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Calcium oxalate, struvite, and urate are the most common urinary calculi in dogs and cats, exhibiting distinct demographic and clinical associations such as a high risk of calcium oxalate in small-breed dogs and struvite in female dogs with urinary tract infections. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine the distribution of urinary stone types and determine their associations with clinical and laboratory characteristics in dogs and cats.

August 29, 2026The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Distribution of urinary calculi and its association with clinical and laboratory findings in dogs and cats with stone analysis at Chulalongkorn Animal Teaching Hospital, Thailand (2020-2024)

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TLTanattha LadabornvidhayaChulalongkorn University NBNatkrita BaikloyChulalongkorn University TTTheaparak ThipjaroenChulalongkorn University

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Observational study reveals distinct breed and clinical patterns of urinary calculi in dogs and cats, highlighting key diagnostic differences between stone types.

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To examine the distribution of urinary stone types and determine their associations with clinical and laboratory characteristics in dogs and cats.
Conducted a retrospective observational analysis of stone composition and clinical records from dogs and cats presenting to Chulalongkorn Small Animal Teaching Hospital in Thailand between 2020 and 2024.
Assessed associations between stone composition (calcium oxalate, struvite, urate, and cystine) and variables including breed size, sex, anatomical location, urinalysis findings, and clinical signs.
Small-breed dogs had significantly higher odds of developing calcium oxalate urolithiasis compared to medium-breed dogs (OR = 10.4, 95% CI = 4.64–22.45, P < 0.001), while medium breeds had elevated odds for urate (OR = 8.0, 95% CI = 2.98–22.93, P < 0.001) and cystine urolithiasis (OR = 92.9, 95% CI = 13.59–1021, P < 0.001).
Female dogs were 12.5 times more likely to develop struvite than calcium oxalate urolithiasis; struvite stones were strongly associated with higher urine pH, bacteriuria, pyuria, hematuria, and elevated white blood cell counts.
Calcium oxalate, struvite, and urate represented the most prevalent stone types across both species, whereas urinary crystals were rarely detected in urinalysis and lacked specificity for stone type.

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Ladabornvidhaya et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a92995f8e5d7d1fc0c1135f https://doi.org/10.56808/2985-1130.4079

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Observational study reveals distinct breed and clinical patterns of urinary calculi in dogs and cats, highlighting key diagnostic differences between stone types.

Distribution of urinary calculi and its association with clinical and laboratory findings in dogs and cats with stone analysis at Chulalongkorn Animal Teaching Hospital, Thailand (2020-2024)

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Distribution of urinary calculi and its association with clinical and laboratory findings in dogs and cats with stone analysis at Chulalongkorn Animal Teaching Hospital, Thailand (2020-2024)

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