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Uncommon case of bladder struvite urolithiasis in a two month old puppy

  • Jun Hwan Kim
  • , Ru Hui Song
  • , Da Mi Lee
  • , Hyeon Suk Lee
  • , Dae Seung Baek
  • , Jin Ho Park
  • , Chul Park*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

A 2-month-old, intact female, maltese puppy was presented with an acute onset of hematuria and stranguria. The dog was diagnosed as urotliths in bladder using radiography of abdomen. Struvite uroliths in bladder were confirmed by Minnesota Urolith Center after surgical removal of uroliths on local clinic. There were 3 struvite uroliths in bladder and it caused hematuria. The dog had no problem including hematuria for 2 months after surgical removal of uroliths with preventative diet for struvite uroliths.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)268-270
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Veterinary Clinics
Volume29
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2012.06

Keywords

  • Bladder
  • Puppy
  • Struvite

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Veterinary Science

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