Friday, November 18, 2011

Crystal Clear

For Romeo's 4th birthday (Nov. 7th) I decided to get him thoroughly checked for bladder stones and/or crystals. We've never really had him checked and he's never had any problems, but seeing chances are good for a Dal to have crystals in their urine and stones can turn into a life or death situation - it's well worth having a preventative look.  So today Romeo and I spent the afternoon at the vet's office. I'm extremely happy to report that his ultrasound showed his bladder to be completely free of crystals and stones (they also visualized his prostate gland which looks perfect as well). Then they checked his urine sample, which had perfect pH at 6.5, was free of crystals even under the microscope, free of red & white blood cells. His concentration level was on the lowest side of normal (his urine was nice and diluted) at 1010 (normal is 1010 to 1040). So he was 100% as perfect (or at least as perfect as a Dalmatian can be)!! 

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