Medical Mysteries: Urine Pain?
1.0 CE Credit Hours / Veterinarians
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Urolithiasis is common in dogs and cats with approximately 80% of canine uroliths and 90% of feline uroliths being either struvite or calcium oxalate. Urolith formation is dependent on a combination of many factors including urine pH, state of saturation–related to concentrations of minerals in urine and what are termed inhibitors and promoters of urolith formation.
Infection-induced struvite are the most common form of struvite uroliths occurring in young adult dogs, whereas sterile struvite is the most common form occurring in young adult cats. Typically, in a young dog, struvite uroliths form due to a bacterial urinary tract infection with a urease-producing micro-organism. Calcium oxalate urolithiasis are more common in middle age, overweight/obese cats, and small breed dogs. Furthermore, calcium oxalate urolithiasis can reoccur with an increasing rate reported over years post cystotomy. Nutrition is a critical part of management of canine and feline urolithiasis. Case examples will be used to discuss appropriate nutritional term management of struvite and calcium oxalate urolithiasis in dogs and cats.
•Learn the key etiological and pathophysiologic points of canine and feline struvite and calcium oxalate urolithiasis.
•Understand appropriate treatment and different nutritional management of struvite urolithiasis in dogs as compared to cats.
•Learn to institute proper nutritional management for preventing calcium oxalate recurrences.
This program has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
This activity is funded by Blue Buffalo.
Donna M. Raditic, DVM, DACVN, CVA
Donna M. Raditic is graduate of Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and a Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition. She was a Professor for both the Nutrition and the Integrative Medicine Services at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. Currently she is a member of Nutrition and Integrative Medicine Consultants which offers independent consulting, education, information about companion animal nutrition and pet supplements. With a career that includes being a general practitioner, veterinary nutritionist, academician, to consultant she offers unique perspectives on the role of nutrition, supplements, and integrative veterinary care for companion animals.
Adam Christman, DVM, MBA
Dr. Christman is the Chief Veterinary Officer at Fetch dvm360®, the nation’s leading multimedia company in the veterinary profession. He is an international speaker on leadership, wellbeing, and motivation. Author of, “Honey, Have You Squeezed the Dachshund?”, Dr. Christman is passionate about helping pet parents with pet disabilities. He is a social media personality with almost 600,000 followers on TikTok. Dr. Christman is the host of dvm360®’s, “The Vet Blast Podcast”. He continues to practice relief work both in shelter medicine and private practice. If you don’t see him hosting the Fetch conferences, you can find Adam hanging with his four adorable dachshunds. He is a fitness enthusiast and avid Disney fanatic. You can find out more information at www.dradamchristman.com
