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Review
. 1999 Jan;29(1):73-111, xi.
doi: 10.1016/s0195-5616(99)50006-5.

Medical dissolution and prevention of canine struvite urolithiasis. Twenty years of experience

C A Osborne  1 , J P Lulich, D J Polzin, T A Allen, J M Kruger, J W Bartges, L A Koehler, L K Ulrich, K A Bird, L L Swanson
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Review

Medical dissolution and prevention of canine struvite urolithiasis. Twenty years of experience

C A Osborne et al. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1999 Jan.

Abstract

Two types of canine struvite uroliths have been recognized: infection-induced struvite is the most common type; sterile struvite is uncommonly recognized. Infection-induced struvite is most commonly associated with urease-producing staphylococcal UTI. For dogs that qualify, medical dissolution is an effective method of treatment. Medical dissolution protocols encompass: (1) eradication or control of UTI; (2) use of calculolytic diets; and (3) administration of urease inhibitors to patients with persistent UTI caused by urease-producing microbes.

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