vent,vet costs!

[nroush313]

The vet said there is 1 type of stone that can't be seen on an x ray, so if it doesn't show anything I'm worried the x ray will be for nothing.

My husband who is a Vet Tech says that these stones do exist but they are very rare. So I think you will be able to find out what is going on with the xray. Good luck!

 

[Order66]

The problem with altering diets on your own is that you don't know what kind of stones your dog is forming. (just for information if in fact that is the diagnosis).

Urine pH contributes to formation of stones. Two of the most common types are struvite, which form when the pH of the urine is above 7, while calcium oxalate stones generally form in acidic (under 7 pH) urine. Changing the dogs pH levels is one key to preventing stones. This is done by diet changes.

The type of stones that are radiolucent are rare. The only breed I know where they can be more commonly found are Dalmatians. But in that case....ultrasound will find them.

regards

 

[dntd]

When I was at the vets today the vet was treating a tiny dog with the type of stones that can't be seen by an x-ray. I think that scared me the most

 

[lindsmom]

The problem with altering diets on your own is that you don't know what kind of stones your dog is forming. (just for information if in fact that is the diagnosis).

Good point - the only reason we changed diets on our dog was because we knew they were struvite stones, and were able to do the appropriate research.

 

[Pastamom]

I feel your pain!!! I think we have put our vet's 2 children through college

Our 14 year old bichon-poodle mix has had the following
Torn ACL - surgery
Lymes Disease
Ate part of a dead bird and almost died
developed diabetes
is now blind
back problems
Not to mention the 19 chocolate carmels he ate at Christmas - no vet visit but a HUGE mess 25+ throw ups

We keep saying he must be part cat since he has 9 lives....

 

[dntd]

I really don't want to change from holistic to reg food. She has major tear issues when on normal dog food. Besides the poop more on the normal food.

 

[roliepolieoliefan]

OP I don't want to scare you but we had a collie who started peeing blood. No other symptoms. The vet took a urine sample and gave her antibiotics. Weird thing is the blood stopped and she was OK for a while but then a couple months later it would start again.

We found out she had bladder cancer. Her only symptoms was the bloody urine that would disappear after the round of antibiotics.
I'm not trying to tell you what to do, but an ultrasound would rule the badder cancer out. Good Luck!

 

[Pigeon]

sorry, poor pup!!!

Many years ago my dogs vet bills were repeatedly so HIGH, continuously... that I just wanted to scream...Then I finally said, thats it and switched (to find that the original one was basically Over treating, over testing and just spending MY money to pay Her Lifestyle ) not saying yours is though....Sometimes it does take a while to get it all fixed up.....Best of luck to both you and that Pup of yours!!

I've had the same experience. I've got a cat who had an abscess on her neck. It was pretty obviously an abscess-- which is what we said when we made the appointment. The former vet did a ton of unnecessary testing and charged us over $2700 to drain it. It came back two months later.

We took her to a different vet who also opened it up and drained it. The bill was $200. Guess who is our vet now? Sometimes shopping around is the way to go.

The former vet pushed to have us bring in the cats for "Well cat visits" every six months instead of a year. Dh told him that when the pediatrician wanted to do a well child visit every six months, we'd talk about it.