Factors affecting the recurrence of canine urolithiasis in the lower urinary tract after surgical removal
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The objective of this retrospective case-control study was to identify the risk factors associated with the recurrence of canine urolithiasis in the lower urinary tract after surgical removal. There were 87 dogs included in this study between August 1st, 2014 and July 31st, 2016 at the Small Animal Teaching Hospital (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand). At least 12 months of post-operative monitoring was performed until July 31st, 2017. The recurrent rate of urolithiasis after surgical removal was 24.13% (21 of 87 dogs). The interval between the urolithiasis episodes varied from 2 months to 36 months. Study variables included the type of primary diet, signalment, post-operative antibiotics, urinalysis, bacterial identification, uroliths analysis, post- operative diet, source of drinking water, and urination behavior. Multiple logistic regression was used to test the associations between those variables and the recurrence of urolithiasis after surgery. In the final multiple logistic regression model, struvite uroliths was the only factor that was statistically significant in association with the recurrence of urolithiasis after surgical removal in dogs.
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