Surgical management of urolithiasis in a male dog

Abstract

A 3 ½ year old male Labrador dog, weighing 37 kg was presented to the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Akola with the complaint of anorexia, vomition and adipsia since last 3 days. There was anuria and passing of tarry coloured stool. On physical examination it was found that there was slight degree of dehydration with subtle loss of skin elasticity, abdominal pain on palpation, rectal temperature was within normal range (101.4oF), pink mucus membrane, distended abdomen due to tensed bladder because of accumulation of urine. The case was diagnosed tentatively as urolithiasis. For confirmative diagnosis abdominal radiography, abdominal USG, blood and serum analysis was carried out and the case was finally diagnosed as urolithiasis.