[Gpdd] Health: Treatment Of Bladderstones

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In a message dated 02/09/2004 10:02:39 AM Mountain Standard Time, 
Gpdd-request at gpdd.org writes:

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> Date: Sun,  8 Feb 2004 15:58:42 -0500
> From: "Heather Cougar" <heather.cougar at simmons.edu>
> Subject: [Gpdd] Health: treatment of bladderstones
> To: <Gpdd at gpdd.org>
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> I would also like to hear about non-surgical treatments for bladder stones. 
> My Niles has one small stone, and our vet recommended Shilintong, which is 
> not a prescription medicine but a Chinese herbal remedy. I could not find 
> anything about its use in guinea pigs, but it seems to be very effective in 
> relieving urinary system ailments in humans. (Which was fascinating to me, since I 
> also suffer from kidney stones!)
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> I've never heard of Polycitra K or Actigal, or any other medicinal 
> treatments other than antibiotics, which don't seem that they would be effective in 
> breaking up the stone or aiding in passage. Another vet I spoke with didn't 
> think any medicinal treatment would remove the stone, only surgery.
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> Any thoughts?
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> Heather
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