Not exact matches
These macrophage - derived mediators may have potential
as biomarkers to reflect the urinary stone risk, according to a new study from Japan, which was recently presented at the recent 2nd Meeting of the EAU Section of
Urolithiasis and received Clinical Research Award.
The term FLUTD or feline lower urinary tract disease is a term that refers to a number of conditions that affect the urinary tract and urethra such
as cystitis,
urolithiasis (urinary stones), urethral obstruction (blockage), urethral plugs or cancer.
Many of these diseases cause similar symptoms, for example, a cat with
urolithiasis, or bladder stones, shows many of the same symptoms
as a cat with a urinary tract infection, which may also present like the symptoms of a blocked tomcat.
Other heritable conditions that are related to loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding include cataract, various heart valve defects including pulmonic stenosis, hydrocephalus, cysteine
urolithiasis, and hiatal hernias; immunologic disorders that include a propensity for severe demodectic mange indicative of immunodeficiency, allergies associated with atopic dermatitis and ear infections, and autoimmune diseases such
as hypothyroidism; and cancers including glioblastoma, mast cell sarcoma and lymphoma [15, 16].
The hyperuricosuria is not the only cause of urate
urolithiasis, and conditions such
as portosystemic shunts and hepatic microvascular dysplasia also may predispose dogs to this disease.
Some of these factors such
as lower urine volume, higher calcium concentration and higher calcium oxalate RSS seen in small dogs may contribute to the increased prevalence of calcium oxalate
urolithiasis in this group.
Urolithiasis can be defined
as the formation of sediment anywhere within the urinary tract, consisting of one or more poorly soluble crystalloids of urine.
The increased risk of
urolithiasis in smaller breeds is in part because they produce more concentrated urine and urinate less often than larger breed dogs Data from many urolith analysis centres provides evidence to suggest that smaller breeds of dog such
as the Yorkshire terrier, miniature schnauzer, Shih Tzu and Pomeranian are at greater risk of calcium oxalate
urolithiasis than larger breeds.
Factors influencing the risk of
urolithiasis in dogs include the concentration of the solutes involved, urine pH, genetic or metabolic disorders, lifestyle and body condition, and the presence or absence of various promoters (such
as bacteria) and inhibitory factors (such
as citrate and pyrophosphate).
The crystals that form may also be known
as bladder stones,
urolithiasis, urinary stones, ureteral stones, urinary calculi, ureteral calculi, or urinary calculus disease.
c / d will maintain urine saturation levels and help with the occurrence and recurrence of struvite & calcium oxalate crystalluria &
urolithiasis,
as well
as minimize the growth of crystals.