Abstract
A large radiodense calculus in the left renal pelvis of a 22-month-old, male Great Dane disappeared one month following surgical removal of two struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) calculi from the right renal pelvis. The dog's urine likely became undersaturated with struvite for a sufficient period to permit dissolution of the renal calculus. Several factors may have contributed to the decrease in urine struvite concentration, including eradication of a urease-producing Proteus sp from the urinary tract and induction of polydipsia and compensatory polyuria by oral administration of sodium chloride.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1100-1104 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association |
| Volume | 174 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| State | Published - May 15 1979 |