Sentences with phrase «calcium oxalate uroliths in»

There is a C / D that treats calcium oxalate uroliths in cats.

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Uroliths: These are crystals (calcium oxalate, struvite) that form in the urinary tract and black the flow of urine.

These stones which are technically called calcium oxalate uroliths are believe to be formed in reaction to commercial diets.

Unfortunately, a change in food to treat struvite uroliths predisposes a pet to calcium oxalate uroliths, and vice versa.

Rate and frequency of recurrence of uroliths after an initial ammonium urate, calcium oxalate, or struvite urolith in cats.

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Currently, by most accounts, struvite and oxalate uroliths occur in similar percentages, although Merck Veterinary Manual cites that «calcium oxalate uroliths are the most common feline uroliths.»

Acidification of pet foods also resulted in an increased incidence of calcium oxalate uroliths / stones.

Current thinking suggests that calcium oxalate uroliths can form across the physiological urine pH range indicating that control of urine pH is not a critical factor in managing and reducing the risk of calcium oxalate formation in dogs (Stevenson and Rutgers 2006).

Calcium oxalate uroliths are particularly prevalent in small breed male dogs (Houston and Moore 2009) of middle to old age (Stevenson and Rutgers 2006).

Demonstrating that a diet with controlled levels of dietary calcium and oxalate reduces the risk of calcium oxalate urolith recurrence in dog.

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.

In 1981, 78 percent of all uroliths (aka bladder stones) tested at the Minnesota Urolith Center were struvites (a type of stone) and only five percent were calcium oxalate stones.