really? Chip's crystals were oxalate, & the prescription food worked on them... they didn't call them stones, but crystals. is there a difference?Originally Posted by Pat & Alix
When Tylerwas diagnosed with bladder stones I was told it depended on what kind they were as to whether or not treatment with appropriate food could dissolve them, or if he'd need surgery.
He ended up needing surgery, and they were indeed calcium oxalate, which can not be dissolved as struvite can.
Here's hoping if there are stones that they are struvite so a non-surgical approach can be taken.
Either there is a newer treatment (TylerOriginally Posted by laureen227
really? Chip's crystals were oxalate, & the prescription food worked on them... they didn't call them stones, but crystals. is there a difference?
good article! here's what Chip was put on: Hill's x/d feline. might be a fairly new formulation.Originally Posted by Pat & Alix
Either there is a newer treatment (Tylerhad his stones at least 4 years ago) or it is because they were bladder stones.
Here is a good article by a vet clinic on this:
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body...er_stones.html
Good to know...hopefully this will help Squishy or someone else reading this threadOriginally Posted by laureen227
good article! here's what Chip was put on: Hill's x/d feline. might be a fairly new formulation.
after he finished it, i started supplementing some w/potassium citrate [didn't care for the ingredients in the Hill's].
How are the antibiotics that he's on working? Is there still blood in the urine or has that now cleared up? Poor Squishy.Originally Posted by white cat lover
Got news back from the lab.
Squishy's idiopathic. There is no cause. This lab didn't find crystals in his urine (whereas my vet did suspect some were seen on the culture, but there was so much blood they were unsure). No bacteria in his urine, some RBC but no WBC. Basically, no cause for his "out of the box" experiences.