These include a technique called laser lithotripsy that breaks down stones into smaller pieces that can then be voided out, and a procedure called
voiding urohydropropulsion, which is a technique that involves manually expressing stones out through the urethra while the patient is sedated.
When cats are very fortunate, a single small stone or cluster of stones can be removed through a non-surgical technique
called urohydropropulsion.
The vet can remove them through surgery, by using a non-surgical approach known
as urohydropropulsion (where a catheter is inserted to flush out smaller stones) or through a process called dietary dissolution in which changes to your dog's food will gradually dissolve stones in the bladder.
When the stones are small enough to pass through the urethra, a safer technique is
urohydropropulsion which can force all or most of the stones to be eliminated via the urethra by means of a high pressure catheter
When calculi are discovered early, it might be possible to removed them from the bladder
through urohydropropulsion or extract them in a retrieval basket through the urethra or through a very small abdominal and bladder incision.
Often
voiding urohydropropulsion is used to collect sample stones for laboratory analysis prior to one of the other stone removal techniques since identifying the stone type is crucial to selecting removal technique.
When dogs are very fortunate, a single small stone or cluster of stones can be removed through a non-surgical technique
called urohydropropulsion.
In cases where the stones are very small, another option is available:
urohydropropulsion.
The fragments are either allowed to pass, are removed via the cystoscope's collection basket, or are expressed from the bladder manually («voiding
urohydropropulsion»).
In cases where the stones are very small,
urohydropropulsion is an option for treatment.
Struvite stone can be removed surgically, removed with a special technique called «voiding
urohydropropulsion,» removed with a cystoscope (if they are small enough) or dissolved via diet.
This is called «voiding
urohydropropulsion» and involves filling the bladder, agitating the bladder so the stones float freely in the urine, and then generating a high pressure urine stream to force the stones out.
The stone type can be absolutely confirmed if a sample stone is available (either passed naturally or obtained via surgery, voiding
urohydropropulsion, or cystoscopy).