Bladder Stones in Dogs
Stones in the urinary tract (kidneys, ureters, and urinary bladder, and urethra) are common in dogs and cats. Even though dogs get kidney stones, it is bladder stones in dogs that cause more problems. Urolithiasis is a medical term for stones anywhere in the urinary tract. When it is in the kidneys it is a nephrolith, in the ureters it is a ureterolith, and when it is in the urinary bladder this stone is called a cystolith or cystic calculi, and when it is in the urethra it is called a urethrolith. We will use stone, calculi, and urolith synonymously