Kidney infection in dogs
Common Questions and Answers about Kidney infection in dogs
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On Aug. 31st my dog was diagnosed with Kidney Failure. Her creatinine was at a 8. As of almost 2 weeks ago it went down to a 2. I have been giving her 6 cc's of fluid subcutaneously. As also Aluminum Hydroxide Gel, USP 5 mL after she eats. Along with PancrePlus as she basically has chronic pancreatitis since 2011 and I can only feed her either boiled chicken & rice or science diet I/D or she starts to tremble in pain.
I would also suggest you join our special User Group on MedHelp ... the Chronic Kidney Failure in Dogs User Group. The people there are well informed and very supportive. If you join this Group, please start by describing what has happened and ask any pertinent questions you may have.
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Bed wetting suddenly in a dog who has never done that before, can mean a urinary tract infection, or early stage kidney insufficiency.
I would definitely get a urine sample, and take it and her to the vet for a check.
If it comes back as a UTI, then that usually is easily treated with a short antibiotic course. Also, ask for her bloodwork to be done, to be on the safe side.
My dog's ONLY symptom of early stage kidney failure was bed wetting and drinking more.
My vet spayed my 6month old puppy in December and she ended up with a strep infection in her bladder. It is four months later, she still has trouble urinating, has crystals in the urine. I have been told that the strep infection is gone but she still had the crystals. what could be causing the crystals, there are no stones in the bladder.
Cranberry pills can only help with the pain of a UTI by sweeping the byproducts of the infection out of the urinary tract. It will not treat the actual infection. Urinary tract infections can be terribly difficult to treat for any animal, be it human, canine or anything else. All it takes is one little bacterium to survive treatment and the infection comes right back. That's one reason it's so important to take all antibiotics until they're gone.
My dogs bun level in at 122 up from 85 in December. He is a Laasa Apso age 16. Liver and heart are fine.
Phosphorus level is 9.6.
My vet has only said this will get worse. So far he is not vomiting but has loss of interest in food and it is a real challenge to get him to eat anything. He sleeps most of the time. My vet has me giving him B12 shots every 3 days.
Other than suggesting a low protein diet and Standard Process renal support he hasn't offered me anymore suggestions.
He Ph levels are perfect, no kidney stones, and no infection. He is not in pain but urinating blood cannot be good. He will urinate normally and then when he is outside for a while and starts to mark on various things his urine changes from normal to bloody. The same result happens after he has been outside running. A few hours later he will urinate and the color is back to normal. PLEASE HELP!
Yes we have a special User Group (CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE IN DOGS) which, if you can find it through the MedHelp Search button, I would urge you to join it. But that aside, it's great that the IV Fluids seem to have perked your dog up a little, but the numbers are way too high. So some intensive diet changes are needed.
Has the vet suggested SubQ Fluids, which you can do at home? If not, talk to them about it.
Although I have no experience in Juvenile Kidney disease, I do have a dog who was diagnosed with early-stage kidney failure last October. We started her treatment and diet right away, and now her BUN and Creatinine levels -which were elevated -have come right down to normal. So tha does go to show that the earlier this disease is caught and treated, the better hope there is.
So sorry to hear this but it definitely sounds like this can be serious and would be very hard to give advice in this forum. You absolutely need to get him into the Vet to be checked. No way to even guess what might be going on and it would only be a guess.
I thought I got the hang of his kidney to make him feel comfortable, yet he developed very bad skin infection on his entire body, worst in groin area and back legs to the point where he would not want to walk much. The vet tried 4 different antibiotics ( amoxicillin, then rilexine then Zeniquin and last doxycycline) and none have cleared the infection. After the doxycycline in liquid form my dog has been vomiting constantly. He can’t seem to swallow comfortably anymore.
Here is a link to a fabulous site that explains kidney failure in dogs and provides incredible detail on diet an management. The author also helps explain lab values and what they mean. It was my bible when my dog was dying of kidney failure. Take the time to print it out and keep it in a binder - it runs about 45 to 50 pages.
http://www.dogaware.com/kidney.html
The good news is that IF your dog is indeed in kidney failure, it looks like you've caught it early enough to manage it.
Hello & welcome.....First, She needs to be checked for a UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)......These are very common and need to be treated with oral antibiotics before they end up as Bladder or Kidney Infections.......While there, I'd inquire about the possibility of Kidney/Bladder Stones.....They also will produce blood in the urine.......Good luck & let us know what you find out.......Karla
P.S. Thank you for adopting.......
s possible that it has turned into a Kidney Or Bladder Infection.....These conditions are very painful in dogs just as they are in humans.....I mean extremely painful!!!!!
This will only get worse without treatment......You need to get into your Vet ASAP (Tomorrow) & get her some help......Oral Antibiotics will be given after a Urine Sample is cultured......
They will want to see her for a followup to make sure the infection has cleared after her Antibiotics......
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