman, we had met Delena at a special event, and she had told us about wholesome, natural dog foods and how they could make a difference in the life of your pet. I kept her information, and decided I needed to do a little more research on what products are out there. In the meantime, Cayman gobbled down the sample bags she had given us, so I knew she LIKED the healthy food alternative.

After calling at least five dog health food companies, getting their content information, analyzing it with the quantities that the Vet was recommending, I felt as though I knew more about the food and nutrition we were feeding our dog than the food that gets put on our table! We compared prices accordingly, and decided to go with an Eagle Pack version for Cayman, hoping this would reduce her bladder troubles and increase her acidity.

After 6 months of being on a wholesome diet, we have a brand new, energetic, healthy and HAPPY dog on our hands! No more trouble with bladder infections or stones, no more agonizing worry over if she is ill again, and we can be confident that what she is eating is actually GOOD for her!

Thank you Brookside Barkery & Bath for providing a place that has REAL answers for a pet that holds a position equal to that of a child in our household!

As told to The Brookside Barkery by Chad and Kristi Nimmo.