Without knowing the answers ahead of time, any medical care can be scary; something as invasive as
bladder stone surgery for a best friend can be downright terrifying.
Not exact matches
Insurance won't pay me $ 120 to educate someone on how to eat to prevent gall
stones but they will pay $ 20,0000
for a gall
bladder surgery removal!!!! So they have the
surgery... and then guess what?
While this line refers specifically to
surgery for bladder stones (which were quite prevalent in the 4th century BC), it's also a directive against
surgery of all kinds.
I do so hate the idea of spending umpteen dollars more per bag of Rx dog food, but I'm fine with spending extra on Rx food
for him if it prevents the discomfort of future
bladder stones and greatly lowers the odds of having to put him through yet another
surgery.
He's had two
surgeries thus far (
bladder stones & a pinky toe removal), is on daily medication and prescription dog food (
for preventing recurrence of said
bladder stones), and goes to doggie day care (we don't want to leave him home alone all day while we're at work, especially now that he's older).
We use Fentanyl patches
for some
surgeries as well, most notably in cat declaws and cystotomies (
bladder stone surgery).
Some of our more common
surgeries include castration or gelding, tumor biopsy or removal, laceration repair, hernia repair, reproductive
surgery or Cesarean - section, tube cystotomy
for bladder stone obstruction (urolithiasis), dental
surgery and extraction (exodontia), and eye removal or enucleation.
Abdominal
surgery * Abdominal port placement
for chronic effusions Adrenal gland removal
Bladder (
stone removal, masses) * Colon
surgery Cryptorchidism * Diaphragmatic hernia Ectopic ureter Exploratory laparotomy * Gallbladder (removal vs. re-routing) Hemoabdomen (internal bleeding) * Incontinence treatment * Intestinal obstruction (foreign bodies) * Intestinal
surgery * Kidney
surgery Liver biopsy, including «keyhole» liver biopsy Liver
surgery Megacolon Pancreas
surgery Pleuro - Peritoneal Diaphragmatic Hernia (PPDH) Prophylactic gastropexy («twisted stomach» or bloat or GDV prevention) * Prostate
surgery Spleen removal (splenectomy, bleeding masses) * Stomach
surgery (foreign bodies) * Urethra
surgery Uterus infection (pyometra) * Thoracic
surgery (thoracotomy) Chylothorax Esophagus
surgery Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Persistent Right Aortic Arch (PRAA) Pleural port placement
for fluid buildup Lung
surgery, including «keyhole» lung biopsy Pyothorax Head and neck
surgery Cheiloplasty (
for excessive drooling) Cleft palate Ear and throat polyps in cats * Ear hematoma * Elongated soft palate Everted laryngeal saccules Eye and eyelid
surgery * Facial fold removal Laryngeal paralysis («Tie back») Lateral Bulla Osteotomy (LBO) Lateral ear resection Oro - nasal fistula Para-thyroid gland removal Salivary gland
surgery (mucocele, sialocele) Stenotic nares (narrow nostrils) Thyroid gland removal (cat or dog) Total Ear Canal Ablation (TECA) Ventral Bulla Osteotomy (VBO)
My miniature Schnauzer has had 3
surgeries for bladder stones and can have no other treats.
I understand that dogs who undergo
surgery for bladder stones require repeated
surgeries so I just give her Pedialyte.
Doc also suggested to have his abdomen x-ray
for bladder stones and put it out there the need
for surgery if it comes to that.
Incidentally she never had
surgery for her
bladder stones.
My 9 year old (eta) pom / fox cross has just had
surgery for bladder stones.
I have been feeding my 2 Pomeranians Blue Wilderness Chicken Recipe
for Small Breed Adult Dogs
for over 5 years and my older dog had xrays at the vet (
for a problem with his leg) and they found 7
stones in his
bladder and he had to have emergency
surgery.
Answer:
Surgery is usually the treatment of choice for bladder stones but whether surgery is right for your dog will be something you will have to discuss with your veteri
Surgery is usually the treatment of choice
for bladder stones but whether
surgery is right for your dog will be something you will have to discuss with your veteri
surgery is right
for your dog will be something you will have to discuss with your veterinarian.
Heiney's
bladder stones had been causing her problems
for quite some time but due to some financial constraints, Heiney and her family were struggling with the cost of
surgery.
If your pet is diagnosed with a
bladder problem, your veterinarian may recommend specific treatments such as antibiotics
for a UTI,
surgery to remove
stones or other strategies.
My Holly had to have
surgery for a full
bladder of
stones back in 2012 and has been on your S / O ever since - and to this day still is
Stone Free.
Eating a foreign object that must be surgically removed, boy - cat urinary problems requiring
surgery (urethrostomy), kidney cancer,
bladder stones, other cancer, radioactive treatment
for over-active thyroid, malignant fibrosarcoma skin tumors, Kidney cancer, intestinal cancer
But if you're prepared
for the investment of two to four thousand dollars, the typical
bladder stone surgery cost in dogs,
surgery is a viable option.
We have a 5 year old Bichon Frise who has had 3
surgeries for bladder stones.
I started Rocky on this food after his
surgery for bladder stones.
Patients with a
stone obstructing a ureter (the tube connecting the kidney and
bladder) will require dialysis until they are stable
for surgery.
I got this product
for my cat after she had to have
surgery for bladder stones.
Charges
for Treatment (s) of the following Illness (es) or
Surgery (ies), which Manifest (ed) themselves or are recommended, or symptoms occur during the first one hundred and eighty (180) days of Coverage hereunder beginning on the initial Effective Date: any condition of the breast; any Treatment of all forms of cancer / neoplasm; any condition of the prostate; disorders of the reproductive system; hysterectomy; gall
stones or urologic
stones (kidney, ureteral,
bladder or urethral
stones) and any associated complications; any acne diagnosis or acne related condition; asthma; allergies; tonsillectomy; back conditions; adenoidectomy; hemorrhoids; hemorrhoidectomy; hernia, or any
Surgery (ies) that is (are) not Emergency in nature, as Emergency is defined hereunder.