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Originally Posted by pcobb37934  Great! Thank you for sharing. It’s so hard to make those decisions and hope they are the right ones. |
For a dog with repeated stones, it is a great option. You can't just keep removing stones from a bladder forever. It is very common for dogs who form calcium oxylate stones to just keep forming them.
The one caution is that I personally would not have a general vet do this surgery. It is a case for a soft tissue specialist in my opinion and I would only do a board certified surgeon. You could call and get pricing just so you know. Many places will give a ball park figure over the phone. You can find a specialist here:
www.acvs.org
Yes, it is hard to make these decisions. When it was first suggested, I was a bit horrified. Even after the surgery I was uncomfortable with it; but, now I wouldn't think twice about it if I had a pup who was a stone former.