06/17/2026
Case Study time! 📖
Meet Rosie! 💜 She came in to see Dr. Kathy for urinary issues: blood 🩸 in her urine, increased frequency and straining to urinate.
Physical exam was largely normal. Her urinalysis showed that her urine was basic pH, concentrated, with lots of blood, white blood cells, bacteria and struvite crystals. Treatment with an antibiotic was unsuccessful, as a repeat urinalysis showed that there were still blood and struvite crystals present.
She had x-rays taken which showed bladder stones (see photo). These stones can cause irritation to the bladder and infection. These type of struvite stones can be dissolved using a veterinary diet and antibiotics. So Dr. Kathy made sure that the antibiotics were correct by doing a urinalysis culture, and sent Rosie on a veterinary urinary diet.
At her week 4 progress exam, Rosie was feeling better and her x-rays showed that there were less stones present in the bladder (see photo). 👍
At her final 8 week progress exam her x-rays showed that there were no more bladder stones in her bladder (see photo). 👏 Rosie went home feeling great and she will continue on the veterinary urinary diet which will help prevent future bladder stones from forming.
