Hill's Prescription Diet Canine u/d Urinary Care Original

Bladder stones and urinary problems can cause serious pain and discomfort for your dog. Hill's Prescription Diet Canine u/d Urinary Care Original is a clinically tested therapeutic dry food specifically designed to help dissolve certain types of bladder stones and prevent them from coming back. This veterinary diet also supports dogs with advanced chronic kidney disease, offering complete nutrition tailored to these specific health challenges.

This prescription dog food contains carefully controlled levels of high-quality protein and minerals to reduce the building blocks that form urate, calcium oxalate, and cystine crystals. The reduced protein content (10%) helps decrease the workload on kidneys whilst still providing essential amino acids your dog needs. As one of the most trusted urinary dog food options recommended by veterinarians across the UK, this Hill's dog food delivers therapeutic nutrition that addresses serious health conditions. This veterinary dog food is also beneficial for dogs with hepatic copper storage disease, making it a versatile prescription diet for multiple conditions.

Key Benefits

• Dissolves and Prevents Bladder Stones - Helps break down urate, calcium oxalate, and cystine stones whilst reducing the risk of recurrence through controlled mineral levels
• Supports Kidney Health - Reduced protein (10%) and phosphorus (0.17%) content decreases workload on kidneys, helping slow the progression of chronic kidney disease
• Promotes Optimal Urine pH - Contains urine alkalising substances that create an environment discouraging crystal formation and stone development
• Controls Fluid Retention - Low sodium (0.22%) content helps manage fluid buildup associated with kidney problems and early cardiac disorders
• High-Quality Protein Source - Uses dried whole eggs as the primary protein source, providing essential amino acids whilst maintaining reduced protein levels
• Strengthens Immune System - Enriched with antioxidants including Vitamin E (575mg/kg) and beta-carotene (1.5mg/kg) to support overall health and combat free radicals

What Makes This Urinary Care Formula Special

Dogs with bladder stones or kidney disease need very specific nutritional support. This dog food for bladder stones is formulated with reduced calcium (0.42%) and protein (10%) to limit the raw materials that form problematic crystals. The alkaline urine pH this food promotes makes it much harder for urate, oxalate, and cystine crystals to develop. For dogs with advanced chronic kidney disease (IRIS stage 4), the reduced phosphorus (0.17%) content helps preserve remaining kidney function, whilst low sodium (0.22%) prevents fluid retention. The high-quality protein from dried eggs provides necessary nutrition without overwhelming compromised kidneys.

The inclusion of antioxidants like Vitamin E (575mg/kg) and beta-carotene (1.5mg/kg) helps neutralise free radicals associated with urolithiasis and kidney disease. This prescription diet dog food also contains increased B vitamins to replace losses during kidney disease. This veterinary diet is specifically recommended for adult and mature dogs with urate, calcium oxalate, or cystine bladder stones, advanced chronic kidney disease (IRIS stage 4), or hepatic copper storage disease.

Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients: Brewers' rice, maize starch, animal fat, dried whole eggs, cellulose, minerals, digest, flaxseed, soybean oil, dried beet pulp, vitamins, trace elements, beta-carotene. With natural antioxidant (mixed tocopherols).

Urine Alkalising Substances: Potassium citrate (8.5g/kg), calcium carbonate (7.4g/kg).
Nutritional Additives per kg: Vitamin A (9,657 IU), Vitamin D3 (808 IU), Vitamin E (575mg), beta-carotene (1.5mg), iron (114mg), iodine (2.8mg), copper (3.5mg), manganese (18.1mg), zinc (159mg), selenium (0.2mg). With natural antioxidants.

Feeding Guidelines and Important Information

Important: This is a prescription veterinary food that should only be fed after consultation with your veterinarian. Your vet must examine your dog and diagnose the specific condition before recommending this diet. While feeding this food, consult your veterinarian regularly (every 6 months minimum) regarding its usage. If your dog's health deteriorates in any way, seek immediate veterinary advice.

Feed exclusively the recommended Prescription Diet food for best results. Do not mix with other foods or treats without veterinary approval, as this may reduce effectiveness.

Recommended for:

• Reduction of urate, calcium oxalate, and cystine bladder stones
• Prevention of urate, oxalate, and cystine stone recurrence
• Advanced chronic kidney disease (IRIS stage 4)
• Hepatic copper storage disease
• Adult and mature adult dogs with diagnosed urinary conditions

Not Recommended for:

• Dogs with struvite urolithiasis
• First 1-2 weeks after surgery
• Dogs with hypoalbuminaemia or hyperlipidemia
• Dogs with pancreatitis, history of pancreatitis, or at risk of pancreatitis
• Puppies
• Pregnant or lactating bitches