What Are the Symptoms of Dog Kidney Failure?

Symptoms of kidney failure in dogs:

1. Divided into two stages of azotemia and uremia.

2. When azotemia occurs, there may be no obvious clinical symptoms, but changes in blood tests.

3. When uremia occurs, it is multisystem poisoning syndrome, with clinical symptoms related to azotemia, polyuria and polydipsia, anorexia and weight loss, lethargy, pale mucous membranes and ulcers. Vomiting, sometimes convulsions in dogs.

4. In the blood test of azotemia, the concentration of urea increases, and creatinine or other non-protein nitrogen compounds can be seen.

5. In blood tests for uremia, the content of creatinine and urea nitrogen is higher.

Treatment for dog kidney failure:

1. The current treatment methods are extremely difficult to cure renal failure, but appropriate drug treatment can improve the quality of life of sick dogs for several months or even years.

2. Diet therapy can meet the nutritional and energy needs of dogs, improve the clinical symptoms of uremia, reduce electrolyte, vitamin and mineral disorders, and thus slow down the process of renal failure.

3. When the sick dog vomits, maintain normal hydration and avoid stress response by not restricting drinking water or rehydration. Give sodium bicarbonate to correct metabolic acidosis, give assimilants and intestinal phosphate binders, supply calcium and calcitriol, take oral analgesics and H2 antagonists, give erythropoietin, anticonvulsants, and do not have toxic effects on the kidneys The role of drugs, to develop antihypertensive therapy.

4. When the dog has uremic renal failure, it is recommended to drink water freely, take in protein normally, and limit phosphorus binders. High blood pressure restricts sodium and supplies potassium to prevent excessive potassium loss. In addition, consider the use of erythropoietin and vitamin D supplementation for anemia.