Max had to have a Urethrostomy today This is my first post, but felt I needed to provide this information. I've been reading through the site for the past few days and did not see any info on this. Took 4 year old Max to vets on Wednesday morning because he was having difficulty going to the bathroom. I later determined that he was having difficulty urinating. Doc took exrays, but nothing there. Then cathetered him to find the urine a dark brown color. He thought because he had no difficulty inserting the catheter that is was probably an infection and not a blockage. Well, no better today still having difficulty pushing the urine out. They determined he must have a blockage (stone) at what they call the os penis and would not be able to pass the stone. Doc decided to surgery which is called an Urethrostomy. The urethrostomy is usually made at the level of the scrotum. Dogs having an urethrostomy will urinate between the legs and usually will squat to urinate, like a female dog. Max is doing okay after the surgery. Sounds like stones in yorkies is common. Probably be changing his diet. |
:yorkietal WELCOME TO PLUTO AND MAX :yorkietal Pluto, welcome! I am so glad that you decided to join our family. I am so sorry that Max is having health problems - I hope the surgery took care of it and he is back to normal very soon. Hugs to you and Max :ghug: |
I'm so sorry to read that your baby had those issues..I too have a yorkie that has a history of stones and had to have a urethrostomy. I know you said that your baby's stone did not show up on an x-ray, but there is a certain type of stone that does *not* show up on x-rays and only shows up on ultrasounds. It's called ammonium urate and is consistent with portosystemic shunts or liver disorders and is many times the *only* symptom. Did your vet send off the stone for analysis? This is important information so that you can decide which food would be best. Each type of stone requires different diet restrictions. I think it's very important to have this dog Bile Acid Tested. I am not trying to scare you, I'm only telling you this because I have gone through this with my dog, and there are sooo many other yorkies out there that have had this happen with no other apparent symptoms. |
Another thing I want to add is that it's best to give these dogs canned food because it's so much higher in moisture which is important in dogs who have had stone(s). You need to keep his moisture intake high so that his urine stays dilute and stones do not have a chance to form. If you only want to feed dry food, then you can at least equal parts water to each feeding. So, if you feed 1/4 cup at each meal, add at least 1/4 cup water to that food. Prayers for your baby!!! |
Thanks for the info. I will ask about what kind of stone. The funny part about this is that Max is my biggggg water drinker. I have two Maltese girls and they don't drink any where near the water that Max drinks. Do you have a suggestion on which brand of food is good? |
I would also like to welcome you to yorkietalk. I don't want to interrupt the good info you are receiving, but just wanted you to know that I will be keeping your Max in my thoughts and prayers. I'm sorry you had to go through that. |
My yorkie was also a very big water drinker :) But even that is not enough water for them. I couldn't believe it either, but it's very true. My yorkie has been stone free for over 1 yr now because of switching him to a homemade diet that is very high in moisture. I would love to recommend a food, but the truth is that the type of food will *completely* depend on what type of stone your baby had. If it was calcium oxalate, it would require a completely different type of diet than what ammonium urate would require. This is why it's really important for your vet to analyze the stone. If it's too late for that, then maybe he could do a urinalysis to check for crystals and to check his urine pH. The crystals and pH may give some insight into what type it was and what diet would be required. Calcium oxalate stones *tend* to form in alkaline urine and require low oxalate diet. Ammonium urate stones form in acidic urine and require a low purine diet and liver friendly diet since it's seen mainly in dogs with liver disorders. Foods that may be okay for ammonium urate stones may not be appropriate for dogs with calcium oxalate stones and vice versa. If it's struvite stone, your baby would benefit from something like Berry Balance by Solid Gold. |
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