Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
How to remove bladder stones in dogs and cats without surgery
By Lulich, J P et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1993·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Nonsurgical removal of urocystoliths in dogs and cats by voiding urohydropropulsion.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs and cats with bladder stones (urocystoliths) underwent a new nonsurgical treatment called voiding urohydropropulsion to remove the stones. This technique successfully removed all stones from 15 out of 21 pets, with the procedure taking about 22 minutes. While all animals experienced some blood in their urine (hematuria) during the process, the bleeding resolved within a few hours for dogs, but some cats had it for 1 to 2 days along with difficulty urinating (dysuria). In one case, a male cat had a blockage because a stone was not removed, but it was later taken out through surgery. Overall, this method is a promising option for treating bladder stones in pets.
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Abstract
A technique called voiding urohydropropulsion has been developed that facilitates nonsurgical removal of urocystoliths. Voiding urohydropropulsion was performed in 11 dogs and 10 cats with urocystoliths. Urocystoliths were completely removed from 15 of 21 animals (5 female dogs, 3 male dogs, 5 female cats, and 1 male cat). The number of uroliths removed from any animal varied between 1 and 983. The mean time required to complete voiding urohydropropulsion in the 15 animals from which all uroliths were completely removed was 22 minutes. In 6 animals (2 female dogs, 3 female cats, and 1 male cat), not all urocystoliths were removed. Visible hematuria was induced in all animals as a consequence of voiding urohydropropulsion. In dogs, visible hematuria resolved within 4 hours. Dysuria was not induced by this technique in dogs. In many cats, visible hematuria and dysuria persisted for 1 to 2 days. One male cat developed urethral obstruction after we failed to remove a urolith from the bladder. The urolith was returned to the urinary bladder, and subsequently removed by cystotomy. Voiding urohydropropulsion is a simple and effective method that should be considered for removal of small urocystoliths from dogs and cats before cystotomy is performed.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8407532/