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Neutralise Dogs Wee??

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:eek: We have a lovely female lurcher but lots of not so lovely yellow and bare patches on our lawn.
We have been told to use tomato ketchup on her food, but tonight have been told to use tomato juice.
Any ideas and how often and in what quantities should we be using :confused:
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  • withabix
    withabix Posts: 9,508 Forumite
    I believe you can get b1tch pills from your local pet shop. These 'supposedly' work, but interestingly my b1tch (lol) doesn't have that effect on our lawn anyway!
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  • squeaky
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    I'd have thought, money saving or not, that the best advice would be obtained from your vet.
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  • Curry_Queen
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    tracy1 wrote:
    Any ideas and how often and in what quantities should we be using :confused:


    None at all!!!!! :eek:

    You really don't want to start messing up your dog's natural body chemistry doing things like this or you could end up facing some pretty serious health issues long term! You would be far better addressing the issue directly with the lawn!

    There are commercial products you can buy at the gardening centre which will neutralise the urine but you'd need to apply them pretty much immediately to prevent lawn burn, but obviously to save money you could probably use any slightly acidic substance you have around the home, such as vinegar, lemon juice etc :confused:

    Oh, and the most obvious tip is to make sure she's drinking plenty of fresh water every day! ;)


    Edit: ... there's an interesting article you might want to read here :)
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  • Curry_Queen
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    Oh, just another thought ... her first wee of the day is going to be much stronger and more concentrated than the rest (just like our own) so how about taking her somewhere off the lawn (concrete drive or patio?) or even out of the garden first thing to minimise damage to your lawn? :confused:
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  • Liney_2
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    I have a female bulldog (and a male one) and my lawn is in a dreadful state, we have to follow her around with a watering can to water it in once she has pee'd, I recycle our waste washing up water for this, I just tip the washing up bowl straight into the watering can and it's ready when she needs to go in the garden - otherwise I suggest walking in the park more often :)
    I guess your dog would need to drink a lot of tomato juice to neutralise all her pee which I don't think would be that good for her.
    Another option would be to try and get her to go in one place.

    Good luck :)
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  • withabix
    withabix Posts: 9,508 Forumite
    None at all!!!!! :eek:

    I have to disagree with you there Curry Queen.

    Given the ingredients of dog food and the chlorinated/fluoridated water we all normally give them, plus the fresh breath tablets, worming tablets and pesticides many people use to keep their four-legged friend 'friendly', not forgetting the removal of their reproductive organs, the b1tch pills, which contain only natural ingredients, are a very mild treatment!

    Also, consider a doggy door (large version of cat flap) so that your dog can relieve itself in the night, rather than making it suffer all night before you let it out. Our Cocker and Patterdale happily live in the garage at night (accessed via doggy door) and when we're out, so that they can wander the garden to their hearts' content.

    Incidentally, I would recommend NOT giving your dog water straight from the tap. Let it de-chlorinate in a bucket for a few hours before putting it in their bowls. Have you ever wondered why dogs prefer drinking from rivers/streams/puddles rather than their clean bowl of water??
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  • Curry_Queen
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    iainkirk wrote:
    I have to disagree with you there Curry Queen.


    I wasn't commenting on any sort of pills, but the OP was asking about feeding tomato ketchup to her dog ;)

    Not only is it not a natural product to feed a dog, but it's also packed with sugars and salts which could be harmful fed in large quantities!

    When you've seen the size and quantity of some of the stones we've removed from dog's bladders, not to mention numerous other serious health problems caused by some of these "home remedies" that people use, then you might understand why I would not recommend them!

    I won't even get into the plethora of commercial "remedies" for various ailments/problems you can find on sale in pet shops ;)


    Edit: Good tip about the water there :T ... water given straight from the tap is actually quite harmful for certain groups of animals and should always be left for 24-48 before using (or use a de-chlorinating product, but that's just adding more chemicals to it :confused: )
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  • Curry_Queen
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    If anyone is having really bad problems with their dog's marking the lawns where they urinate, it's worth popping a sample into your vets to have it tested. Dog's urine should have a pH of around 6.5 but this can higher or lower due to all sorts of reasons, some relating to diet, and your vet can advise you on the proper way to correct it if necessary :)
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  • Lucie_2
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    My sister was having this problem & in the end they gravelled a small area of the garden & trained the dog to use it.
    As a previous poster mentioned, maybe it's better to change the garden than the dog?
  • Alison_B
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    If anyone is having really bad problems with their dog's marking the lawns where they urinate, it's worth popping a sample into your vets to have it tested. Dog's urine should have a pH of around 6.5 but this can higher or lower due to all sorts of reasons, some relating to diet, and your vet can advise you on the proper way to correct it if necessary :)


    How on earth would you get a wee sample from a dog?:eek:
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