Bladder Stones information Wanted to post these links, seems like theres more and more of us posting about our little ones having Crystals/ stones and I found these two great links that have lots of information on them. Bladder Stones Introduction Cause Symptoms Diagnosis Composition Medical Treatment Surgical Treatment Prevention Dietary Information http://lbah.com/canine/urolithiasis.htm another good link is http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Con...?P=PRINT&A=662 http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?articleid=400 http://www.vetinfo4dogs.com/dbladder.html |
Prescription diet foods Also wanted to post this forthe ones who want to know a little more about the different prescrition foods . http://www.hillspet.com/zSkin_2/prod...=1170787196950 |
bladder stones Thanks for this information. My Smartypants was just diagnosed with bladder stones. The vet did not get a successful urinalysis though. His stones are small crystals and he shows no symptoms except trouble and increased frequency of urination. joey |
I'm so sorry we have so many sick babies on here now. Thanks for the links, but I hope I'll never need to use them. |
I wanted to bump this... It's great information. I think some of these things go undiagnosed and the result is "my yorkie isn't housebroken". :( If people just knew that "accidents" are sometimes the symptom for a bladder infection caused by crystals and stones... they wouldn't be so quick to get upset. |
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Did your vet put him on a pecial food to try and help desolve them? did he try and wash.flush them out of his bladder this dont always work with a male. Mickey had it done 3 times./ is he having surgery to remove them? if hes not doing any of these things I would get a second opinion. keeping the little one in my prayers. |
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My little guy had stones. Unfortunately they were too large and he had an emergency operation to remove them and had a slit cut so he can pee. So basically he's an it since he squats to pee now. He has polycitrate in his food now so he won't get the stones again. This was many years ago and he's been good ever since. |
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Theres another member here that has a dog that had the same thing done as your dog had done. |
As you can see my little Mickey went through it all too. and its a very terrible thing to have happen to them. and I started out asking what to do. so dont be afraid to ask if your dog is having problems peeing. Below is all the threads I had started when my little male was going through it all. feel free to read up on them and there is a lot of info on most of them. Here is the links to Mickeys stones and surgery pictures. How did you all ever keep up. when it all started. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82116 Mickeys vet visit today May 21st his last apt http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80719 Here's Mickey / New Pictures http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80334 Monday 14/ Mickeys update with Pic's http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79852 CAUTION111 Mickeys incision pictures http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79433 My Little boys prayer thread. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79337 Mickey's pee has slowed down a bit today... http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79250 Mickey's Update http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78802 On My way to ER VET/ Pray for Mickey/ PLEASE http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78669 Mickey's outside pictures from today http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80442 Mickey and I want to say http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79793 I made Minnie a vet apt.... http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80074 OH MY GOSH Please read http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79978 Well I talked to the main guy at http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79963 I have a Question http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79957 Thank you from Mickey and Yorkieshadow. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79411 Taking Mickey and Minnie to the vets / Please keep them in your prayers http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75184 |
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Remmy had Stones Also My Remmy has two sugeries last year for bladder stones. 6000 dollars later he is doing much better. He was a good boy and never went potty in the house. That is how I knew something was wrong. The vet kept saying that he has behavior issues but how can a perfectly trained dog start peeing in the house. He would pace around all the time and go to the door all the time. He would walk around and dribble pee so it was not like he was lifting his leg and just letting it go. I will share my story and some import information if your baby every gets this. Remmy's stones were formed from an UTI in the bladder. This is how most stones are formed. It took months of constant vet visits to determine what was wrong with Remmy. I don't blame anyone but the vet should have given me better advice that could have saved me thousands of dollars. 1st if you suspect that your baby may have stones have them do a test where dye is injected in the bladder. Many stones will not show up on a regular xray. My vet recommended that I get an ultrasound of the bladder done. I should have gotten the dye done first. Ultrasound is much more expensive on top of the fact that ultrasounds cannot see through bone. So the ultrasound that I got for Remmy was pointless because his stones were hiding behind bones. If I would have gotten the dye test it would have shown up. Second and most important-this more than likely would have kept him from getting stones a second time. After Remmy's initial surgery the specialist that performed the surgery did not put him on extended antibiotics. They seem to think since the bladder is sterilized during surgery that there is no room for the infection. However, I think it would have been very good for him to be on extended antibiotic to kill any infection present in the bladder. Within six months he had stones again. The vet did the second surgery and put him on extended antibiotics afterwards and put him on the UD food and he has been fine since then. Remmy uses the potty normally. He is a good boy and never potties in the house or his crate. I make sure to give him distilled water and keep water out at all times for him. I know if he every has an accident that is the first thing I think it that he might have a bladder infection. |
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Thanks so much for posting these links! Diddy has a bladder infection now and has not gone away after taking antibiotics. I have to take another urine sample in today. He also has crystals in his urine but the vet did not tell me what kind. I had no idea that there was more than one kind. Now I know what questions I should be asking my vet tonight. |
Toby was sick with stones. The vet gave me polycitrate crystals to mix with his food. Its cheap and it works great. He hasn't had stones since. That was at least 6 years ago. There also is an operation that Toby had where they cut the base of the penis for peeing. It makes it easier to pass stones if they have any. |
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