Do Cranberries Work For Urinary Tract Infections In Dogs?
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- The cranberry vs UTIs in dogs: the ultimate showdown. Here's what research says!
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Cranberry Juice Studies: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27251...
Cranberry Capsule Studies: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25882...
Abundance of Infectious Bacteria in the Gut May Predict Risk of Urinary Tract Infection: news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2...
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OK so here’s the thing about UTIs in dogs - they’re usually caused by bacteria in the bladder, kidneys or urinary tract - but they can also be caused by inflammation there too.
Most of the time, UTIs happened because E. Coli or other harmful bacteria escape the gut and get into the urinary tract. These bacteria poop out nasty toxins that cause inflammation in the kidneys or wherever they take up camp - and this causes your dog to pee more often and even cause pain. Because the cause is bacteria, most vets will send you home with antibiotics. But the problem is, you have to think about how the bacteria got out of your dog’s digestive tract and into her urinary tract? Well, researchers at Cornell University found that the more E coli and other nasty bacteria varieties in the gut, the higher the risk of UTIs. And that’s why UTIs tend to come back again and again if you try to fight them with antibiotics - sure, they’ll destroy the E. Coli but they’ll also destroy a lot of the good gut bacteria too, and this opens the door for E. Coli and other harmful bugs to just move right back in again. There will be fewer good bacteria to crowd them out. So that takes us back to the small but mighty cranberry. Like other fruits and veggies, cranberries are rich in little substances called polyphenols. Researchers aren’t exactly sure yet how they work, but they believe that a substance called D-mannose stopped E. Coli from attaching to the urinary tract. This led them to believe that D-mannose supplements would work better than cranberries. But there are dozens, if not hundreds of polyphenols in cranberries that can fight UTIs - and other health problems. And the most important ones are little guys called PACs.
These polyphenols are unique to the cranberry and they can also stop harmful bacteria from attaching to the urinary tract - but the funny thing about PACs and other polyphenols is that they reduce inflammation because they control your dog’s immune system. Your dog can’t digest PACs and polyphenols - but they feed the friendly gut bacteria that live there. And, in return, those beneficial bugs get fat and happy and will crowd out any unfriendly bacteria like E coli. But they also poop out beneficial substances when they eat polyphenols. They’ll make short chain fatty acids that your dog can’t get in his diet - and these will build a healthier mucus layer in the gut and urinary tract, which will keep pathogenic bacteria from getting into the wrong places. The healthy mucus layer also prevents leaky gut in your dog.
So cranberries help prevent UTIs by building a healthy mucus coating, growing healthy bacteria populations and preventing leaky gut, which can allow harmful bacteria to escape the gut. The PAC doesn’t even travel to the urinary tract - but it decreases inflammation and stops harmful bacteria from getting there by making positive changes in the gut bacteria. And, unlike antibiotic treatment, that healthy gut and strong gut lining will protect your dog from UTIS for a very, very long time - and a lot of other health issues too. For example, rats that ate a high fat diet suffered less liver damage if they just got some cranberry juice.
So with that said, the second thing you need to do if your dog suffers from UTIs is support his gut with probiotics. These are beneficial bugs that will support the growth of healthy bacteria populations - which will crowd out unfriendlies and help exit harmful bacteria from the gut. So give probiotics alongside cranberries.
OK, so how many cranberries should your dog get? Well, that’s a tough one because the people who do research studies try to isolate individual chemicals from cranberries that they can patent and make money from - nobody’s going to get rich selling cranberries! But I think it’s important to give the whole cranberry and not just D-mannose because you’ll want the gut-protecting benefits of PACs and other polyphenols. So with that said, most human studies that show positive results average about 275 mg of whole, dry cranberries or about 25mg of powdered cranberries daily. So for a medium sized dog, that would be about 50 - 100mg of fresh or dried cranberries or 10-15mg of powdered cranberries daily.
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I feed my dog home fermented cabbage and it helps her a lot.
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Thank you for sharing this information. My dogs constantly suffer UTI issues. I'm going to try this.
Sounds great! :)
Thank you for this informative video. Such good information. 🌷
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I use fresh cranberries in my dog's meals. I gently cook them and I cut them. Too bad they are not sold in stores here year round. Awesome video! Thank you.
Love it!
How many cranberries to do you give per meal?
@@janetriffitts7495 I follow the recipe from Dr Judy Morgan and her recipe called PupLoaf calls for 4 oz of cranberries. I crush them for digestion.
@@janetriffitts7495 the recipe has 4oz. It is not the amount I give in a day. Sorry.
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Thank you so much for the thorough info! I watched carefully and read the article linked in another comment tho I am still not sure how many fresh raw cranberries to give my 60-70 lb dogs… Would you mind putting the measurement in cups or actual berries vs grams?
It's food - there is no real "dose." It depends on your dog's gut environment, but I would give several daily.
Thank you for the video! Two weeks ago, my dog was wetting our bed at night but not having accidents during the day. I started giving her about 200 mg of freeze dried cranberry in her food in the morning and another 200 mg in her evening food. She stopped going in the bed. How do I know if I need to take her into the vet now to have a test done. I hate to put her through the pain and fear if it’s not necessary. Thanks.
Hello,
Can you recommend any capsules with d-mannose and cranberry? Also, how much for a dog of 28kg?
I’ve been adding dried cranberry to my dogs diet. I guess that isn’t working. So now I’ll try the cranberry pills. My dog just starting urinating blood.
My senior 14 year old. 17 pound pekinese dog has to wear diapers for incontinence because he has IVDD and I noticed some possible blood in the urine. What would be a best treatment for this or should I take him to his vet.
Can i use crannberies juice for my shihtzu
Can I use cranberry juice that are sold in 7-11 stores work?
Hi Dana, Thank you so much for all that you! I truly appreciate you from the bottom of my heart! And my dog Jack appreciates you to!
So sorry to ask so many questions lol
Is it OK to increase the red rover for his bladder stones? Also the vet told me that she has no way of knowing what kind of stones he has unless she does the surgery then she will know after they are removed. So that being said I still worry with what to feed him. Even after reading the bladder stones articles. If don't what type of stones they are then how do I know what not to feed him? 🤔
Anyway, should I still be using better bones, Guts & Glory and green Rover? Or should I stop those until the bladder stones are gone? Also is the humic and fulvic acid in protect ok for the bladder stones?
I'm currently feeding him super lean organic grass fed beef, a small amount of carrots, small amount of Broccoli, Zucchini, cucumber, Blueberries and Cranberries all organic. I also bought the adored beast easy peasy protocol for bladder stones mainly because I just wanted the tincture that says to use 4 drops twice a day for 30 days to help dissolve bladder stones.
Ive been rotating off and on between safe sea and organic extra virgin cold pressed hemp oil Nutiva brand. Still feeding green eggs daily as well
Have you always fed your dog raw? And did they see the stones on ultrasound? I would stay away from foods that are high in oxalates and maybe decrease the amount of organ meat (Guts & Glory) and see how that goes.
@@DogsNaturallyMagazineDNM no he was on a Kibble diet when I first saw the blood in the urine. As soon as I saw blood in urine I did the slow transition over to all organic human food which was Around August he was on full transition over to organic human food diet by middle of September. They did urinalysis in November said it was normal prescribed antibiotics and sent me on my way. It seems like blood was improving but still seeing it. So 1st week of March they did bloodwork, another urinalysis which both came back normal and then they also did a radiograph which is where they saw the stones. And ok great! Thank you for the help! I feed low oxalate foods and I will hold off on Guts and glory for a while. Thanks for all of the help!
My dog is already taking vitamins. I reffused give to her antibiotics. So, today, I bought cranberries, prepare tea and start introducing in her food. Her weight is 6kg. How many dry cranberries can I give to her ? Around 10 or 15 gr/day, will be ok ?
Thanks for your vedios for teaching us and almost since a year my dog he didn't have a treatment of urinary or bladder or infection or
So in end he took 4 days in hospital plus IV and 1 week antibiotics
With 10 days course of diet food day and wet (brand royal canin urinary s/o dry and urinary s/o wet food can I make 4 meal in 2 days (2 meal one day and one meal wet
And almost after this treatment oi see his urinary is good clear and clean but his back leg not stronge it can lose in some walk
I am not sure if there is a link between that so he have big nepile or truma near his tail maybe this have any link with tight the nerve of leg
Please waiting for your response thanks 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
My dog's been getting UTIs, and after hearing this I would like to ask, she has a habit of trying to eat her feces, . I go outside with her and usually keep an eye on her so she don't, . But could that cause the UTI?
I add cranberries to my dog's food.i can only get fresh ones in November and December, so I buy 3 or 4 bags every week and freeze them so I have enough for all year...I have found trader Joe's or whole foods to have the organic cranberries very reasonably priced, way cheaper even then the frozen ones available year round.
Freezing and stocking up on fresh cranberries while they are in season is a great idea!
How many cranberries per meal do you add? I have a Maltese dog with some issues. I want to try cranberries and hopefully it will help.
Thank you for this information. Our dog has developed UTI and vaginitis with a thick mucous discharge. Antibiotics did not help so I am going to take your advice with the cranberries. What about adding some raw honey?
I've got a handicapped senior dog who was seems more prone to uti's now. She's also prone to bladder stones. Had her in Royal canin urinary so kibble for years but went back to a cooked raw diet recently. With that said, my dog also had a "nasty" uti and thick mucous discharge like your dog, that antibiotics didn't clear. I took a suggestion from Dr Jones veterinary medicine on TH-cam to treat it with green tea and unfiltered raw honey. Used it in her food (twice daily)for a week to 10 days then off a week, maybe 2 and resumed again. Did this off and off from Oct 2023 to Jan 2024 when I took her back for a urine check. Vet's words was her urine is all clear!! I will continue to do this from now on and maybe even incorporate cranberries. I also used about a 1/8 tsp of ground flax seeds in her food once daily as I saw something on that too.
Can I give cranberries to my cat with UTI and what would the approx. dosage be for a 10 lb cat? Thank you for the information on cranberries and for posting this video. It was very helpful!
Unfortunately, we specialize in our canine friends and would not know the correct dosing for your cat.
Thank U so much!!! I'm going to get my dog started on this immediately! Pls could you do a video on Cushings Disease? My other dog is struggling with this and the Vets are not helping at all.
Hi Dana, finally got X-rays and blood work done. Turns out the blood in his urine are from bladder crystals. Vet said he has a few crystals but that they are teeny teeny super tiny and they should pass on their own. However I have been seeing the blood since around August or September. Did urinalysis in November came back normal. He was on antibiotics for 14 dasy. Finally got blood work and X-rays done today. Bloodwork is all normal and did another urinalysis also came back normal. X-rays are showing the bladder crystals. She prescribed antibiotics again for 14 days. And she also wanted me to start on prescription diet called S/O diet which I will never ever do. I will never put him on and I will never ever go back to Kibble. Any suggestions? I already have all of the four leaf Rover and I already cook his food all organic DIY from scratch. Anything I should or shouldn't feed or use? She wants me to come back in 6 weeks for follow up X-rays. She said since they are teey hopefully he can pass them otherwise they will have to do surgery.
Hi! We suggest having a look at the two articles below, we think this will be great information for you and that you will find them very helpful! We hope your pup feels better soon :)
www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/bladder-stones-in-dogs/
www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/natural-remedies-bladder-stones-dogs/
@@DogsNaturallyMagazineDNM Thanks Dana!! The bladder stone articles and meal planning were extremely helpful. Thank you for all of your wonderful information 😊
I found frozen unsweetened cranberries in the store. Not sure how much can give per day to a 50 lb dog. I read the link for dosing… 600mg a day, but hard to know how many mg in one cranberry. Any advice? Thx!
We actually only have the mg dose per dog, please see below!
Small dogs, 100 mg, 3 times a day
Medium dogs: 200 mg, 3 times a day
Large dogs: 300 mg, 3 times a day
Giant breeds: 400 mg, 3 times a day
@@DogsNaturallyMagazineDNM yes, saw that, thx for the reply. By my calculations it works out to a total of 1/2 a cranberry a day- then that 1/2 cranberry divided into 3 doses. Doesnt seem like a lot or maybe not enough?
How many raw cranberries should I feed my 70 lb. Lab daily?
I’m anxious to know, too! My Golden Retriever is 70 lbs and is on his 3rd reoccurring UTI with e.coli 😳. He is 9-1/2 years. How many actual cranberries-he eats raw so he would love this. I would cook to soften and cut in half. 🙏🤞❤️
We actually have a great article that breaks down the dosing amounts for you! Please check it out at: www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/can-dogs-eat-cranberries/#h-feeding-cranberries-to-your-dog
I use Cranberry gummies. I hope this is just as good for my Shih Tzu ( 11lb's) I get 500 mg and cut them in half. She is sooooooooo picky , it is hard to get her to take anything. Can't find a food she likes. She is 4 years old and I'm still trying to find a food she will eat. Picky Picky
can i just use the dry cranberries in juice? I can get those.
Freeze dried cranberries are usually unsweetened, so if you can find them, they’re OK to give your dog. But watch the ingredient panel for silicon dioxide.
Awesome, just made a fresh batch of Cranberry Juice. Going to give some to my lil Yorkie who has this nasty crust that gathers at the top of his penis. Took him to the vet, she flushed his penis and prescribed antibiotics. The flush helped but the antibiotics didn't. Going natural now. Will give cranberry juice and keep his penis clean( also trim the hair around it). Thanks 😊