Hello Joy and Bella. My yorkie, Pasha had a calcium oxolate stone removed back in Feb. He had surgery but continued to strain to pee. To make a ver long story short, he was sensitive to the sutures inside the bladder, which gave him more of an infection and a grauloma--very rare, but something to ask your vet about. He had to have a second surgery to remove the stitches and they also took out half of the granuloma in his bladder. The granuloma is now taking up about one quarter of his bladder, therefore he has to constantly pee. They say that the granuloma should go away on it's own. After his surgeries he did have one blood stained pee. He acted normal in every other way. He has been on clavomox and is now on metcam and he will have to be on potassium citrate for the rest of his life to prevent another stone. He is also on royal canin SO food. For us it has been a long hard road that is not yet over. Ask the vet about the potassim citrate. I think it depends on what kind of stone it is. Bella will surely do fine as most dogs do, but after surgery get ready for plenty of potty mistakes and perhaps straining. Maybe even have some doggie diapers on hand if Bella sleeps with you. A healing bladder sometimes does not have the control it needs right after surgery. Pasha still wears one at night and after this second surgery the diaper is usually wet. Poor Pasha he does'nt know what's going on. My prayers go to you and Bella and if you ever have any other questions about the surgery or post op problems, just ask me. After three months of dealing with stones, exrays, ultrasounds and urine cultures, I have become almost an expert. My best to you. |