Shih tzu diagnosed with kidney failure by urine test

[sofie86]

Hi my beloved nine year old shih tzu has just been diagnosed with apparent kidney failure she showed no symptoms at all until suddenly she lost all her weight rapidly along with hair loss she has been to vets qyite a bit now trying to get an answer she had full bloodwork of organ functions all came back negative vet palpated for tumors none felt heart rate also normal got urine sample as requested by vet showed protein in urine vet said this is kidney problem the thing is appart from her losing all her weight muscle mass and now constant shivering no other symptoms of ckf i have looked up on shes eating normal normal poos etc just loss of weight and muscle mass causing her to become somewhat incontinent she doesnt demand water alk the time etc have i been given a wrong diagnosis is there any specific tests i should ask for to positively diagnose ckf thanks if anyone can shine a light on this im so scared im going to lose my baby girl on untrue diagnosis and im delaying any treatment

[tonyb286]

Hi. Glaucoma is indeed a complication of CKD, but even more so in associated diseases and conditions such as high blood pressure (note my comment in my earlier post) and diabetes. BUN and creatinine are normally included in a blood panel test, so ask for the results.

Tony

[sofie86]

Hi thanks for answering the vets done a blood test all they said it was a blood test to check organ functions they didnt explain i looked it up seems to be a blood biochemistry panel test does this test have the BUN and creatinine levels results or are they run separately doesnt makes sense how they are saying the blood test came back normal but saying too much protein in urine sample test surely something could of been detected in blood panel test shes now looks to have developed glaucoma in her eyes not sure if thats a common sign in kidney failure sorry for rambling on just dont know wgat to think

[tonyb286]

Hi. Welcome to our User Group. The first thing here is to identify whether it is indeed kidney failure. A high specific gravity and protein loss would point towards it, but it's not enough on it's own. Did the urine sample show both of these?

Did you get a copy of the blood tests results? If not, pleasek your vet for it (don't take no for an answer, you paid for it). Post the results once you have them.

The next thing is to determine whether your vet did a blood pressure check on your dog? If yes, please say whether this was normal or high. If not, this test needs doing.

Once you come back with the answers we can take it from there. It's going to be useful to determine (if this is kidney failure) what has caused it - and if it's acute or chronic. Acute kidney failure is ordinarily caused by poisons and toxins, often consumed in the garden or home. This is something worth thinking about. Has your dog chewed at anything in the last few months? Have you applied any chemicals to your garden or home recently? Has your dog eaten any misplaced medicines?

And finally for this post, what are you feeding on a daily basis? Please give full details.

Tony