INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 2

Bladder Stones in a Female dog and its Surgical removal

  • Author:
  • Saroj Yadav, Rima D. Shrestha1, Najuma Joshi2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 372 to 374

1The Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

2Directorate of Livestock Services, Training and Extension Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Nepal

Animal Hospital and Research Centre, Koteswor, Kathmandu (Nepal)

Online published on 24 January, 2012.

Abstract

A case of urolithiasis in a 10 year old female dog and the surgical intervention is reported and discussed. The urinary calculi were removed surgically and the dog was discharged after 3 days with antibiotics and Neeri tablets for 10 days. On follow up examination the dog was healthy and had normal urination. Surgical intervention and therapeutic management as a combination therapy was found effective.

Keywords

Calculus, dog, struvite, urinary tract, urolithiasis