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Follow On: Calcium oxalate crystals are mineral deposits that cause urinary tract infections in pets. Apart from calcium oxalate crystals, dogs are also known to suffer form struvite stones that cause similar urinary tract infections. Pets suffering from calcium oxalate crystals have acidic urine. If these crystals donât pass out in the urine, they eventually come together and form stones.
WHY CITRATE. Mechanisms. Supersaturation with respect to the calcium stones depends upon urine concentrations of calcium, oxalate, phosphate, and citrate, and, in the case of calcium phosphate stones, or uric acid stones, urine pH. Giving citrate salts can reduce urine calcium excretion and increase urine citrate. Urine citrate binds urine calcium in a soluble citrate complex, which reduced calcium salt supersaturations. Citrate inhibits crystal formation, growth and aggregation. The alkaline citrate salts can raise urine pH.