UROLITHIASIS AND BALANITIS IN CHIHUAHUA DOG

Abstract

Uroliths are mineral formations which are generally composed of struvite, calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, uric acid, and cystine in urine while balanoposthitis is inflammation that affects the glans penis and prepuce skin. This paper reports the treatment process through urinary catheterization of cases of urolithiasis and balanophostitis in chihuahua breed dogs at the Veterinary Internal Medicine Laboratory, Udayana University, Denpasar. The case dog is a three year old male long-haired Chihuahua breed with a body weight of 3.2 kg. Cases of dogs come with complaints of bloody urine, and often lick the genital area. The results of the physical examination showed that when the penis was inspected, the glans penis and penile corpus were reddish and inflamed, hematuria, oligouria, and lameness in the right hind leg. The urine was reddish yellow and had a rancid odor, urine dipstick examination showed hematuria and leukocytouria. Routine hematology results showed the patient had lymphocytosis, granulacytopenia, and normochromic macrocytic anemia. On examination of the urine sediment, it was found that there were urine crystals, namely uric acid and struvite. Based on the history, physical examination and supporting examinations, it can be concluded that the case dog had urolithiasis and balanophostitis. The therapy given is amoxicillin at the recommended dose of 15 mg/kg BW intramuscularly and continued orally for seven days, tolfenamic acid 0.04 mg/kg BW intramuscularly, supportive therapy in the form of vitamin B-complex (livron B-plex) a day once orally for 10 days, replacing the dog's daily feed with urinary treatment given for one month, as well as providing drinking water ad libitum. Seven days after treatment the dog no longer experienced oligouria, hematuria and the dog's penis appeared normal. After forty-nine days after treatment was completed, the dog generally looked healthy and lively. Owners are advised to provide trapeutic food, namely changing dog food from previously commercial dog food to urine treatment dog food. Owners are also advised to provide dogs with drinking water ad libitum.