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These stones are composed of either calcium and phosphate or calcium and oxalate.

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Q: What is the composition of struvite stones?
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Are struvite stones radiopaque?

Yes


If my dog's pH is 6.0 does she have struvite crystals?

Struvite crystals are found in the urine when it's alkaline, usually when the Ph exceeds 7.0. Those crystals get deposited in the urinary tract to form stones. They are seen in infections with urease producing bacteria such as Proteus and Klebsiella. To diagnose struvite stones you need to do a urinalysis and culture of the urine to isolate the offending bacteria. An IVP (intra-venous pyelogram) will confirm the diagnosis and locate the stones.


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Can electrical shock cause kidney stones?

Kidney stones are almost always made of calcium oxalate, struvite, or uric acid...all water-insoluble substances. These are created due to predisposing factors of sodium intake, calcium intake, oxalic acid intake, reduced water and citrate consumption, and other metabolic factors. It is highly unlikely that electric shock can ever cause kidney stones.


What is the chemical composition of a kidney stone?

Frequently kidney stones are formed from calcium oxalate.


What are the other kidney stones?

One stone that is common contains some calcium with a mixture of phosphate or oxalate. The chemicals are from a normal person's diet and are for important body parts like muscles and bones. A stone that is not as common is formed because of an infection in a person's urinary tract. This kind of stone is referred to as a struvite or infection stone. Another stone, called the urid acid stones, are not as common. The kidney stones that are rare are called Cystine stones. Those are some basics of kidney stones that can help clear up some questions.


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What is struvite?

Struvite occurs as crystallites in urine and as a type of kidney stone (urolith) that is caused by bacterial infection that hydrolyzes urea to ammonium and raises urine pH to neutral or alkaline values. Accumulation of struvite crystals in the bladder is a problem frequently seen in housecats, with symptoms including difficulty urinating (which may be mistaken for constipation) or blood in the urine; surgery may be required to remove the crystals. A large struvite stone may be referred to as a "staghorn calculus" because it takes the shape of the renal pelvis, suggestive of a deer's antler.


What are Staghorn calculi?

Staghorn calculi are large branched calculi composed of struvite