FEW STEPS TO PREVENT THE KIDNEY STONE FORMATION
1. Stones should always be sent to a laboratory for analysis
2. Eliminate bacterial urinary tract infections and check the urine of dogs prone to them twice a year.
3. Diets high in grain and vegetables produce alkaline urine, which allows certain stones to form.
so such diet should be given in certain limited quantity.
4. Some ready made diets recommended for dogs are available in the market. If at all possible feed the canned form of this diet rather than the dry form as dogs rarely drink enough water after eating dry food.
5. The drug furosemide, prednisone and prednisolone and vitamins C and D may increase the chances of oxalate stone formation.
6. If urine specific gravity is 1.015 or less, providing the pet with a thiazide diuretic will increase thirst and produce diluted urine.
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