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<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book" color=#800000>The one intervention that has proved almost miraculous for my stones piggie has been changing his water. I have always given my pigs tap water filtered through a Brita pitcher. The Brita does not remove flouride and it never occurred to me that might be a problem. My Skippy progressed from needing a bladder flush for sludge to forming enormous stones one right after the other. I tried many things (dietary restrictions, various medications) but the one thing that seems to have really helped has been switching to bottled water. I use Penta water, which is insanely expensive; it's possible that any flouride-free bottled water would do the trick, but I am not about to rock the boat. Since changing his water, his bladder has remained clear (last stone surgery over 7 months ago). In short: DO NOT GIVE YOUR PIGGIES FLUORIDATED WATER!</FONT></DIV>
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