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My Dog is unable to walk, has Kidney problem too

Hello!

I have a very lovely dog but he has been very sick for past 10 days. He eats very less and keeps vomiting. I have tried to elaborate details about dog as much as possible. Following is what is covered in my details :
-> General Details about my Pet
-> Symptoms
-> Lab Reports
-> What has been tried already

General Details about my Pet
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Breed: Labrador & Alsation Mix
Sex: Male
Age: 8 Years, Male
Weight: 20-25
His routine: He used to be a very Hail-n-hearty dog. A very active and a Strong dog. But was intouch with other domestic dogs as well.


Symptoms
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-> He lost his Activeness:
From past many days, he was sitting dull and very reluctant to move even a bit. So, I got concerned.
He is particularly not ready to move his back-right limb. It seems like something is hurting in the lower abdomen. My Vet is suspecting that the dog has hurt his hips and is suggesting for an X-Ray as well.

->  No proper Intake; Vomiting:
He is not interested to eat anything. Even the sweets that used to be his favorite. So, he has become very weak now
Whatever he eats, he used to vomit it out. But now, he is vomiting out Water only. Seems like his body is accepting food but not water.

-> Frequent Urination - Drinks a lot of water
He keeps on urinating, even on his own bed, which is not normal at all. He never used to do that. His urine keeps on dribbling.


-> Pain while passing stools
He has become so incapable of moving that even he is passing stools on his bed and never wants to move. He feels extreme pain while passing stools.


-> Howling/whining n Crying
He cries at night and tries to lick his lower stomach sometimes. He also feels extreme pain while walking and passing stools.


-> Fever
When I first visited the Vet, it was around 104. But today, it was subnormal. (99.4 something)

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I think your veterinarian is correct.

Everything you have mentioned fits with the leptospirosis disease.
Leptospirosis is a spirochete disease, found worldwide that infects the kidney, and other organs.  The infection passes through the other organs but persists in the kidney.  It is a very dangerous and debilitating disease.  It is spread in infected urine of animals, and you have said that your dog has had exposure to others.  It is also a painful disease, so that could explain his crying,  pain in the abdomen, and muscular pain, including the muscles in the rectum.  Your dog's kidney enzymes are very elevated and your dog's urine contains pus, blood and albumin.  One of the other blood work abnormalities is hypokalemia (decreased potassium) which has not been tested by your veterinarian.  It is good that your dogs liver enzymes seem unaffected, because it may be a better prognosis if only one organ system is affected. Leptospirosis can infect almost any organ, including the eye.  Your veterinarian seems to be treating your dog appropriately.  Treatment is usually in-hospital and includes a penicillin-type antibiotic, IV fluid therapy with IV nutrients, force feeding after giving an anti-emetic (anti-nausea medicine), and a second antibiotic: doxycycline, which must be used long-term to prevent your dog from being a carrier.  A pain medication is also sometimes used.  I would recommend that your dog be treated in hospital if possible to insure IV nutrients and to avoid dehydration.  Feeding something and having him keep it down is very important.  I would feed him anything that he desires, even rare or raw meat if necessary.  Vitamins and minerals are important also.  

I hope all turns out all right!  Please keep us informed.  Thank you!
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Lab Reports
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I performed Blood Tests and Urine Tests of my dog. Here is the report:

Renal Function :

Blood Urea 180
S Creatinine 4.8
Uric Acid 2.2


HB 14.2
ESR 03
TLC 22,500

DLC
Neutrophils 87
Limphocites 12
Monocytes 00
Esnophils 01
Basophils 00


Urine Examination :

Color: Yellow
Reaction: Acidic
Specific Gravity QNS
Albumin + (Positive)
Sugar Nil

Pus Cells 3-4
Epithelial Cells Nil
RBCs 6-8
Casts Nil
Amorphous Deposits Present

Liver Function Test :
Bilirubin .80
Bilirubin (Direct) 0.18
S protein 7.2
Albumin 4.7
Globulin 2.5
AG Ratio 1.8
SGOT 140
SGPT 152
Alkaline Phosphate 260





What has been tried already? (and What my local Vet is saying)
-> From the report! Its clear that Kidney is related somewhere. Liver seems to be alright. My dog became extremely weak, so doctors administered IV Glucose. After half bottle of glucose, he has started responding a bit.
-> Doctor gave him following injections on day 1 : Tetracyclin, Anti - Emitic and B-Complex
-> Next Day, the Vet gave another half bottle of Glucose and following injections: Strepto-Pencilin, Doxy-Cyclin and some sedatives.

The doctor suspects that this is a case of leptopyrosis, but I don't think he has diagnosed it well. I suspect it can be something else as the symptoms are common to many other diseases (I guess)

Please help me out - what to do? I love my dog very much and cant see him like this. He is very serious and keeps on crying all day and night long. I have contacted almost every vet in the city and everybody in my family quite concerned. Please make my doggie healthy again :(

Any kindof help will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks a million
Ricky & Robin (the Dog)
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