Bladder Stones (Uroliths)
Mineral stones in the bladder, causing straining, blood and frequent urination, and able to lodge in the urethra and cause a blockage. The type decides everything: struvite stones can often be dissolved with a special diet, while calcium oxalate stones cannot be dissolved and must be removed or prevented.
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Bladder Stones in Cats and Dogs: The Two Main Types, and Why the Difference Is Everything
If your vet has just told you your cat or dog has bladder stones, the first question on your mind is almost certainly the practical one: does this mean surgery? It's a fair thing to worry about, and the honest answer is...
The Other Stones: Urate, Cystine and the Breed and Liver Links
Most bladder stones are one of two kinds. Across cats and dogs, struvite and calcium oxalate together make up the great majority of all uroliths, and they're the two we cover in detail elsewhere (see "Bladder stones in...
Diet and Water for a Stone-Forming Pet: The Prevention Plan for Life
Once your pet has formed a bladder stone, your vet will almost certainly have said something that lands with a small thud: this isn't really a one-off. Whether the stone was dissolved away on a diet or lifted out at...
When a Stone Causes a Blockage: The Bridge to the Emergency
Most bladder stones sit in the bladder and cause grumbling, annoying signs: blood in the urine, frequent squatting, a bit of straining. Uncomfortable, worth treating, but not an emergency. There's one situation, though,...
Calcium Oxalate Stones: Prevention When You Can't Dissolve Them
If the lab report has come back saying your pet's bladder stone is calcium oxalate, you've probably already had the conversation that catches everyone off guard: there's no special diet that will melt this one away....
Dissolving Struvite Stones with Diet, and When Surgery Is Needed Instead
Here's the good news first, because if your pet has struvite stones it's the news that matters most: there's a real chance you can make these stones disappear without surgery. Struvite is the one common bladder stone...
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