Regarding Bladder Infections, I give my female dog herbs for a congenital/heredity problem with bladder/kidney problems. Her litter mate died with one kidney full of stone, and the other kidney about 3/4 full, and their father had problems. My holistic vet tried various things and nothing really worked, but cost me. So I looked in a couple of herb books I have and I gave her Uva Ursi, the purple cap which is standardized by Nature's Way. First gave it to her for about 2 weeks, and she eventually bled, probably was her stomach as it can irritate it. So now, I give it to her as two pills a day for two consecutive days in a row along with pepcid, each week. Since she has a chronic problem I maintain her the rest of the week with Echinacea. Done this for more than 2 years, probably 3. Vet knows I'm not buying stuff from her but she tells me to keep doing what I'm doing because it's working. This has to be better than being on antibiotics every few weeks.
Cindy a.. Urinary antiseptic (antibacterial effect in the urine) a.. Diuretic (increases urine output) a.. Treatment of cystitis (Inflammation of the bladder, typically following a urinary tract infection) a.. Treatment of pyelonephrititis (inflammation of the kidney) a.. Used for mild urinary tract infections http://www.supplementwatch.com/suplib/supplement.asp?DocId=1307
