RESUMO
Clinical signs of struvite urolithiasis resolved in an average of 19 days in cats fed either a canned or dry urine-acidifying, magnesium-restricted diet, and stones completely dissolved in 31 of 39 cats in an average of 30 days. Stones were surgically removed from five cats, and analysis revealed that these stones were not composed of struvite. The results of this study strongly suggest that the diet will dissolve naturally occurring feline struvite bladder uroliths.
Assuntos
Doenças do Gato/dietoterapia , Dieta/veterinária , Compostos de Magnésio/urina , Fosfatos/urina , Cálculos da Bexiga Urinária/veterinária , Ração Animal , Animais , Doenças do Gato/cirurgia , Gatos , Feminino , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Estruvita , Resultado do Tratamento , Urinálise/veterinária , Cálculos da Bexiga Urinária/química , Cálculos da Bexiga Urinária/dietoterapia , Cálculos da Bexiga Urinária/cirurgiaRESUMO
An 8-year-old, female spayed miniature schnauzer was presented for pollakiuria and gross hematuria. Infection-induced struvite urolithiasis with concurrent bacterial urinary tract infection was diagnosed. The treatment is described, followed by a brief discussion of struvite stones and their medical management.
