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Bladder stone.

7squeakers.

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Hello forum members!
I am looking for some advice please. Damascus, my 8 month old boar, has just been diagnosed with a bladder stone. Xray photo attached. I have cut out high calcium veg and greens from his diet. Is there anything I can give him to help break up the stone so that he can pass it, and thus avoid surgery? Thank you in advance.
 

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7squeakers. said:
Hello forum members!
I am looking for some advice please. Damascus, my 8 month old boar, has just been diagnosed with a bladder stone. Xray photo attached. I have cut out high calcium veg and greens from his diet. Is there anything I can give him to help break up the stone so that he can pass it, and thus avoid surgery? Thank you in advance.
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Hi!

Unfortunately, that stone needs to come out by an operation. As long as it is in the bladder, it will be a pretty straight forward operation with a good chance for a problem-free recovery. At the size your stone is, if it gets into the urethra, it will inevitably get stuck in the awkward inglenook that boars have and can potentially block the flow of urine with fatal consequences. Sadly there is no reliable alternative to an operation. The sooner the stone can come out, the better.
Tips For Post-operative Care

Please take the time to read our diet advice in the special diets chapter. Most calcium comes via the water and the pellets and not from veg. Cutting out any calcium from the diet can be long term damaging.
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

All the best!
 
Thank you for your reply. Sadly, I had to have Damascus put to sleep on the 3rd of July. His bladder walls had become so scarred and thickened by the stone that he could not pee at all. My vet said that even if the stone was removed he would still have issues later on. Euthanasia was the kindest option for him.
 
7squeakers. said:
Thank you for your reply. Sadly, I had to have Damascus put to sleep on the 3rd of July. His bladder walls had become so scarred and thickened by the stone that he could not pee at all. My vet said that even if the stone was removed he would still have issues later on. Euthanasia was the kindest option for him.
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BIG HUGS

I am so very sorry.

Please be kind to yourself in the coming days.

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