Re: Please help - dog with kidney failure


"medgirl" <medgirl2001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> We have two dogs, an eight year old border collie/lab mutt, and a six year
> old female dalmatian. Our dalmatian hasn't been eating for the last
> couple of days, which is very unusual for her. My husband took her to the
> vet today. Externally, she seemed fine, but they did some routine lab
> work which showed that her kidney function is very poor. Aside from this,
> she has been a pretty healthy dog. She was spayed when she was younger.
> She has had some problems with incontinence in the last year or so, for
> which she has been on phenylpropanolamine. Also, several months ago, we
> thought she had blood in her urine - we would see blood on the fur. She
> was treated for a kidney infection, but hasn't had any problems since.
>
> The vet kept her to give her fluids all day today, and wants us to bring
> her back for more fluids tomorrow.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with this or any ideas about what might be
> the cause? I am a person doctor, not a veterinarian, but it sounds to me
> like she might have had a glomerulonephritis several months ago, which is
> finally now becoming evident. I have a bad feeling that hydration is not
> going to help much. We are devastated. We lost another dalmatian a few
> years ago to heart failure, also at a relatively young age. I would
> really appreciate any ideas.
>
> I am including her labs below.
>
> Thanks,
> Sarah
>
Change dog breeds: quit buying dalamations.



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