How to Use Apple Cider Vinegar for Bladder Infections in Dogs

Dog Bladder infection: My dog 11 year old black lab 75 LBS has had a bladder infection through out the month of January and February 2009.
I took our black lab to the veternarian several times and they ran urine samples to verify that our dog had a bladder infection and not something else.They also examined the dog to make sure he did not have anything else.The verternarian recommended a dosage of a anti biotic which lasted two weeks each time. During the period of while he was on the medication he was fine but after he got off the medication he went back to having problems and having the same symptoms. He would stand by the door crying at 3:00AM in the morning, he was always restless,and he could never stay in one spot for a long time. A week ago I gave my dog three table spoons of organic apple cider vinegar and I placed it in his food dish and would spread it around, then I gave him two spoonfuls of plain organic yogurt, and then a small portion of his dried food. I will feed my dog in the morning at 8:00AM then in the evening at 5:30PM. Since doing this his symptons have stopped, he is sleeping through the night, and he is no longer restless. He is also not urinating as much.It is working.

hey my hinez 57 breed of dog, she had a bladder infection back in 2004. i brought her back 2x to the vet and cost me over $300, i went to my health food store and asked my girlfriend what i coud give, know this is my 2nd time to the vet but 1st time to the health food store about my girl. she suggested apple cider vinager and gravel root powder. know i take the acv myself but i take in gel cap form... its the same thing. i wrap it in cheese slices thats how she'll eat it. and the gravel powder i sprinkle on her food 2x a day... hope a little helpful... good luck everyone.

ACV works! I too, just paid a large vet bill last month. When my 11 year old lab woke me up at 3am sunday, did the dry pee dance on our morning walk, bloody urine in the house, along with the whining, & pacing and going to the door to go out every 5 mins, I took a chance & googled and found this site. I read what everyone else had to say and gave her 1 TBSP of Heinz ACV mixed with 2 TBSP of yogurt last night. I was amazed at how quickly her behavior changed. She settled down almost immediately, sleep comfortably all night and urinated normally the next morning. Since she gets feed 1 time a day, I mixed 1 TBSP of ACV in her dry food in the morning and gave her the yogurt ACV mixture that same night and she seems fine. I will probably cut back to just once a day for the rest of the week and then maybe every other day for a while.

I am so thankful for this site, saved me lots of $ and heartache.

Now if I could just find a remedy to shrink or aliviate those fatty tumors...

Thanks again!

For the first time, my 15 years old Maltese started blood urinating( UTI); I called my current vet, stressed the fact that I had just lost my job ( December 31st 2008) and I was in a state of panic for the reason mentioned above; he estimated between $100.00 to $150.00 if no complication ( he is a very compassionate Vet and his prices are very decent but now any price is too much for my budget) ; I asked if I could pay in 3 installments and he reinforced the Hospital Policy as where they require full payments on received treatments. You see, I have 4 pets ( one Maltese, one Lhasa Apso, one Himalayan all 15 years old and a rescue cat from Katrina who is 7 ) and over the years , I spent a fortune in veterinarian expenses between routine vaccines, annual regular check up, teeth cleaning etc.TG for their healthy dispositions...they all look like puppies ! I usually go on www.askavet.com, but last time they never replied (3 months ago). Defeated by my financial disposition, I went to Ask.com and wrote Dog urinary track infection and the rest is history . I started giving Snowie ( my Maltese) 1 TBSP of Organic Apple Cider Vinegar mixed with 2 TBSP of natural yogurt - that did not work- he had no interest whatsoever...! Since he is a little "glutton", I was very disappointed & surprised at his reaction; so, I reluctantly decided to give him a second feeding ( he only eats once a day in the AM) , so I mixed the Vinegar, Yogurt & Blue wet & dry food and ..Bingo! I fed him with the ACV for the first time at 1:30PM and the next time he urinated, there was less blood and by 8:00PM last night, there was no more bloody urine.and since -none! I was a bit apprehensive in relation to his first morning "pee" since last one was at 12:00AM --..and again --clear of blood. YEY! PS.: If you mix the ACV with their food, there is no need for yogurt!

I am a strong believer in Holistic food for all my babies( they have been on this kind of food since they were 2 months old) -a little more $$$ on the initial purchase versus regular pet food but on a long run, it pays since it cuts down on the Vet's visit. Your site has been a GREAT help to me & my Snowie and you can add me & my 4 " furries" as other fans in your club. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Ouf! Ouf! Ouf!

Last week my 50 pound, 8 year old pit bull was peeing blood (!) and unable to control his bladder in the house, especially when he was sleeping (he would pee in his bed). He was going outside about every 5 minutes to try to go to the bathroom. I came on this website and found the apple cider vinegar remedy and tried it, 1.5 T. in plain yogurt 2x daily. I used organic ACV with the mother. I also had some homeopathic kidney drops and muscle tested the dog to find that he needed that too. Within 2 days his urine was clear and he only had one accident in the house (at night). After 3 days we left him for 7 hours and came home to a dry dog and house!! Since then there have been no more accidents, no more blood, he hasn't needed any more of the kidney homeopathic, and we have a happy dog!! I have been continuing to muscle test him and find that he still needs the ACV and will continue to give him that with the yogurt forever if he needs it. I don't know what was wrong with him exactly, but I am SO GLAD to have circumvented the vet!!

I am 110% convinced that the ACV treatment works! Highly recommend to everyone who has dogs with bladder infections. However - I used the regular Heinz brand rather than organic since the organic seemed too strong for my 16 year old dog. I am curious to the muscle testing? What is it and how is it done?

I just want to let you all know that I started the ACV on 12/22/08 and my old boy is absolutely more active and back to his old self. He has however had a few "accidents" but not as many as before and I will continue the ACV for a few more days. He did sleep much better the very first night and the panting and most of the pacing has stopped. It seems to be working.... keep praying for "Mr. Whiffer Sniffers".

My husband has also agreed that he looks much better and that my boy is back to his old self. If Mr. Sniffers can completely stop the accidents, I will swear by this treatment, but it has only been 1 1/2 days so far with the treatment.

Good luck to everybody with their dogs. Unfortuntely, they cannot talk and let us know how they feel.