I just rescued an 8 yr. old female, yellow English Labrador.
She had a very bad UTI and blood in urine. After one round of antibiotics she still had traces of blood and some infection. The vet took an x-ray and found bladder stones. She recommended surgery @$750 to $1,000.
Does anyone have experience with this issue? Can the dog live with them? Is surgery the only fix? Other info?
Thanks,
Mark
First of all...you need to realize the dog is in a huge amount of pain.
My then 10 year old went through this a year or so ago. We were able to clear it up with 60 days of antibiotics and a special diet from the vet. I have kept her on the diet in order to prevent future stones. I am happy to say they have not recurred.
Her stones were not large so we felt we had a good chance that they would clear up without surgery. Given her age, I was hesitant in putting her under unless I needed too. However, we monitored it and were prepared to do surgery if it was not resolving within a few weeks or was getting worse.
If they are large stones or cannot be broken up/disolved with antibiotics and diet, then yes, you need to have the surgery done. Do you have her on a special diet for this condition? How long was she on antibiotics? Maybe get a second opinion.
