Renal calculi in dogs or kidney stones in dogs? How to manage it? What are the signs and symptoms? What are the causes? How can homeopathy help? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!

What Are Renal Stones?

Kidney stones are common in dogs, especially the young ones.

However, some breeds of the dog are more susceptible to certain types of kidney stones e.g. calcium and oxalic acid (known as calcium oxalate nephroliths) stones are more likely to be found in Lhasa Apsos, Yorkshire Terriers, and Miniature Poodles. Kidney stones containing uric acid (known as urate nephrolithiasis), typically affect Dalmatians, Yorkshire Terriers, and English Bulldogs.

What Are The Causes Of Calculi in dogs?

There are a number of causes and risk factors that may contribute to the development of kidney stones in dogs and the development of bladder stones in dogs, such as:

-raised calcium levels in the urine and blood
-diets that produce high (alkaline) urine ph.
-Recurrent urinary tract infections.
-less water intake.
-Improper diet or eating habits in dogs.
-some supplement foods can also cause kidney stones.

Types of Renal Stones/ calculi in dogs

There are different types of Kidney stones in dogs, depending on their chemical composition.

-Struvite stones are composed of magnesium ammonium phosphate. Some are made up of calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, cystine, ammonium.
-Urate or other chemical compounds.
-Some stones can actually be a combination of these. Each type of stone has its own different peculiarities as to which breed is most often affected and the causative factors affect the formation of stones.

What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Renal Stones/ calculi in dogs?

-Frequent attempts to urinate without producing much urine.
-Straining to urinate.
-Discolored urine.
-Licking around the urinary opening.
-Blood mixed in urine.
-Discomfort and pain while passing the urine.

How Are Renal Stones Investigated?

-Blood Test.
-Urine routine examinations
-Ultrasonography.

How to Treat Renal Stones/ calculi in dogs?

Kidney stones in dog’s treatment can be easily available nowadays, but we need to look for a permanent and safest way for that. Most of the stones are a collection of minerals and other materials.

If struvite is the diagnosis, a veterinarian will treat the underlying cause (e.g., antibiotics for urinary tract infections) and may recommend a therapeutic diet that will dissolve the stones and crystals.

Dogs prescribed antibiotics will typically use the drugs while consuming the therapeutic dog foods, and possibly longer if needed. Surgery or other procedures like lithotripsy (breaking up the stones with ultrasonic shock waves) will be necessary to get the stones out of the bladder. The therapeutic diet for dissolving struvite stones, however, must be given under a veterinarian’s supervision. This is because they are formulated to make the dog produce more acidic urine than they would otherwise in order to break down the stone.

Homeopathic medicines For Kidney Stones in Dogs:

-Sarsaparilla
-Lycopodium
-Berberis Vulgaris
-Cantharis
-Hydrastis