Not exact matches
E. coli related infections are commonly to blame accounting
for 90 % of infections in the bladder, urethra,
ureters, and kidneys (9).
So, while remedies
for UTI are important — it's just as important to address falling organs while taking the pressure off of the valve connecting your bladder to your
ureter.
Depending on the type of ectopic
ureters (whether it's within or beyond the bladder wall), you can consider sending your dog
for surgery or minimally invasive endoscopic laser ablation.
These include a weak urethral sphincter (
for spayed or desexed female pooches), congenital causes like ectopic
ureters in younger dogs, weak bladders and short urethras that might occur in some female dogs.
Urinary incontinence may occur
for a variety of reasons, in German Shepherds and crosses we need to ensure that any urination isn't caused by any spinal issues; also given her age and sex I may question ectopic
ureters as well even though the condition normally present earlier in life.
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Contact your vet
for a complete health evaluation should your puppy exhibit signs
for ectopic
ureter (s) or infection.
Test
for urinary tract patency (an open passage), kidney ultrasound, x-rays of urinary system, including kidneys,
ureters and bladder, x-rays repeated with contrast media (= intravenous pyelogram or IVP), other imaging techniques
What are the treatment options
for dogs with ectopic
ureters?
Ectopic
ureters are rare and it is important to look
for more common explanations of the above.
The
ureters are thus bringing urine to an area inequipped
for urine storage and leaking results.
In humans, CT scanning is the diagnostic method of choice
for the diagnosis of ectopic
ureters.
ANTATOMIC CAUSES
FOR URINARY INCONTINENCE Ectopic
ureters (EUs) are the most common cause of urinary incontinence in young dogs.
The tiny pipelines through which the urine is transported from kidney to bladder are the
ureters (one
for the left kidney and one
for the right kidney).
LASER ablation is best used
for «intramural» ectopic
ureters.
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Previously, this required open abdominal surgery
for re-implantation of the
ureters into the bladder.
Patients with a stone obstructing a
ureter (the tube connecting the kidney and bladder) will require dialysis until they are stable
for surgery.
In a study in 2003 of cats requiring hemodialysis, the response rate was 56 %; the best was prognosis
for those with a
ureter obstruction where over 70 % survived.
Surgical reimplantation of the
ureters into the bladder is recommended
for dogs with confirmed ectopic
ureters.
Maya has also acted
for clients in cases involving failure to diagnose and treat cauda equina syndrome, delayed diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and cases involving nerve injuries and perforations to structures such as the bowel and
ureter.