Mandel Vet's DVM Notebook

Meso, a 17 lb dog, presented with urinary problems. She was straining and painful upon urination, and she had increased frequency and urgency to urinate. A urinalysis showed a urinary tract infection, but symptoms did not resolve with antibiotics. A radiograph was taken, which showed an enormous bladder stone. Surgery was performed to remove the stone. She felt much better after surgery. Some stones occur secondarily to chronic infection. Any symptoms of urinary tract infection should be addressed right away.