Sentences with phrase «bladder stones because»

You should also be mindful of feeding your cat too much spinach if he has a history of calcium oxalate bladder stones because this vegetable is high in calcium.

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I must admit that I have used sposies... my dog had a bladder stone and whilst we were waiting for it to be removed my mother bought a package of newborn sposies because her bladder control went out the window during this time.

Gall Bladder: Every year more than 50,000 people in North America undergo surgery to remove their gall bladders because of gall stones!

It is important for a guinea pig to have regular checkups because it could develop bladder stones or large ovarian cysts, for example.

Many large breed dogs do not have problems with bladder stones and as a non-veterinarian I am assuming that this may be because it is easier for stones to pass in large breed dogs since the passageways are larger.

To determine whether there are bladder stones; palpation with the fingers is done because many are large enough for the experienced veterinarian to detect.

Because these stones are rough, they abrade the lining of the bladder causing discomfort and blood in the urine.

In conditions of incontinence because of the bladder stones, the protruding disc or the congenital abnormality, surgery might be suggested.

These tests might include x-rays to identify bladder stones, an ultrasound of the bladder because some stones don't show up on x-rays, or a special dye study of the bladder.

Issues that prevent success include the diameter of the urethra, hemorrhage obscuring the view of the stone or hampering the laser's contact with the stone, accidental damage to the bladder from the laser, and prolonged anesthesia time because it is taking so long to fragment the stone (s).

Dogs with hyperparathyroidism might develop bladder or kidney stones, formed because of excess calcium in their systems.

When we make the incision into the bladder the laser is used in almost all cases because of dramatically less bleeding during the surgery and dramatically less inflammation after we remove the stone and suture the bladder.

If a female dog gets a bladder stone, 80 % of the time it is struvite because of this association.

There are a number of reasons a dog might be suffering from cystitis and these include a bacterial infection, injury to the bladder after an accident, urine retention because of inherited bladder defects, stones or tumours, dehydration or vitamin A deficiency.

Smaller stones often pose a larger health risk because they can escape from the bladder into the urethra and get stuck, blocking the flow of urine.

Because of the higher risk of bladder stones caused by the consumption of vitamin C, dogs with a history or breed disposition towards producing oxalate crystals in the urine may need to avoid watermelon.

Because other conditions can cause similar signs, it is very important that you have your veterinarian rule out spinal disease, pelvic bladder (where the bladder is located in the pelvis instead of the belly), ectopic ureters (where the ureters open below their normal location), bladder stones, hormone imbalances (urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence) and even bladder cancer.

Struvite stones in the dog are almost always formed because of the urinary changes that occur with specific types of bladder infection: almost always Staphyloccocal infection but occasionally a Proteus infection.

Hematuria occurs because the stones rub against the bladder wall, irritating and damaging the tissue and causing bleeding.

Hematuria occurs because the stones rub against the bladder wall, irritating and damaging the tissues and causing bleeding.

Veterinarians assume that the condition is painful, because people with bladder stones experience pain, and because many clients remark about how much more active their cat becomes following surgical removal of bladder stones.

Veterinarians assume that the condition is painful, because people with bladder stones experience pain, and because many clients remark about how much better and more active their dog becomes following surgical removal of bladder stones.

Because of the increased calcium excretion brought on by furosemide (i.e. an increase in urinary calcium levels), there could be a problem using this medication in patients with a history of calcium oxalate bladder stone formation.

Felix, now Chunk, was left in a shelter because of landlord issues, but we soon discovered he needed bladder stone surgery too.

Feeding dogs cranberries has not worked all that well for prevention of bladder infections and bladder stones, probably because it is hard to keep the urine acidic all day using these in the diet.

Our little girl is now on prescription food because she had bladder stones a couple of years ago that required an expensive surgery: -LRB-, is this something that would benefit her?

A prescription diet to dissolve bladder stones works in part because it has been formulated to promote water consumption.

Bladder stones in dogs (known as urinary calculi) are mineral deposits that usually begin to form because of bacteria in the dog's urine.

Dogs that have bladder stones or other liver diseases should not take vitamin C supplements because it might cause more harm than good.

Maintaining low pH levels is critical because it reduces the production of urinary crystal stones in the bladder, which is a common problem for many cat owners.»