There are
other uroliths that occur, although they are relatively uncommon.
Sometimes the two are found together, sometimes they are found with
other uroliths like calcium phosphate, struvite, or ammonia irate.
Not exact matches
Other uses include treating feline immunodeficiency virus infections and as a preventative measure against the formation of struvite
uroliths.
The most common cause of obstruction is a urethral plug, which consists of mineral crystals (e.g., struvite, calcium oxalate), white blood cells, red blood cells, protein (mucus), and epithelial cells.5 The underlying cause of urethral plugs is unknown; however, plugs have been linked to struvite crystalluria — suggesting that diet may play a role — and idiopathic cystitis.6
Other causes of urethral obstruction include urethral edema and spasm associated with lower urinary tract inflammation and pain.7 Uroliths, neoplasms, and urethral strictures can also lead to urethral obstruction; however, they are reported less frequently than other cau
Other causes of urethral obstruction include urethral edema and spasm associated with lower urinary tract inflammation and pain.7
Uroliths, neoplasms, and urethral strictures can also lead to urethral obstruction; however, they are reported less frequently than
other cau
other causes.5
Why some minerals form mixed
uroliths and
others form compound
uroliths is not understood.
We have clues from
other diagnostic tests to help decide if a
urolith found in the urinary bladder on a radiograph is truly struvite.
How to prepare sample / shipping information Samples Accepted: Our laboratory offers
urolith analysis of minerals from the urinary tract (aka
uroliths, urinary stones, calculi) Samples NOT Accepted:
urolith cultures, urinalysis, choleoliths (gallbladder stones), sialoliths, enteroliths or
other material from outside the urinary tract are not accepted.
Struvite
uroliths, on the
other hand, depending upon their location, may be dissolved over time with dietary change and / or flushed out.
In
other words, cats should drink more water to prevent crystaluria or
uroliths.
This discussion is only related to
uroliths (which are stones found in the bladder or less commonly in
other portions of the urinary tract) and crystaluria (crystals in the urinary tract) and how Young Again foods can help with these persistent problems.