I am feeding my Dobermanns about a half cup of vegatables, a cup of ground beef, and couple chicken thighs for their meal. I noticed that their urine is burning the grass, so it is either too acidic or too basic. I know there are some supplements to help stop the urine from burning the grass, but I was wondering if there was anything I should be doing with their diet to even out the PH level.

I have used tomato sauce in the food and have heard of it from others. I would not add much though.....I think it is about a tablespoon.

Dont know about the impact of the volume of veggie mush you are feeding; it seems high to me (I only feed less than 1/4 cup daily)

I am not entirely sure-others are certain to jump in and correct me if I'm wrong-but a half cup of veggies per meal seems like kind of alot-I use something more like a tablespoon of smushed veggies like pumpkin-sometimes just a carrot top or a strawberry even.
And some dogs just make a more acidic urine regardless of what they're fed. My bitch burns the grass where ever she pees but my dog never did. My bitch does not drink much water either-maybe this concentrates the urine-do your dogs drink only moderate amounts of water?
I have heard yucca supplements may help this but I only fed them to my queen (female breeding cat) when her box was unbearably stinky. It did seem to help but maybe I just wanted to think that it did. The dogs-heck-they go potty outside it can smell as bad as it wants, I don't have to sleep in the same house with it. I never really liked mowing anyway-the whole grass yard can die for all I care. I always liked those Mexican courtyard things with the tiles and bricks anyhow.
Maybe someone can jump in here about yucca if they've tried it?

I have been using Aloe Vera Solution (about 3tbls) per feeding for both of my APBT bitches and have GREAT results eliminating the burning grass problem. It has also showed great results in helping heal an on going "sensitive stomach" problem in my 6yr old. She is retired from weight pulling and her joints were a little tired and she is doing much better from that. Yet another great result from teh "wonder plant". i would imagine that yucca would have much the same results but I am going to stick with what works...

Hi: I just saw your note on burned grass. It would seem easy enough to go to your drugstore and purchase acid testing strips. Place one for a second under the urine stream and see what the results are. I would imagine the PH is off towards the acidic side--Alkaline PH would have less of a tendency to burn the yard.

Our 17 year old cat developed acidosis from poorly functioning kidneys. I began a search for medicines to help since our vet knew of nothing but infusions of water, which are hard on any cat let alone a 17 year old one.

After extensive talking on human chat rooms for kidney patients I kept seeing a name over and over again. The product is an imported Urine Alkalizer from VAXA International, 4010 State Street, Tampa, FLA. 33609 (www.vaxa.com). The product is called Buffer-PH+. What a product--within one month our cat had normal ph and kidney readings. Our vet was so impressed he now carries the product for other animals having kidney problems. Our cat actually gained all of his weight back and lived 2 more years before we found out he had lung cancer. Very sad.

The medicine is in capsule form and must be given every day. You will have to consult with your vet re: amount to give. There are recommendations on the package for humans--so extrapolate from there.

Having an acidic system for animals and humans leads to greater cellular die off and more potential for various cancers. So, if the urine test (either you can do it or your vet) shows acidic urine I would have the blood tested for acid balance. If there isn't a blood spill over I wouldn't worry about it. If there is then the above product will be worth trying. Be careful not to use the PH daily values on the bottle to tell what is normal for your pet. A dog runs quite different than a human.

Good luck.