Sentences with phrase «formed calcium oxalate uroliths»
This study demonstrated that feeding a high - moisture, moderately - acidifying diet with controlled levels of calcium and oxalate to dogs that have formed calcium oxalate uroliths had beneficial effects on urine parameters and helped prevent recurrence for the 12 months they were under observation.
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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.
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).
These procedures can help diagnose the presence of bacterial infection (which often accompanies bladder stones or sludge) and determine the composition of suspected uroliths or sludge (rabbits usually form calcium carbonate crystals, but they may also form calcium oxalate, ammonium phosphate, or monohydrate crystals).