[Stones] Young boar with stone

[Susi Eastin]

This is all new to me, all I know is what I've read here
  and on the main digest. But that was enough for me
  to recognize the likely symptoms when our young
  Champ started whimpering when he'd need to pee.
  An xray revealed a single stone about 1 cm. Not
  wanting to put him through surgery, especially with
  the likelihood another one would follow, we tried
  a round of Baytril. After being on that for close to
  six weeks, another xray showed that the stone
  now is much smoother, but no smaller. We have
  discontinued the Baytril for now, and have been
  advised that use of Shilintong wouldn't be likely
  to help in his case, being a male. I have tried
  the barley water in the past, and given him a
  bit of cranberry juice (well, cranapple). 
  What is really likely to help a boy like him? His
  symptoms are much better now, but the xray
  shows the stone is still present. Would a more
  rigid routine of the cranberry juice and maybe
  barley water help? Should we try the Shilintong?
  Would Leah's famous 'Power Hour' help him
  any? (giving him lots of extra water)  He is
  already resisting syringe feedings. 
  Is it possible to tell what kind of stone it is from
  a urine sample?  Someone had suggested that
  sometimes a stone can be dissolved with a medication
  given to cats for stones, but our vet said that cats have
  different kinds of stones.  -zatso?
  Susi & Champ
  -with our support group, the 'OP Network"

       
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