Post Pet Hospital - Pet of the Month

Meesha Harmon

        Meesha Harmon is a 10yr old Female(spayed) Pekingnese.  Meesha has been a patient of Post Pet Hospital since she was a puppy.  Meesha recently had her second cystotomy (bladder surgery) to remove bladder stones.  Meesha has had cystitis (inflammation of the bladder) since she was a young adult.  Radiographs of her bladder were normal at 1yr of age and she was treated with antibiotics and diet.  The first indication of bladder stones was in June of 2009 and they were removed surgically.  Meesha had an uneventful year after surgery until her annual visit in May 2010.  Upon physical exam Dr. Grosser found perivulvar pyoderma, while bloodwork and urinalysis were sent to the lab with results pending.  Bloodwork was normal but the urinalysis showed a high white blood cell count, a high pH, a large amount of bacteria and a large amount of struvite crystals.  At that time we sent Meesha home on antibiotics, but after two refills and returning symptoms more diagnostics were warranted.  We did radiographs of her bladder to find more stones had developed.  A cystotomy was performed and stones were removed.  Meesha’s recovery was a little longer this time but she has bounced back and is doing well.  Meesha is now on a 1month, 3month and 6month recheck interval including urinalysis, urine culture and sensitivity along with radiographs.