Medical dissolution of cystic calculi in dogs
2015
Taksande, Prachi E. | Saini, N.S. | Singh, Tarunbir | Singh, S.S. | Mahajan, S.K.
The present study included 16 male dogs suffering from complete or partial urinary tract obstruction. The animals were divided into two groups (I and II); group I consisted of 11 dogs (age 40.00±11.65 m), having alkaline urine (pH: 7.5–8.5), and group II of five dogs (age 58.80±16.14 m) having acidic urine (pH: 6.5–7.0). Diagnosis was made based on clinical signs, radiography and B-mode ultrasonography. Urinalysis and haemato-biochemical examinations were carried out. Staphylococcus was found to be the most prevalent bacterium predisposing the formation of uroliths. A dissolution protocol containing oral administration of Ammonium chloride 5 mg/kg b.wt as urinary acidifier in group I animals and disodium hydrogen citrate 0.03 mg/kg b.wt as urinary alkalizer in group II animals was adopted. Based on the results, it can be concluded that, dissolution protocol using Ammonium chloride as urinary acidifier and Alkasol as urinary alkalizer can successfully be used in canine urolith patients based on urine pH and crystal composition.
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