Prevalence and treatment of urinary stones in dogs and cats referred to veterinary clinics in Tehran province

Subject Areas : clinical veterinary science

Alireza Jahandideh ¹ , Ali Movahed ² , Azin Malekrah ³ , Ehsan khaksar ⁴

1 - Islamic Azad University
2 - Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University
3 - Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University
4 - Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran

Received: 2021-10-27 Accepted : 2022-12-25 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: Urinary stones, Struvite stones, Calcium stones, Urate stones, Cystine stones,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of urinary stones in dogs and cats referred to selected veterinary centers in Tehran province. The present study, which is a descriptive and field study, includes a statistical population of 80 cases of 44 dogs and 36 cats who have referred to the mentioned centers during this period and have been evaluated by a designed questionnaire. ‌اند. According to the information obtained in this study, the information is classified according to the type, race, sex, nutrition, types of stones, different sizes and colors of urinary stones by making tables and related charts. The findings of this study showed that the prevalence of urinary stones in females, dogs and cats is higher than males and surgical history such as sterilization increases the risk of urinary stones. Prevalence also varies at different ages and the likelihood of developing urinary stones increases with age. Also, the type and breed of the animal affect the frequency of different types of urinary stones. In the statistical population of this study, the prevalence of urinary stones in dogs and cats of different breeds are struvite stones 24%, struvite stones + calcium oxalate 11%, struvite stones + calcium phosphate 17%, stone Strawite + calcium oxalate + calcium phosphate 10%. Calcium Phosphate + Calcium Oxalate 9%, Calcium Phosphate 8%, Calcium Oxalate 11%, Urate 4%, Urate + Calcium 6%.