Evaluation of a dry therapeutic urinary diet and concurrent administration of antimicrobials for struvite cystolith dissolution in dogs

Evaluation of a dry therapeutic urinary diet and concurrent administration of antimicrobials for struvite cystolith dissolution in dogs

Abstract Background Struvite urolithiasis with bacterial urinary tract infection (UTI) is commonly reported in dogs; few data exist to describe successful dissolution protocols in dogs with naturally occurring disease. We hypothesized that a dry therapeutic urinary diet combined with targeted antimi...

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Main Authors: Jonathan D. Dear, Jennifer A. Larsen, Michael Bannasch, Sean E. Hulsebosch, Jason W. Gagne, Eric G. Johnson, Jodi L. Westropp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Urolithiasis
Cystolith
Canine
Urinary tract infection
Bladder
Antibiotics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-019-1992-8

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