Frisco’s PeePee Problems
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A week ago we noticed some blood in Frisco’s pee. A week later, what should of been some minor crystals in his bladder turned into a complete blockage. Over the weekend, we admitted him to the ER in Carytown. He’s been there for three nights as we waited to be able to coordinate a lower cost surgery for the removal of the stones and crystals from his bladder. We incurred a sizable bill from the stay, the drainage of his bladder, and administered IV therapy.
At an age of 8 months old, he has both struvite and urate crystals forming in his bladder (very rare for a puppy!). These are medical issues common on much older dogs. Thankfully the stuvite crystals can be managed with a diet change, but how the urate ones formed is still a mystery that we have to investigate.
It is very possible that another surgery is needed to put a stint in his kidney to stop the metabolism of these crystals or it may be a freak genetic condition that is common with Dalmatians where their body creates uric acid.
Regardless of which, it is clear that Frisco is going to need extra care for the remainder of his life. We are very thankful to be able to give him another chance, but are asking for some help with his medical bills he’s incurred so we can start saving up for his future needs (additional ultrasounds, xrays, blood work, and potential additional kidney surgery).
Updates (03/1/2021): We thankfully were able to schedule an appointment for his surgery for Tuesday morning this week (3/02/2021) for the removal of crystals in his bladder which was described from the ER doctor looking like a snow globe on a recent X-ray. We are very excited to be finally reunited with our little boy.
At an age of 8 months old, he has both struvite and urate crystals forming in his bladder (very rare for a puppy!). These are medical issues common on much older dogs. Thankfully the stuvite crystals can be managed with a diet change, but how the urate ones formed is still a mystery that we have to investigate.
It is very possible that another surgery is needed to put a stint in his kidney to stop the metabolism of these crystals or it may be a freak genetic condition that is common with Dalmatians where their body creates uric acid.
Regardless of which, it is clear that Frisco is going to need extra care for the remainder of his life. We are very thankful to be able to give him another chance, but are asking for some help with his medical bills he’s incurred so we can start saving up for his future needs (additional ultrasounds, xrays, blood work, and potential additional kidney surgery).
Updates (03/1/2021): We thankfully were able to schedule an appointment for his surgery for Tuesday morning this week (3/02/2021) for the removal of crystals in his bladder which was described from the ER doctor looking like a snow globe on a recent X-ray. We are very excited to be finally reunited with our little boy.
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Ashley Moulton
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Richmond, VA