Not exact matches
Calcium
oxalate stones also seem to be on the
increase in North America - there may be
dietary factors involved.
However, both
dietary calcium and
oxalate contents require consideration, since a reduction in
dietary calcium without a concomitant decrease in
dietary oxalate may
increase the risk of calcium
oxalate crystallisation in susceptible dogs.
Subsequently, it was shown that
increased dietary sodium led to the production of urine with a significantly lower calcium
oxalate RSS in both Labrador retrievers and miniature Schnauzers (Stevenson et al. 2003b).
Urinary
oxalate increased, although inconsistently, with
dietary oxalic acid only when the
dietary calcium content was low (Stevenson et al. 2003a).
Decreased urine concentration of natural body crystal formation inhibitors, and
increased dietary intake of
oxalate may also play a role in calcium
oxalate stone formation.