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Kidney Disease in Dogs Although BUN and creatinine levels reflect kidney failure, they do not predict it. A dog with marginal kidney function may have normal blood tests. If a dog is stressed with major illness or surgery, the kidneys may fail, sending the blood test values up quickly.
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Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs Your beloved pet can have heart problems just like you. Know the symptoms so you can get your companion the help she needs. Heart disease may lead to congestive heart failure. That's when your dog's heart has trouble pumping blood to the rest of its body. Heart disease can affect one side of the heart or sometimes both sides. It can progress slowly and may take years to spot. Causes. Congenital means that the dog was born with a heart defect. But old age, injury, and infection can exacerbate it. Diet and exercise play roles too. Symptoms. Take notice of these early symptoms of heart problems: Coughing more than usual (during or after exercise or a few hours before bedtime) Having a hard time breathing or exercising; Tiring easily; Pacing before bedtime and having a hard time settling down; More symptoms may develop, as the disease gets worse, including: A swollen belly from fluid buildup in (called ascites)
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- The most common causes of kidney disease are things such as: Your pets age. Trauma. Inflammation. Autoimmune diseases. Cancer. Parasites. Fungal, viral, and bacterial infections.
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Canine Liver Failure Dog liver failure problems can be caused by a number of things, including viral and bacterial infections, parasites, cancer, obstructive bile duct disease, and toxic reactions. The reason the liver is failing may affect to some degree the symptoms and the treatment required.
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- Fatigue. The end stages of heart failure typically show with fatigue in dogs. Your pet may be unwilling or unable to move around and some show heavy, laboured breathing after exertion. He may become less active and tire easily. Your dog may suddenly collapse or faint (called syncope).
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Lower Urinary Tract Problems and Infections in Dogs The most common lower urinary tract disease in dogs over seven years of age is incontinence related to a weak urinary sphincter muscle, allowing urine to “leak” out. Bacterial infections are also common. Endocrine diseases such as adrenal disease and diabetes mellitus can predispose dogs to bacterial infection of the lower urinary tract.
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Kidney Problems in Dogs But surprisingly, a main cause of chronic kidney failure in dogs is dental disease. Bacteria associated with advanced dental disease enter the blood stream and invades multiple organs, causing irreversible damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. What Are Some Signs of Kidney Problems in Dogs? • Change in water consumption
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Questions to Ask Your Veterinarian If Your Dog Is Diagnosed with Kidney Disease Acute Renal Failure (ARF) occurs when something injures or interferes with the function of the kidneys suddenly. The dog shows signs of illness rapidly, sometimes within days or a week. The most common causes of acute kidney failure in dogs are: Toxin ingestions such as antifreeze or grapes.
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Questions to Ask Your Veterinarian If Your Dog Is Diagnosed with Kidney Disease The most common causes of acute kidney failure in dogs are: 1  Toxin ingestions such as antifreeze or grapes. 2  Infections such as leptospirosis, a bacteria that can affect kidney function.  Conditions that decrease blood flow to the kidneys such as heat stroke, severe sudden dehydration, shock, or snakebites.
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- Health problems in dogs that can lead to chronic dog kidney disease include: Canine Kidney Stones. Kidney dysplasia (defect in the kidney that is not genetic) Inborn kidney defect. Diseases that effect the Immune system. Cancer. Parasite Problem - giant kidney worm called Dioctophyme renale. Birth defects.
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- Answer by Roshna (5) The kidneys of a dog are located between the spleen and the intestines. They are located near the backbone and are well protected. Dogs are capable of recovery from various stages of canine kidney failure. add a comment.
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Causes and Prevention of Heart Failure in Dogs The hearts of large and giant-breed dogs more frequently fail from a disorder known as dilated cardiomyopathy, or DCM, which involves abnormal enlargement of the heart. The heart of a dog in heart failure is weak and can’t pump blood properly. This causes an abnormally large amount of blood to stay in the dog’s arteries, which carry oxygenated blood from the heart throughout the body; and veins, which return unoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart and lungs.
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Cushings Treatment & Kidney Failure HELP PLZ.Sandra_G Mar 16, 2009 Check with your vet about low phosphorus foods and calcium doses. My dog who died of kidney failure took two to three Tums a day. I just popped them down her throat, but you can always crush them and mix them with food.
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- What Can Happen If a Dog’s Lower Urinary Tract Problems Go Untreated? Untreated lower urinary problems can lead to serious medical problems in addition to causing discomfort for your pet. Bladder infections can move to the kidneys and cause life-threatening infections.
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- Kidney infections also goes way up in older cats and needs to be found and treated earlier. With dogs, although the percentage of dogs affected with kidney disease can be lower, the loss of renal function and sickness associated with it can be much more rapid than in cats once disease sets in or is noticed by owners.
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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) in Dogs as a result of either disease fluid may back up into the lungs making breathing difficult or into the abdomen giving the dog a pot bellied appearance other causes of congestive heart failure in dogs include defects in the heart walls fluid in the sac surrounding the heart
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Treatment and Prognosis for Acute Renal Failure in Dogs Treatment Options for Acute Renal Failure. It is critical to flush circulating toxic waste products from the blood of dogs in acute renal failure. Free access to fresh water is essential for dogs in renal failure. They must be able to drink enough water to compensate for their increased urine output, or they will develop life-threatening dehydration.
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Kidney Failure - Acute in Cats Kidney Failure - Acute in Cats. What is acute renal failure? Acute renal failure (ARF) or acute kidney failure refers to the sudden failure of the kidneys to perform normal filtration duties. This is not the same as the much more common form of kidney failure, chronic renal failure (CRF). ARF leads to accumulation of toxins and other metabolic wastes in the bloodstream, dehydration, electrolyte imbalances and disturbances in the acid-base balance of the blood.
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Liver Failure (Acute) in Dogs Acute Hepatic Failure in Dogs. Acute hepatic failure is a condition characterized by the sudden loss of 70 percent or more of the liver's function due to sudden, massive, hepatic necrosis (tissue death in the liver).
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10 things you need to know about Lyme disease in dogs There is a deadly manifestation of Lyme disease in dogs, called Lyme nephritis. It's a fatal side effect that causes the animal's kidney to fail, and researchers have a strong suspicion that labs and golden retrievers are predisposed.
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UROLOGY CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE Dogs and cats with early or mild CKD may have no signs of illness. When signs first appear they include increased drinking and urinating, decreased appetite, and weight loss. In advanced CKD symptoms include continued inappetance and weight loss, lethargy, and weakness.
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Why Do So Many Domestic Cats Have Chronic Kidney Failure? A Final Word on the Epidemic of Feline Kidney Disease. Since kidney disease is a leading cause of death for housecats but not for wild cats, we must ask why feline renal failure in domestic cats is at epidemic proportions.
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Questions to Ask Your Veterinarian If Your Dog Is Diagnosed with Kidney Disease Dogs with kidney disease are not able to dispose of excess phosphorus properly, and they can develop hyperphosphatemia (increased blood phosphorus levels). This, in turn, causes a disturbance in the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body.
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Facts About Kidney Disease in Dogs The kidneys, the frequently forgotten but life-sustaining organs, remove waste from the bloodstream and regulate fluids in the body. If the kidneys are not able to do their job, the result could be life threatening for your dog.
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Heart Disease in Dogs Heart failure is a common complication of heart disease in dogs. Though canine heart disease includes many different types of conditions, all forms of heart disease can ultimately cause heart failure.