Treatment of dog stones

1. Clinically, it is necessary to choose the appropriate treatment method according to the location and size of the stone.

2. If the stones are relatively small and are located in the bladder, urethra, etc., they can be flushed out of the body.

3. If the stone is relatively large or the location of the stone is special, surgery is generally required.

4. Stones are a common disease that mostly occurs in dogs that don’t like to drink water. It is recommended to ensure that dogs drink enough water every day.

Causes of dog stones

1. Calcium oxalate: Generally speaking, it can be divided into 4 reasons. Excess calcium in the urine, excess oxalate in the urine, excess citrate in the urine, and crystallostatin deficiency. There are factors that inhibit crystal formation in normal urine, which can reduce the production of crystals and stones in urine.

2. Calcium phosphate: Hyperparathyroidism, abnormal renal filtration function, excessive vitamin D intake and nephritis may all lead to the occurrence of this stone.

3. Cystine: Normal blood contains low concentrations of cystine. Cystine can be dissolved in alkaline urine but not in acidic urine.

4. Magnesium ammonium phosphate: It can be divided into two causes: infectious and non-infectious. When the urethra is infected, magnesium ammonium phosphate is easily produced in the urine through various chemical mechanisms: non-infectious diseases are caused by dietary or metabolic abnormalities, leading to the formation of such stones.

5. Urate: The normal body can convert uric acid into allantoin. However, if the concentration of uric acid in the blood or feces is too high, the body cannot completely convert it, and it is easy to produce Urate. In addition, if a dog suffers from congenital hepatic vascular shunting, such stones are also prone to occur due to poor liver function.