Together struvite and calcium oxalate uroliths have been found to comprise over 85 of all canine uroliths.
Calcium oxalate bladder stones in dogs.
Calcium oxalate stones form in urine that is too acidic between ph 5 0 6 5.
Bladder stones are somewhat common in dogs and calcium oxalate bladder stones are the second most common type of stone second only to struvite stones.
Cause of calcium oxalate stones in dogs.
So another way calcium oxalate stones can be prevented is by maintaining a urine ph that is more basic typically around ph 7 0.
It s worth noting that healthy dogs typically have a urine ph of around 6 5.
Based on the results of tens of thousands of stone analyses it has been found that.
Let s pretend the stone was identified as a calcium oxalate bladder stone.
Bladder stones are rock like structures that form inside of a dog s bladder.
Unfortunately calcium oxalate bladder stones in dogs are very common.
This is the lab where i send stones for analysis.