TY - JOUR
T1 - Canine Silica Urolithiasis in Mexico, Associated with the Concentration of Dissolved Silica in Tap Water
AU - Mendoza-López, Claudia Iveth
AU - Del-Angel-Caraza, Javier
AU - Aké-Chiñas, María Alejandra
AU - Quijano-Hernández, Israel Alejandro
AU - Lulich, Jody P.
AU - Esteller-Alberich, María Vicenta
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Claudia Iveth Mendoza-López et al.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Silica urolithiasis is infrequent in dogs, but in Mexico represents 12.9%. Our hypothesis is the consumption of high amounts of silicates in the diet, especially that dissolved in tap water. The objective of this study was to determine the concentrations of silica in the tap water in different geographical areas and their relationship with cases of silicate urolithiasis in dogs. From 179 cases of silicate urolithiasis, 98.9% were from dogs within a geographic area called the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, which represents a cross shaft to the center of the country. Silica concentrations in tap water ranged between 3 and 76 mg/L, with a range of 27 to 76 mg/L, a mean of 49.9 ± 12 mg/L within the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, and a concentration from 3 to 30 mg/L, with a mean of 16.4 ± 7 mg/L outside this area; these were significantly different (p<0.001). These findings demonstrate that there is a geographic risk factor for silicate urolithiasis in urolith-forming dogs, related to the consumption of tap water with a high concentration of silica. Further studies are necessary to identify this same pathophysiological association in other species.
AB - Silica urolithiasis is infrequent in dogs, but in Mexico represents 12.9%. Our hypothesis is the consumption of high amounts of silicates in the diet, especially that dissolved in tap water. The objective of this study was to determine the concentrations of silica in the tap water in different geographical areas and their relationship with cases of silicate urolithiasis in dogs. From 179 cases of silicate urolithiasis, 98.9% were from dogs within a geographic area called the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, which represents a cross shaft to the center of the country. Silica concentrations in tap water ranged between 3 and 76 mg/L, with a range of 27 to 76 mg/L, a mean of 49.9 ± 12 mg/L within the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, and a concentration from 3 to 30 mg/L, with a mean of 16.4 ± 7 mg/L outside this area; these were significantly different (p<0.001). These findings demonstrate that there is a geographic risk factor for silicate urolithiasis in urolith-forming dogs, related to the consumption of tap water with a high concentration of silica. Further studies are necessary to identify this same pathophysiological association in other species.
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U2 - 10.1155/2021/6667927
DO - 10.1155/2021/6667927
M3 - Article
C2 - 34285795
AN - SCOPUS:85111156994
SN - 2090-8113
VL - 2021
JO - Veterinary Medicine International
JF - Veterinary Medicine International
M1 - 6667927
ER -