Like human, dog also suffer from Urinary bladder stone. In dog, stone is mainly made up of calcium salt. 


History

A female Labrador dog dribbling urine from past 20 days. 

Diagnosis

USG show stone in bladder. 

Surgery

Pre-medication for surgery is
  • Atropine sulphate
  • Xylazine
  • Ketamine/diazepam
  • Intacef tazo
  • Tranexamic acid/ethamsylate
  • Dexamethasone (if needed)
Procedure
  • Clean the site with scrub and betadine
  • Incision at site
  • Cut skin, sub-cutaneous tissue, muscle, fat
  • Incision to bladder wall
  • Remove stone
  • Wash with NS 
  • Place catheter
  • Suture the tissues ( Bladder, muscle with sub-cutaneous and skin suture)
  • bladder suture is Cushing and simple continous, in muscle and sub-cutaneous tissue pattern is subcuticular, in skin simple continous pattern.

Badder stone

Post medication
  • Meloxicam
  • Intacef tazo
Catheter remove after 7 day.