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#212277 - 10/14/2008 08:45 AM |
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my 6 year old newly adopted i believe has kidney disease.any suggestions on raw food diet before vet says kd dry?elevated bun level,anemic.i dont have lab work right here
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#212278 - 10/14/2008 08:51 AM |
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I hope you will get another response that is more specific, but getting the dog off dry food at all will definitely help. Raw food is best but even canned food contains the vital moisture required by kidney patients. Whatever you do, don't feed the kd food, it's nothing but dried cereal and will only stress the dog's body even more.
I had a cat die of kidney failure. I made every mistake in the book. One of the things I wish I had done was have his blood tested regularly and make a spreadsheet with the exact values of BUN, creatine levels and keep track. Regular urinalysis should also be done.
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#212280 - 10/14/2008 09:06 AM |
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i am feeding bravo,nw naturals,primal now,salmon oil-e probiotic/digestives,fasttrack vitamin senior,lots of filtered water,will get new urine test results as soon as vet calls me,holistic vet say give chlorophyll for anemia ,which i started.no grain here!he also has heartworm,next week gets ivermectin shot,poor old guy.we were going to just foster but that didnt last long,was adopted before i got test results,no matter what we are keeping this wonderful dog and making his life as good as it gets!
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#212286 - 10/14/2008 10:12 AM |
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#212292 - 10/14/2008 10:57 AM |
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sue, that is great to hear, that he has a great home!
You will definitely need to write down his results and keep track. Since you have been feeding him a great diet I am certain you will see an improvement over the coming months. Depending on how severe his kidney disease is, you might also have to give him subcutaneous fluids (inject fluids under his skin) - as hydration is a problem with kidney patients. Your vet will help you with this and tell you when it is time for this (my cat survived a year with sub-q treatments, he was 16 years old, so I don't think you will have to do this for a long while). Just remember to warm up the fluids to body temp in a sink of hot water, as it would be very unpleasant to get cold fluid injected in your skin!
This site will help you with gearing your raw diet to your kidney patient.
http://www.dogaware.com/kidney.html
Testimonial from someone who switched her kidney dog to raw and its kidney values returned to normal and remained normal for the rest of its life: http://www.k9rawdiet.com/About-Us-p-1.html
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#212293 - 10/14/2008 10:58 AM |
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LOL Michael beat me to it! (I forgot to refresh my page before posting. Sorry) Anyway it's a great link.
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#212340 - 10/14/2008 05:55 PM |
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thanks so much,well i spoke to my vet he thinks hes ok,a little anemic, bun 28 not too bad, no protein in urine,creatine? normal .i need to go back in 2 weeks for another blood test,i will bring urine in too,i guess i am just a worry wart.but better to be safe and not blow it off.i will still read up on the links,thanks again.he also said this result could be because of heartworm/and treatment
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#212345 - 10/14/2008 06:03 PM |
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 I had just PM'd those two links when I saw this thread.
As I mentioned to Sue, I consider Lew Olson and Mary Strauss (those links) to be the two best canine nutrition sources on the 'net.
Mary Strauss, of course, is the nutrition researcher/writer for Whole Dog Journal.
I agree 100% with Angela about not giving dry food to a canine kidney patient. I would probably pretty much take that advice as a sign that the vet who recommended it got his/her nutrition education from Hills.
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#212369 - 10/14/2008 10:07 PM |
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I had just PM'd those two links when I saw this thread.
I stole 'em from you.:laugh: I usually give credit for my stolen links, but forgot. 
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