Dogs are very prone to developing bladder stones. This disease in dogs is very much like the bladder stones that are suffered by humans. In dogs, certain minerals block the flow of urine in the urethra, causing pained exertion of liquid wastes. These solidified minerals are alternatively called uroliths, stones, or calculi.
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UTI or urinary tract infection is very common both in humans and in dogs. The symptoms of this disease in your pets are very much the same as it is in you. More often than not, this disease is caused by bacteria such as the E. coli. If left untreated, UTI may develop into a [...]
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Bacterial infections of the urinary tract occur more frequently in dogs than cats. Although inflammation of the lower urinary tract is common in cats, bacterial infections are rare. Fewer than 2% of the cases of lower urinary tract inflammation (LUTI) in cats are caused by a primary urinary tract infection (UTI).
Most of the UTIs [...]
Renal enlargement is usually detected by physical examination or by abdominal radiography or by ultrasonography. A quick rule of thumb is that the kidney lenght on abdominal radiographs should be approximately equivalent to 2.5 to 3.0 times the lenght of the second lumbar vertebra in cats and 2.5 to 3.5 times length of the second [...]
In animals with anatomic urethral obstruction, the size and nature of the lesion can usually be determined by retrograde positive-contrast-enhanced urethrography. The prevention of renal damage secondary to urinary obstruction and the relief of urinary obstruction to prevent detrusor atony resulting from overdistention are the main priorities in dogs and cats with urine outflow tract [...]
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