Update: Management of calcium oxalate uroliths in dogs and cats. |
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| Authors: | Joseph W Bartges Claudia Kirk India F Lane |
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| Institution: | Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, C247 Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 39996-4544, USA. jbartges@utk.edu |
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| Abstract: | Calcium oxalate has become the most common mineral occurring in canine and feline uroliths. Although calcium oxalate urolith formation may be a consequence of metabolic disease, the underlying cause is not identified in many dogs and cats. Currently, there is no successful medical dissolution protocol, and calcium oxalate uroliths must be removed physically if causing problems. Effective preventative protocols are available for dogs and cats, although they are not uniformly successful. |
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