Urinary stones are a disease prone to dogs, especially middle-aged and elderly dogs with a higher incidence rate. Dogs suffering from urinary stones will suffer tremendous pain. Even if the stones are removed surgically, the risk of recurrence will always exist. In extreme cases, new operations may be required to remove new ones every six months to one year. stone.

Gravel nourished by urine

The urinary system of dogs is similar to humans and consists of kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. Stones in these tissues or organs can be called urinary stones.

　◎Complex causes

There are still some details of the causes of urinary stones that have not been thoroughly studied, but unbalanced mineral components in food, drinking too little water, endocrine or metabolic abnormalities, and urinary tract infections can all be triggers.

　◎Amazing incidence rate

According to statistics, at least 3 out of every 100 dogs that visit pet hospitals are suffering from urinary stones. It can be seen that this is a very common disease.

◎Various types

There are various components of urinary stones, the common ones are magnesium ammonium phosphate, calcium oxalate, etc. Therefore, if you do not know the type of urinary stones and blindly adjust the pH of your dog’s food through homemade food, it is likely to have the opposite effect.

If you don’t understand, simply think about the toilet we use. If it is not flushed after each pee, unsightly urine stains will soon form. Although the principles are not the same, it can also be used as a metaphor for the formation of urinary stones.

Dog urine itself contains a lot of waste products produced by the body. If the concentration of these waste products in the urine is too high, once it encounters a substrate that can be attached, the ion components in the waste will precipitate and form stones.

Symptoms that can be observed at home

▲Pain - the dog screams while peeing

If there is no severe pain, I am afraid that the owners cannot take the disease of urinary stones so seriously. Both bladder and urinary tract stones may cause severe pain.

▲Hematuria

Dogs will urinate light pink urine, and in severe cases, the urine may even be dyed red.

▲Abnormal urination

Frequently making urinating postures but unable to urinate

Abnormal urination is a typical symptom of urinary stones. Dog changes urinating habits and becomes enuretic at home, urinating time increases, urinate frequently but cannot urinate. In the past, when the dog was not sick, the dog's urination would be in the shape of a continuous flow of water. However, after the disease, the flow of urine may be very thin or even in the shape of water droplets that cannot be connected.

Owners may find it strange that in the past, after their dog went out, the amount of urine was very large the first time it urinated, and then the amount of urine gradually decreased each time. After suffering from urinary stones, urine is often not produced when urinating for the first time, or only a few drops of urine are produced. The urine output is also relatively small each time after urination. After going out for a long time, urine will still be discharged.

The dangers hidden behind the symptoms

If urinary stones just grow there and don't cause pain, do you still think it's scary? The answer is yes. In addition to being painful, urinary stones are a serious condition that can lead to death.

Risk of bladder rupture

If stones appear in the dog's urethra, the urine precipitated through the kidneys will continue to enter the bladder, and the outlet of the bladder, the urethra, will be blocked by stones. Of course, the pressure on the bladder will continue to increase, and the result is likely to be bladder rupture.

After the bladder ruptures, the originally stored urine will immediately enter the abdominal cavity, contaminating the intra-abdominal environment, which may cause peritonitis, uremia and other problems, which can be life-threatening.

Risk of kidney failure

If the urine cannot be discharged, the pressure on the bladder is very high. In addition to accumulating in the bladder, urine may also accumulate in the ureters and even block the kidneys, causing the kidneys to be unable to continue to discharge urine, thus affecting kidney function and leading to renal failure. ,life threatening.

3 home measures to delay the formation of urinary stones

In addition to the causes of urinary stones we mentioned, there are also physical and genetic factors that contribute to the formation of urinary stones. Some dogs with stone constitution are at risk of developing urinary stones even if their owners take precautions. Even so, our preventive measures can still delay the formation of urinary stones.

1. Let it eat dog food

◆Excessive mineral content in food or acid-base imbalance are one of the important causes of stones. After the dog eats these foods, there will be too many acidic or alkaline ions in the body. After the blood is filtered through the kidneys, the excess ions will accumulate in the urinary tract, and crystal precipitation will easily occur.

◆If you don’t have professional knowledge and let your dog eat home-made food at will, this situation will easily occur. Among the foods that owners like to feed their dogs most, whether it is meat containing a lot of calcium and phosphorus, or animal offal and seafood that metabolize a lot of uric acid, they may causeThe main culprit of urinary stones.

◆The dog food has been designed to suit the physical condition of the dog, thus fundamentally avoiding this problem. If you are feeding a Schnauzer, Miniature Poodle, Bichon Frize, Cocker Spaniel, etc. that are prone to urinary stones, special dog food for the corresponding dog breed will be the best choice.

2. Let it drink more water

There is no doubt that drinking more water can reduce the concentration of urine. But for those dogs that don’t like to drink water, what methods can owners use?

Homemade method 1—add a small amount of broth to the water √

This method can only be used for prevention, and it should be noted that drinking water and broth are two different things. Although adding some broth to the water can make your dog drink it more, broth cannot be used as a substitute for drinking water.

If the dog has already suffered from urinary stones, the type of stones must be confirmed by a pet doctor. Otherwise, blindly adding any food to the dog may cause a higher concentration of a certain ion.

Homemade method 2 - Add some salt to food ×

Adding salt to the dog's food will make it feel thirsty so that it can drink more water. This method is indeed used in prescription foods for urinary stones, but the added proportion is determined by precise measurement and must be Feed under the guidance of your veterinarian.

If the owner adds salt to the food based on his own feeling, although it may have the effect of increasing water intake, it may also cause other problems, such as heart disease, due to excessive sodium ion intake.

Homemade method 3 - Let the dog exercise more √

During exercise, the dog’s metabolism speeds up, which will naturally prompt it to drink more and urinate more. At the same time, if your dog has developed small urinary stones, they may be excreted naturally with exercise.

Homemade method 4 - Feeding health products that promote drinking water √

You can buy health care products that promote water drinking. In addition to being designed with flavors that dogs like and increasing water intake, these health care products also contain a variety of nutrients that enhance physical fitness.

3. Let it hold its urine less

If you only walk your dog once a day, the dog's urine will undoubtedly stay in the urinary tract for too long, which provides sufficient opportunity for the formation of urinary stones. The ideal way to walk your dog is 3 times a day, and at least 2 times a day. If you can’t do that, start training your dog to use a canine toilet indoors from now on.

Unfortunately, the dog has urinary stones

If the dog has already developed urinary stones and the stones are too large to be dissolved by medication, surgery becomes an unavoidable solution. For dogs with no other diseases, the surgery itself is not scary and is one of the most mature surgical procedures.

Operation in progress

In most cases, kidney stones do not cause pain and will not be removed surgically as long as they do not affect the dog's normal life. For stones in other parts of the body, the specific method of surgery is to flush the stones from other parts of the bladder into the bladder, and then open the bladder to remove the stones. If urethral stones in male dogs cannot be cleared, the urethra may be modified by creating a new opening for urination above the urethral stones.

Relapse is scary

Dogs with urinary stones have a high recurrence rate after surgery, ranging from 70% to 80%. Therefore, post-operative care is very important to avoid or delay recurrence.

★First week after surgery

This is a week when owners are overflowing with love. They often feed their dogs a lot of high-protein, high-calorie food. When they see their dogs in pain, they feed them big fish, meat or a lot of snacks. This kind of radical change in diet structure in a short period of time may not only cause diarrhea in dogs that are already in a state of stress, but may also accelerate the formation of urinary stones again.

The correct approach is to feed your dog easily digestible food or urinary stone prescription food according to the doctor's recommendations.

★Make good use of prescription foods

Prescription food for urinary stones is an effective way to help dogs with stone constitution delay the recurrence of stones, but it must be used under the guidance of a pet doctor. This is because the dog's body is a whole, and you cannot treat a headache or a pain in the head or feet. While helping to control urinary stones, prescription foods may even place an additional burden on your dog if he also suffers from other medical conditions. A general system check must be performed before use.

★Regular review

It is necessary to go to the pet hospital for regular review. After the operation has just been completed, you should go to the pet hospital for check-ups every 3 months to detect recurrence. If the dog's physical condition is stable, it can be reviewed every six months.

The little secret of urinary stones

●More than 90%The most common urinary stones are bladder and urethra stones, and less than 10% of urinary stones occur in the kidneys and ureters.

●Because the urethra of male dogs is longer than that of female dogs, and there is a penile bone beside the urethra of the penis, urinary stones in male dogs are more likely to cause urethral obstruction.

●If the urethra is completely blocked, it must be unclogged in time. Death may occur if the blockage occurs for more than 48 hours.

●When the dog is still able to urinate a small amount despite suffering from urinary stones, the owner often thinks that as long as the dog is walked for a long enough time, the bladder can be emptied. In fact, the dog's bladder will always be filled with a large amount of urine that cannot be excreted, accelerating enlargement of stones.

●Urine stones are formed in the bladder or kidneys. Stones do not form in the ureters and urethra, but kidney stones and bladder stones may flow with the urine and remain in the ureters and urethra.

●Urine stones come in various shapes, some are like spiny bolas, some are like fine sand, and some are like small pebbles. The size of urinary stones also varies greatly. There are not only small particles like sand, but also large ones like quail eggs.

●Compared with male dogs, female dogs have shorter urethras and are not hindered by the penis bone. Therefore, in the early stages of suffering from urinary stones, drinking more water and exercising may promote the natural discharge of urinary stones.

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