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Bladder stones are a common medical problem in dogs. Some dogs are more prone to stones than others; some dogs are just unlucky. Bladder stones are made of mineral excreted in the urine. When the minerals reach high levels, they coalesce into stones. There are four main types of bladder stones, each with a different mineral composition: struvite, calcium oxalate, cysteine and urate. The University of Minnesota Urolith Center has nice photos of each of these different types of bladder stones. I’ll discuss bladder stones and their implications in today’s blogpost.