Depending on the size, bladder stones or struvite crystals can be removed surgically or dissolved by the use of diet. Struvite crystals are common in normal urine and can cause infections. When the crystals are present in large amounts, they can form stones.
The struvite crystals or stones can have a recurrence, so after they are removed your thoughts need to turn to prevention. Some pets are inclined to recurring bladder infections and may form new struvite stones over and over again. Stones can form as rapidly as two weeks, so finding ways to prevent struvite crystals are necessary for the health of your dog or cat.
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Question :
I have a 15 year daschund. All of a sudded started to pant heavily and try to
gag. I brought to the Vet and he said his heart was fine and thought it was his
teeth or back. My dog has been on antibiotics for 1 week and also steroids.
After a week, he started panting , breathing heavy again. I got
more antibiotics
but after another week they sypmtoms are appearing again. He still eats and
drinks but is starting the sytptoms again. Does he have a respiratory infection
or is he
having pain in his back.
He breaths heavy but not yet puffing through his mouth yet as he did the first
time. thx
answer :
Dear Anita,
The panting can indicate on respiratory problem?, especially located in the pharyngs, the windpipe or even in the lungs.
The syndrome of reactivating the panting after finishing the antibiotic terapy indicates on wrong terapy. More precisly either the antibiotic is too weak, the dose is too low or the duration of therapy is too short. Please check with your vet those parametars. In your case 1 week could be too short, especially in heavy infections.
Also examine the swallowing and tonsilles for tonsillitis.
Perform bacerial cultures of smear taken of the laryngs or the tonsilles or administer a broad spectrum antibiotic such as amoxicillin or other. Please advise your vet..
Best wishes,
Damjan
Damjan Pavlovski DVM
To insure that your pet will be healthy in the years ahead, it is essential to have them visit their vet at least once each year. While pet health symptoms provide useful information about the health status of your pet, it is essential to have the veterinarian administer timely vaccinations, do a routine check and run necessary lab tests. These help to prevent against later disease or illness and can provide you with the opportunity to treat them as early as possible. You’ll also want to prevent spreading of illness onto you or those you care about, as there are some diseases that can be passed to humans.
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