I'm afraid my elderly dog might be in acute kidney failure.What are symptoms and should I have her put asleepWe've been treating her for kidney problems for awhile already, but today she has followed me anywhere, hasn't drank water or eaten anything. She is just lying in her bed but her eyes still seem alert.
Ahm...It'd be much more helpful to not be abused here!!! As in "awhile", it has only today seemed to be become acute!
Posted by ClassyLittleLass
oh, thats really sad. Personally i would take her to the vet. That is the best way to be sure. Good Luck
Posted by wheel
sounds like you need to get her to the vet asap. Has she been peeing or pooping? You need to get her HIDRATED ASAP. use a syringe or baster to squirt water in her mouth. until you can get her to the vet. Many old dogs have trouble digesting protein and this can affect the kidneys. AFTER you take her to the VET. then put her on a dog food that has a low protien content. This also could be a number of other problems. Since she is old and it sounds like you really care for her. get her to the vet... get her hydrated keep her warm and be there for her.
Posted by Alyz_BrendaSong
oh, epressing. ask a vet or someone you know who has an elderly dog.
Posted by narnolls vn
Kidney failure... kidney disease in the dog and cat is a common and difficult disorder to manage. Often called CRF... Chronic Renal Failure, it is seen most often in the older dog or cat. Kidney failure has it origins in a wide variety of causes. For example, some animals are born with poorly constructed or functioning kidneys and never reach totally optimum health. Eventually, these individuals usually fall into kidney failure at an early age. Another type of kidney failure can occur after accidental ingestion of antifreeze that contains ethylene glycol. These situations cause sudden and often irreversible renal (kidney) failure. Quite commonly, kidney failure results from low grade, long term (chronic) inflammation of kidney tissues called chronic nephritis; the damage caused by this inflammation renders permanent damage to delicate renal tissues that are not able to repair themselves or heal as some other body tissues do. Eventually, not enough normal functioning tissue remains to support the body's need for metabolic regulation and waste elimination. The dog or cat becomes UREMIC, a condition where body waste material builds up in the blood. These toxins promote vomiting, poor appetite, depression, and eventually death. Bacterial invasion of the kidneys is a common cause of chronic nephritis and kidney failure.
symptoms of the condtion include increased drinking, increased urine production. vomiting/ diarrheoa, depression, loss of apetite and bad breath.
the condition will be monitored by the vet, and he/she will advise on her best interest i.e walfare. supportive treatment is available dependant on the serverity of the condition.
speak to your vet before making any decisions on euthanasia.
qualified veterinary nurse UK
Posted by sillygoose
my great dane did have this and we had to put her down:(...
she stopped being able to pee.when she went two days with no pee we knew.then she refused to get up. out equine vet came to the house for me :) so sweet, said a beautiful little prayer. my dog was on condroitant sulfates for sore joints and it caused kidney failure.good luck... a urin sample to the vet will confirm.
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