I used his book to cook for Shelby... she loved everything I ever made out of there from the liver snaps to the lasagna to the cancer fighting sweet potato dish. I will definitely always cook for my BFF here on out and it was a great book to help with portion sizes, quality control and easy to prepare. My only hope is that if I ever rescue another dog, they have the same "healthy" appetite as my best girl.

Here's a long question: Jackson now has struvite crystals in his urine.  A way to help get them out is to make his pee more acidic; I presume his pee now is fairly alkaline.  He's been getting loads of fruits and veggies (more veggies than fruits) and at least in humans, it's presumed that a veggie-rich diet helps make or keep the body in a more alkaline state.  Some folks argue this is healthier than an acidic body; I think that data have shown cancer does really, really poorly in alkaline conditions vs acidic (like, it may thrive in acid environments).  So on one hand, if Jackson's body is operating more alkaline due to his veggies and that's good for fighting his cancer = awesome!  But it's also not so awesome about those crystals as they could lead to larger problems.

To combat this we're back to cranberry powder (Cranimals!).  That'll help acidify his pee and hopefully dissolve those crystals away.

My long-winded question is: has he noticed that as folks feed more alkaline-producing foods (ie, veggies), has he seen an uptick in struvite crystals?  Yes, I understand he's not a vet, but perhaps through his own pets or fan mail he has received similar observations/concerns?

And another: what are some other ways to keep cranberries in Jackson?  Does the author like fresh berries?  Boiled, cooled, mashed?  Frozen and added as little crunchy nuggets?  Maybe powder is the way to go as it's SO MUCH more concentrated than the berries?

Many thanks!

~ Katy & Jackson