Identification of chemical constituents of calculus is important in the diagnosis and management of urolithiasis. The compositional variability of uroliths has different etiologies and requires various modes of treatment and prophylaxis. In the present study, we report the chemical compositional analyses of calculi recovered from buck and bullock by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive...

PURPOSE To evaluate the influence of combined clinical therapy and nutritional guidance on the recurrence of urolithiasis. METHODS From our registry of patients with recurrent urolithiasis we selected 57 who had at least 5-years of follow-up. We collected 24h urine samples in order to analyze Ca, Na, uric acid, citrate, oxalate, and Mg concentrations and to assess urine volume. Patients fille...

Feline lower urinary tract diseases (FLUTD) is a diagnostic term for cats with hematuria, dysuria, pollakiuria, and partial or complete urethral obstruction. The aim of the present study was to identify risk factors for cats with LUTD. Cats with LUTD were evaluated by history, physical examination, urinalysis, radiography, and contrast radiography. Clinically normal cats consisted of vaccinated...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors in dry diets associated with the occurrence of calcium oxalate (CaOx) uroliths in dogs. ANIMALS 600 dogs with CaOx uroliths and 898 dogs without urinary tract diseases. PROCEDURE Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were performed. RESULTS Compared with diets with the highest concentrations of sodium, dry diets with the lowest concentrations of sod...

Urolithiasis is the term used to denote the formation of urinary calculi in animals including disease conditions that arise as a direct result. The terms urinary calculus and urolith on the other hand apply only to the actual calculi or uroliths formed in urolithiasis. In cattle, urinary calculi present in the bladder, on occasions enter and obstruct the urethra. This is the common form of obst...

Struvite is the most common canine urolith. Struvite uroliths form when urine is supersaturated with magnesium, ammonium, and phosphate. Saturation is usually associated with a bacterial urinary tract infection (UTI) with urease-producing bacteria such as Staphylococcus species or, less commonly, Proteus species. Infections are particularly common in female and young dogs. Medical dissolution o...

Penulisan laporan ini bertujuan untuk membahas kejadian urolithiasis yang disertai gangguan fungsi hati pada anjing jantan ras Pomeranian dalam melakukan tindakan diagnosa serta penanganan dan terapi tepat terhadap kasus. Seekor berjenis kelamin berumur sembilan tahun dengan bobot badan 2,8 kg dibawa ke Estimo Petshop & Clinic keluhan hematuria, stranguria menurunnya nafsu makan minum sejak...

Pasteurella species are commensal bacteria of the respiratory airways and oronasal cavity of animals. In this study, we report an unusual case of Pasteurella dagmatis isolation from dog urine with uroliths. An 11-year-old female dog was admitted to the Veterinary Hospital of Ahvaz University complaining of abdominal pain, hematuria, dysuria and stranguria. In clinical and radiological examinati...