What are the symptoms of dog nephritis?

Symptoms of dog nephritis:

1. Acute nephritis: decreased urine output and increased urinary protein. Clear casts were seen in the urine sediment. Sometimes epithelial casts and scattered red blood cells, white blood cells, and pathogenic bacteria can be seen. The sick dog suffers from depression, elevated body temperature, anorexia, and sometimes vomiting. The kidney area is sensitive to touch and pressure, and the kidney is enlarged. The sick dog is unwilling to move. When standing, the waist is bowed and the abdomen is retracted, and the limbs are shrunk under the abdomen. When forced to exercise, the gait is restrained, walking in small steps. The sick dog urinates frequently, but the urine output is small. Individual dogs can be seen with hematuria or anuria. Dogs with a long course of disease may have blood circulation disorders, total venous congestion, eyelids, abdomen, and extremities with edema. Ascites symptoms can be seen in individual dogs. When uremia occurs, dyspnea, generalized muscle spasm, disturbance of consciousness, hypothermia, weakness or coma may appear clinically.

2. Chronic nephritis: Chronic glomerulonephritis develops slowly and has mild clinical manifestations. It can be seen that the sick dog is gradually losing weight. Thirst increases at the initial stage, compensatory polyuria can reach 2 times normal, and protein in urine increases significantly. Symptoms such as edema, oliguria, uremia, and systemic failure can be seen in the later stage. protein decreased. Numerous hyaline casts were seen in the urine sediment. The course of the disease is long, and some dogs may relapse, with clinical symptoms such as weight loss and anemia.

Treatment for dog nephritis:

1. Anti-inflammatory: penicillin 60,000 units/kg body weight, intramuscular injection; ampicillin 20-40 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection, 2 times/day. Note that kanamycin, gentamicin and sulfa drugs are banned. Because the drug has certain damage to the kidney.

2. Diuretic: furosemide 5 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection, the frequency of administration can be determined according to the condition.

3. Inhibition of immune response: dexamethasone 0.2 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection; prednisone 0.5 mg/kg body weight, orally, 2 times/day.

4. Symptomatic treatment, such as detoxification, strengthening the heart, and supplementing nutrition.