Medical advice from Bronsin!

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Originally Posted by kimona

To help prevent kidney stones, remember to drink enough water throughout the day.

"Water dilutes the salts and minerals in your urine that form the solid crystals known as kidney stones. Kidney stones can't form in diluted urine, so reduce your risk with plenty of water."

Although I do believe there is something to that, I've also read about how stones may simply be genetic/hereditary.

Although a different species, my dog can only eat a urinary formula food that keeps her pH in balance. If she eats normal dog food, her urine crystallizes and forms bladder stones leading to UT infections. We went through a bit of hell in her first year with us trying to find the cause of her persistent UT infection.

My buddy, who I mentioned prior, was also told that he has the propensity to develop stones. If I remember correctly, he doesn't drink soda and drinks plenty of water, but still develops them fairly frequently.

I get the impression that, as with many things in life, sometimes stones are just a bad roll of the dice.