Dog bladder stones keep returning after surgery. What are my options?

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Our girl has had bladder stone surgery twice now within the last 8 months plus antibiotics prednisone pain medicine and now the stones are back again and she's been passing them here at the house my question is we don't know what else to do they just want to do more surgery my girl has not been the same for the last year we're constantly either going to the vet doing surgery special food nothing seems to work what would your advice would be? Pet's info: Dog | Dachshund | Female | spayed | 5 years and 11 months old | 12 lbs

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

Recurrent bladder stones can be very frustrating, and some types such as calcium oxalate tend to reoccur even when you're doing everything right. I would talk to your veterinarian about additional monitoring that you could do - sometimes monitoring urine pH at home can help tailor treatment. I also sometimes recommend monitoring for stones and infection every 3-6 months to catch the problem early and potentially avoid surgery. You could also talk to your vet about seeing an internal medicine specialist who might have some other ideas about how to manage the recurrent stones. Unfortunately, surgery is likely necessary although sometimes there are other options depending on the size and type of stone.

Dog bladder stones keep returning after surgery. What are my options?

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