10/12/2021
Chronic Kidney Disease in Dogs 🐶
Highly processed, deficient diets, coupled with environmental pollution, poor genetics, overuse of vaccinations, medications, and chemicals all combine to greatly shorten the lives of our beloved pets. If you are vigilant, you will notice the signs of kidney disease in the early stages, which will give you an opportunity to make changes that can help your pets live longer.
1. Increased thirst. Decreased kidney function means the kidneys are not able to retain moisture.
2. Increased urination. Usually goes along with increased thirst, but may also have a decreased ability to hold urine.
3. Leaking urine.
4. Decreased appetite.
5. Bad breath (toxins in the blood stream cause a bad odor).
6. Decreased appetite early in the day, preferring to eat in the afternoon or evening.
7. Vomiting
8. Constipation
9. Diarrhea
10. Dark tarry stools (caused by ulceration of the stomach and intestines in later stages of disease)
11. Weight loss.
12. Decreased muscle mass.
13. Depression
14. Lethargy
15. Bad odor to the urine may accompany urinary tract infection.
16. Sudden blindness. Can result from high blood pressure secondary to kidney disease which can cause a detached retina.
17. Seizures, Coma (in the later stages of disease)
Treatment for kidney disease will vary, depending on the stage of disease. The most important treatment is a high quality, high moisture diet.
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