Study of major and minor components of uroliths in canine urolithiasis: Risk assessment in different breeds of dogs

Abstract

Urolithiasis is relatively common disease in dogs. The most common form of mineral crystals that precipitate in urine are calcium oxalate monohydrate (whewellite), calcium oxalate dehydrate (wedelite), calcium phosphate as hydroxyapatite (HAP), cystine urate (ammonium urate or uric acid) and magnesium ammonium phosphate hexa hydrate (struvite). In the reported study struvite is the most commonly found mineral components of urolith seen both in male and female patients. An accurate analysis of urinary calculi is essential for understanding the etiology of urolithiasis and establishing the correct medical treatment to prevent recurrence or therapeutic management. The purpose of study reported here was to analyze major and minor elements in the stone and their percentage (%) and quantity (g/g) of major and minor minerals in the urinary calculi in different breeds of 26 numbers of dogs. i.e. GSD, Doberman, Spitz, Dalmatian, Boxer and Dachshund. The crystallographic results were used to classify the prevalence and type of mixed uroliths. The term crystallographic analysis is used for petro graphic microscopy and physical methods including AAS, UVS and flame photometry.