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Originally Posted by YorkieShadow  Well this is my third time typing this all out. I dont know what it is but I get signed out every time I go to send the message.
I have read that a male dog that has had stones/crystals must be nurterd first. Is this true? Any dog can get stones/crystals regardless of whether or not they are neutered. As far as anything I have read, neutered has nothing to do with it. My male dog wasn't neutered either before he got stones/crystals for the 1st time.
My male had Calcium Oxalate crystal/stones removed and he was not nurterd before or during the surgery.
Can a male or female be breed after this type of surgery? I'm sure they can, but I don't know...if the dog has an underlying problem, then maybe that problem could be passed down to pups..
Is stones inherited? There are so many different opinions on this...I probably wouldn't take the risk. You might want to do some research online and see if there's any info on this topic since your vet thinks it can't be passed down.
I asked my vet this and he said no. he said that many things can cause these stones in small animals. poor diet, bad water. Certain foods that are high in oxalates or calcium, or foods that increase calcium levels, must be avoided. They include high protein foods, spinach, rhubarb, parsley, milk products, and table salt.
so if these foods can cause the stones then how is it inherited.
I asked Mickeys breeder about it and she says in 20 plus years in breeding she has never had and dogs with bladder stones.
Next question is I have heard that in most dogs that have had bladder stone/crystals and had this surgery that they will most likely need it again within three years. Is this true? Many dogs that I know of that have had surgery for stones/crystals have had it recur within 3 yrs and have needed surgery, but that's not always the case. I also know of several dogs who have not had stones yet and it's been 5yrs  If you do what it takes to prevent stones in your dog, the stones/crystals may never come back. Have they checked if there's any sort of underlying problem? |
I have posted a chart that has the foods categorized into 3 categories, low oxalate, med oxalate, and high oxalate. You want to stick with the low oxalate foods...
One thing that is very beneficial for dogs, especially with oxalate stones is half a juiced zucchini every morning, or at least food processed and poured over their food...This helps cleanse the kidneys and bladder...
The goal is to keep the urine diluted so that stones/crystals don't get the opportunity to form, so if you feed dry food, you should add equal parts water to equal parts food...Also, give treats that are really high in moisture like watermelon and apples are good too...