https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/2443/canine-kidney-stones I have a 14yo terrier which presented with vomiting and lethargy, biochemistry and haematology normal but on ultrasound (and confirmed with IVU) the dog has a kidney stone in the right renal pelvis (no hydronephrosis) - no other abnormalities found.en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/4303?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 09 May 2009 23:48:32 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:326b2451-ba23-43d1-9a9b-1f17a49b9d53Niall Taylor<p>Renal calculi are often, but not always, incidental.</p> <p>The positive response to treatment you have seen would tend to point to the fact that the problem lay elsewhere in this case but urinalysis is going to be the way to tell whether there is a problem with the urinary tract.&nbsp; Persistant signs of inflammation, infection, haemolysed blood and protienuria would be reason to suspect that the stones need further investigation (though removal is massively damaging to the kidneys.&nbsp; If urinalysis is normal then urine monitoring on a monthly basis would be reasonable.</p> <p>Niall</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>