ureter stone

My kitty has been diagnosed with a ureter stone, and the vet said there are two treatment options: 1.) some sort of fluid therapy that over a period of time helps to flush the stone out and 2.) shockwaves applied to the area intended to break the stone up.

Apparently the ureter is so tiny that surgery is not a treatment option.

Has anyone gone thru either of these treatments? Right now the stone is simply causing a bit of discomfort and infections about once per month, and she runs around as if nothing is wrong. But, we sure don't want to wait until it gets worse.

Please let me know if you've had any experience with a ureter stone in your kitty.

Thanks,
Summer

I've not had a cat that had a stone develop in the bladder or get blocked in the urethra.

The two treatments that the vet suggested are non-invasive and allow your kitty to recover from them faster.

I'm not sure about the type of fluid treatments available and I'm unable to comment on this.

I can comment on the shockwave therapy as my vet explained it to me when I took Russell in with a mild case of urinary tract infection, (UTI). He mentioned that there was a higher risk than usual that Russell could develop stones because of UTI.

If Russell was to show any signs, I am told to rush him to the surgery which I would do regardless.

The shockwave therapy is sending out soundwaves at a particular frequency causing the stone to vibrate vigourously and break into smaller pieces allowing the stone to pass. This treatment was only for unblocking his urethra.

If there was a stone located in the bladder, that would have been removed by surgery and analysed to determine what sort of stone it was so the cause could be determined and rectified.

I would get some sort of treatment for your kitty before anything serious happens. A simple infection can lead to complications and death. It also sounds like a recurring infection which isn't good either.

I knew a man who had stone's and they used the shockwave threatment on him and the stone's were gone . I think it is also faster then the fluit threatment . I had a friend who did the fluit threatment and it took a very long time for the stone's to move out and also were painful for her I belive . I herd a lot of people saying that stone's cause a lot of pain . So if it hurts people I am sure it hurts animals too . I would make some kind of a threatment for your baby asap .

I've just been searching through the internet for information and haven't been terribly successful.

I have found one site that demonstrates a particular fluid procedure for cases of Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease, (FLUTD). It does inlcude photos of the procedure. It does warn you before you reach the photos. The procedure is done under general anaesthesia so your kitty doesn't feel any pain.

The site also explains FLUTD as well. I hope it does help in some way. And I hope you decide on a form of treatment soon.

FLUTD site - Photos of Procedure Included

There is also a brief explanation provided on this site as well.

FLUTD Explanation - TCS

Thanks for all the great information!

I'm certainly not waiting around, she's already been diagnosed by the vet and we're waiting to hear back from him on which treatment he recommends. The shockwave therapy is only done at UT Knoxville (about 3 hours from here), and he's not even sure they're willing to do it on cats yet (currently doing dogs). And, while he can do the fluid therapy, he's getting input from another local vet who's done it before and what her rate of success has been.

Thanks again!
Summer

That's great news Summer. I'm glad we could help in some way.
Sending **calm healing vibes** to your kitty.

Originally posted by SummerMH
Thanks for all the great information!

I'm certainly not waiting around, she's already been diagnosed by the vet and we're waiting to hear back from him on which treatment he recommends. The shockwave therapy is only done at UT Knoxville (about 3 hours from here), and he's not even sure they're willing to do it on cats yet (currently doing dogs). And, while he can do the fluid therapy, he's getting input from another local vet who's done it before and what her rate of success has been.

Thanks again!
Summer

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I live about 1 hour and a half from UT(North)and I will have to do an internship there before I can graduate.
I have heard that they are REALLY good down there.

Good luck and I hope your kitty gets better soon.Please keep us updated.

I have had two cats with stones. My vet open the baddler up and took the stones out that way. The cats are doing good . They are on special food.