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Dog final stages of renal failure
My 13 year old dog Sunshine was diagnosed with kidney and liver disease a few months ago. We immediately put her on special prescription food but now she refuses to get it. She's now displaying typical symptoms of renal failure. We are bringing her to the vet first thing in the morning to put her on fluids. At this point what can I expect and what can I do? I know nobody can know how much time she has left with her, but anybody going through or have gone through the situation have any insight?
I am interested why they think the kidney issues are auto immune related? I admit, I've not heard of this before, so it's a puzzle. I think it would be helpful if you could let me have a list of blood test results and a list of the medications (all) currently on. I suspect you have had the opportunity to see your vet by now, so please also let me know what they have said/done. I have been away from the website for a couple of weeks owing to a major computer crash, but I'm now back online daily, so replies will be faster from here on. Tony
So we brought our beagle home after a weeks worth of IV fluid treatment in a 24 hour vet hospital.
He is on a ton of medications including an immunosuppressant as they feel his kidney issues are auto immune. This terrifies me.
We attempted the Sub Q fluids and failed. Doogan Hates it. And screams in pain with some aggessivity. So now we are going back to our vets to see if they can help in any way. Any ideas ?
We were told that beagles don't have a lot of extra fur and skin so it makes the sub Q difficult and painful.
He is on a ton of medications including an immunosuppressant as they feel his kidney issues are auto immune. This terrifies me.
We attempted the Sub Q fluids and failed. Doogan Hates it. And screams in pain with some aggessivity. So now we are going back to our vets to see if they can help in any way. Any ideas ?
We were told that beagles don't have a lot of extra fur and skin so it makes the sub Q difficult and painful.
Hi. Fluids are the first line of treatment. It may require several days of IV fluids to get her blood values down. Ask the vet about continuing on SubQ Fluids at home (this will help keep costs down and help your dog by reducing stressful treatments at the vets). Your vet will need to help you with SubQs first, to teach you how to do this.
If Fluids bring the blood numbers down (even moderately), then management can begin. Much depends on the stage of kidney failure. Has your vet done a blood pressure check? Has he included an SDMA test in the blood tests? Has he checked for protein in the urine and for any urinary infections?
Ask your vet for copies of all blood test results, so you can post them here. Depending on the values, the type of food given will differ.
When you say prescription food, if it's dry food - don't use it - buy specialised kidney canned food instead (something like Hills kd or similar). I would initially buy one or two cans of several varieties, as not all dogs take to all kd special diets.
I would start giving Milk Thistle as a supplement, as this will help protect the liver. I would also consider starting pure salmon oil (half a teaspoon on food) and pure coconuit oil (one teaspoon) every alternate day. When giving salmon oil, you need to supplement with Vitamin E, so ask your vet about getting some. You may also want to consider Azodyl as a supplement too, although it's expensive.
Next, please read through 3 of my articles, as these will help you understand what to do and why it needs doing:
http://www.infobarrel.com/My_10-Point_Plan_for_Dogs_with_Kidney_Failure
http://www.infobarrel.com/How_Diet_Affects_Dogs_with_Chronic_Kidney_Disease
http://www.infobarrel.com/Changing_Diet_During_Canine_Kidney_Disease
Tony
If Fluids bring the blood numbers down (even moderately), then management can begin. Much depends on the stage of kidney failure. Has your vet done a blood pressure check? Has he included an SDMA test in the blood tests? Has he checked for protein in the urine and for any urinary infections?
Ask your vet for copies of all blood test results, so you can post them here. Depending on the values, the type of food given will differ.
When you say prescription food, if it's dry food - don't use it - buy specialised kidney canned food instead (something like Hills kd or similar). I would initially buy one or two cans of several varieties, as not all dogs take to all kd special diets.
I would start giving Milk Thistle as a supplement, as this will help protect the liver. I would also consider starting pure salmon oil (half a teaspoon on food) and pure coconuit oil (one teaspoon) every alternate day. When giving salmon oil, you need to supplement with Vitamin E, so ask your vet about getting some. You may also want to consider Azodyl as a supplement too, although it's expensive.
Next, please read through 3 of my articles, as these will help you understand what to do and why it needs doing:
http://www.infobarrel.com/My_10-Point_Plan_for_Dogs_with_Kidney_Failure
http://www.infobarrel.com/How_Diet_Affects_Dogs_with_Chronic_Kidney_Disease
http://www.infobarrel.com/Changing_Diet_During_Canine_Kidney_Disease
Tony
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