Review on Canine Urolithiasis
Jimma University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Oromia, Ethiopia.
DejenTiruneh, TagesuAbdisa, “Review on Canine Urolithiasis”. American Research Journal
of Veterinary Medicine; 1(1): 1-7.
Abstract
Urolithiasisa is the medical term for the presence of stones (known as “uroliths”) in the urinary
tract. Canine urolithiasis is not a single disease, but is often secondary to one or more conditions. Urolith is
formed in all the species of domestic animals, and is one of the important lower urinary tract diseases in dogs.
Some affected dogs have no signs of disease (known as “asymptomatic”) and signs depend on location, size,
and number of stones (uroliths). The type of urolith is determined by quanti-tative stone analysis. Diet is an
important factor in the prevention of Ca oxalate stones. Unlike many other diseases in most cases of urolithiasis
in pet animal is asymptomatic, that result in difficult to recognize the problem recently. Taking the responsibility
to the pet animals to improve their health problem is carrying out by the owners of the animals that followed by
the doctors of veterinary medicine. Generally, the canine urolithiasis is the common disease of canine animals
which makes the animals difficult to urinate and suffer the animals from death. Thefore, the objective of this
paper is to review the common types of canine urolithiasis and its prevention.
