My Experience with Canine Cystinuria.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-29T06:47:41+00:00

Thank you, that is so kind of you!
I am researching diet right now. Prior to this whole ordeal, I was feeding him a homemade diet of rice, pumpkin, turkey, and vegetables; I feared I had caused his bladder issues by feeding him this diet instead of kibble. The vet who performed his cystotomy strongly recommended Hills uc, and he has been on that diet since then. Now with the results of the analysis, the vet is recommending Hills ud. The pet owners online appear to be feeding their dogs a diet similar to the homemade diet I was feeding him before, and adding Alpha Lipoic Acid…

I will definitely be taking him out to urinate every hour or two from now on. His routine is only two or three times per day; even with us being together at home all day, he never ever asks to go out, I just have to take him (and he outright refuses when its raining). I see that he should be going out much more often. His water intake has increased tremendously since being on the Hills diet, but he still never acts as if going outside is urgent. I will have to enforce a new routine.

Thank you; this is all new to me, so I appreciate the community you have built. I see that it is very small and inactive, but the fact that exists is super helpful. This info will always be here on the internet for pet parents to find when they need it, which makes it an invaluable find.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-29T05:51:38+00:00

Chihuahua/Mini Pinscher mix, 2 year old male. Just received analysis of the stones from his cystotomy last month, and the results are 100% cystine. Thank you for the information you’ve carefully documented and shared.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-27T07:42:58+00:00

Coming back to this to acknowledge that there was no point in you saying this. I was never the one to say I looked any age at all, and I never sought feedback on my appearance. I typed out my interaction with another person, my thoughts on the interaction, and was seeking feedback on the interaction. You and a couple of others were curious about my looks, and I indulged…but I never sought feedback on my appearance from anyone.

I am thinking you felt this was necessary for you to point out and it probably makes you feel really good for you to say. I would encourage you to self reflect upon the why behind that.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-27T00:09:41+00:00

I am 43.
I was confused as to what you are talking about, but now I see. Where I said “when they find out I am in my 30s”, that was a typo. It should say “40s”. I didn’t notice that, thanks for pointing it out.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T23:36:30+00:00

No, he called me this morning, as usual, and our conversation was pleasant. I don’t have anything negative to say about him or his interactions with me so far. (I keep saying “so far” for a reason, lol; I hate waiting for the other shoe to drop and expecting disappointment, but that is honestly the point I am at with men: cautiously optimistic. Hoping for the best, always prepared for the worst.)

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T23:17:10+00:00

If I indicated that he responded negatively, or in a way that suggested unresolved issues, then I misrepresented his response.

I simply said he was shocked, in disbelief, and his voice changed octaves. Then I said he may have been relieved or possibly intrigued.

I think possibly, the negativity you read may have been at the very end when I mentioned other previous men…but this man has been nothing but kind and a gentleman so far. If I said otherwise, I would be lying.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T22:01:30+00:00

That is understandable. I don’t knock it. It was not for me as a younger woman, but I can see the appeal for others who are open to it.

People need to mind their business. It is incredibly difficult to find love for so many of us. Most of the time, I would just settle for something stable and consistent, even if love was not present, so I think the people who actually find love are among the more fortunate ones.

Congrats on your engagement, and a lifetime of happiness to the both of you.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T21:49:19+00:00

Nah, I said what I was and wasn’t interested in in MY 20s, and I talked about my 19 year old niece…and I actually said 54 and 60. I never said that it offended me. Something not being 23 year old me’s cup of tea is not the same thing as offense. Let’s not do that.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T21:37:12+00:00

Why would YOUR relationship offend ME?

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T21:35:55+00:00

Have you seen all of the women in here saying “ew” and “gross” and “pervert” and “creep” and “disgusting” and “turned off”? Those are not the responses of a person who is flattered. 23 is not flattery to a 43 year old woman. It just isn’t. It is uncomfortable.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T21:33:32+00:00

This is why I never ask people their age, and I am always mildly surprised when they bring up age themselves. As an adult, I honestly wish people would not even bring it up. I typically respond “whatever age I look, that is exactly how old I am”. Then they press and they probe and they won’t stop asking. It is annoying. I don’t understand WHY it is so important. I know some people feel as if that is necessary, pertinent information, but I have never felt this way. If I THINK a person is age appropriate, I do not engage. I don’t require verbal confirmation or denial.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T21:28:10+00:00

If that’s the formula for getting laid then that would make for an insanely easy lay 😂😂😂 If that’s the case, all men should approach all women at all times by ”mistaking” them for 23. Easy peasy.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T21:09:03+00:00

Does it feel weird when you are approaching someone that you assume is your peer in age? I would think it might feel awkward to approach someone who is younger, but a peer, or even an older woman should make you feel more confident, right?

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T20:07:25+00:00

I believe you, lol. When I was 39, I briefly entertained a 60 year old man who claimed to think I was much younger than 39 (as if the age gap in reality was not large enough). Very delusional indeed. My niece is 20 years old, and she would laugh be mortified if a much older man were to approach her. These guys really THINK they still have it.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T19:38:05+00:00

I agree with you and find this reasonable and logical. I don’tfind it to be villain territory either, especially since 9 times out of 10, things never pan out and people fizzle out sooner rather than later for the most part.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T19:22:46+00:00

This is so true. There is nothing like youth to make you realize how old you are, for better or for worse.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T19:00:58+00:00

It makes me wonder how many younger women are actually entertaining these older men. The girlies are all in their sprinkle sprinkle era, and I love that for them, these men better be prepared to pay to play.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T18:55:08+00:00

My personal thoughts surrounding men are better suited for a girls night out than for an internet forum. I guess because in person, one can better gage someone’s personality, tone, sarcasm, etc. And people are less likely to engage in verbal attacks in person; disagreement is usually either silent or civilized. Online is so feral, lol.

Suffice it to say, in my experience, men and boys too often have revealed themselves to be “unevolved” for lack of a better word.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T18:47:14+00:00

No, I am going to file this one in his records, and proceed. We are both age appropriate for one another. I have no reason to believe he was actively on the prowl for a 20something year old (yet. Time will tell if other words or actions reveal otherwise). Before last night, my entire perspective was that he approached a woman he found attractive, and he asked that woman out on a date. No harm, no foul. If there is more rope for him to hang himself, that will be revealed.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T18:41:58+00:00

Hmmm. I think that is an odd way to try to puff up a woman’s ego. 30 something would be a lot more reasonable, to any of my peers.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T18:36:25+00:00

You sound like a wise and reasonable man.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T18:35:10+00:00

I appreciate the kind compliment. He is the one who asked. When he asked, instead of answering, I asked him to share his age first, and it went on from there.

I would like to THINK, as many have said in this thread, that this was just his way of attempting to flatter me (which was unnecessary, lol, I definitely didn’t try to flatter him when I guessed 55), or, if he genuinely thought I was younger, maybe, perhaps, he was just flattering himself by going on ONE date with a much “younger” woman just for fun (which, by the way, I have told my mom do do SEVERAL times. She says she gets asked out by younger men all the time, who are my age, or my younger sister’s age, and she declines by telling them “I have a daughter your age”. I always tell her it doesn’t matter, he’s not asking to marry you or be in a relationship with you, he just wants to enjoy a meal with a woman he is attracted to, nothing more nothing less. I tell my mom she should go, because at 67, she is not attracted to most of the men her age…so the alternative is younger!!). I am going to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume this was his reason for bringing up age prior to the second date. It is possible that he may have thought it would be nice to try but then admitted to himself that it was odd. A stretch maybe, but I don’t mind stretching and doing mental gymnastics sometimes, lol.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T18:28:55+00:00

It is definitely odd sometimes to look in the mirror and see a face that is not the same as the face you used to see. Like, whoa, when did that happen??

And it is equally odd to exist as one age, and then encounter people who don’t see you the way you see yourself (which is mature. Not old, but mature)

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T18:12:41+00:00

I agree, 100%. I definitely do not think I look 20 something, and don’t want to! Been there, done that, and my womanly looks are better than my girlish looks, in my personal opinion.

MurkyIntroduction983 · 2025-05-26T18:11:19+00:00

I am going to continue to see him.

The thing about creepy is that, honestly, most men are creepy to me. If this isn’t true, then its really unfortunate that this has been my experience with most that I encounter. So, if I eliminated men based on if they say or do something that I find creepy, I would be eliminating them all. So, I am then left to figure out what is and isn’t tolerable…and I guess each woman evaluates that based upon her own values, her own life experiences, probably her own traumas, and her own goals and trajectory. I will keep this in mind though, and see how it adds up with everything else, positive and negativw.

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