Stone in bladder?
 

Hi, our 2 year old yorkie Millie has been having problems peeing the past few months. When we first took her to the vet we thought it was a bladder infection so she went on antibiotics for a month, no improvement.

Second visit our vet did an ultrasound and extracted s sample of her urine from her bladder. We did a culture and found an infection (staphiphtus) and red and white blood cells. Vet prescribed a different antibiotic and after a month she still has the same problem.
After the extraction she had a stronger amount of blood in her urine but it went away after a few weeks.

The next time our vet extracted urine from her bladder vet said Struvite crystals was there.

The next check we were told by our vet he could see a stone in her bladder, which by the way is very small, our vet said her bladder is the size of a jelly bean.

Now we are facing surgery to remove the stone. It is expensive proceedure. Millie has a lot more blood in her urine now that does not go away. Otherwise she acts normal.

Has anyone gone through this before? Any advise? I am considering getting a second opinion. Are there bladder specialist for dogs?

Please help. Thank You.

About 10 years ago I had little girl named Leah I thought was pregnant. When I took her for x-rays to see how many she was having I told the vet I was pretty sure I felt 3 little pups. He came back in and said not three little pups, three little stones. Based on her urine, they were Struvite and the doctor told me about a diet made by Hill's Science Diet that I fed her and they dissolved. I needed to feed it to her exclusively and not give her any treats or any other food. No cheating or it wouldn't work. I think it was for 4-6 weeks. She went the rest of her life without having a recurrence. I feed her the dry form of the food but after she went to live with a retired woman, I don't think she kept her on that. When her mama died, I got her back and she remained with us for another 2 yrs until she died when she was 11.
You may want a second opinion if your vet didn't offer this option to you. Good luck with your little one.

My yorkie, Pasha had the same symptoms as your little one.It turned out to be a calcium oxalate stone. He had surgery 7 weeks ago. The surgery went well, but since then those same old symptoms are back even though he is on antibiotics all this time. He has a good pee and then strains to get out more. He strains so hard that his penis squeaks. I know what you are going through and if your has to have surgery, expect the first night to be pretty tough to see your little one in pain. But by the next day he should be feeling much better. Let's just hope this surgery solves the problem. Three vets have looked at Pasha given him exrays, ultrasound and flushing of his bladder to no avail. It has been and continues to be a horrible experience for both of us. I will pray for your baby that he does well after his surgery. Let me know what happens. I will be thinking of you.:aimeeyork

I forgot to say, yes I would get a second opinion and yes there are specialists in this area. Your vet should be able to advise you of one. My vet is going to try one more time to do the ultrasound exray and flushing. If this doesnt work she is sending Pasha to a specialist. Not looking forward to what that will cost:aimeeyork

forgot to say yes get a second opinion quickly and yes there are specialists that deal with this. Your vet should be savvy enough to refer you to one if you ask.

I went through it with my male cat. He needed an emergency surgery because he was completely blocked and couldn't urinate at all and was in severe pain. He remained in the vet hospital for 2 1/2 days with a urinary catheter in place to prevent re-blocking. You can seek a second opinion if you want to, in some minor cases the prescription food will desolve the stones, but if they're big or there are alot, surgery is unfortunatly needed. You can ask your vet about the prescription food, but they are the only one who can tell you if it's an option for your dog's particular case or not.