A friend of mine's husky is fighting for his life right now with acute renal failure, can't eat cause he spits it back up, bloody stools, and other problems. I really don't know if he'll pull through, but he's a tough boy and getting alot of good medical attention.

Anyone dealt with this before?

If the dog is young and it was caught on time antibiotics + fluids etc. may save the day. Much better prognosis having an "agent of disease" as the cause rather than kidney failure from ?.
OTOH, kidney failure=major organ failure, there can be an irreversible domino effect when kidney function is lost.
Keeping our fingers crossed for a good outcome!

He is a 4 yr old husky, with other then being on the light side , was in good health.
Latest news is his kidney function seems to be improving, and the vet wants him there for another week for fluids and antibiotics. His owner just about passed out when she saw the bill up to this point, right around the $3400 mark with a week to go.

My last dog went into acute kidney failure. Somewhat amazingly, he did actually recover over time and there was never a known cause. If possible, your friend can take the dog home and administer sub-Q fluids on his own. The vets should be willing to show him how to do this. It's a pretty big needle, but when a dog is that sick, they don't resist, just poke it through the loose skin by the neck and let the fluids drip in slowly. It'll save lots of money in the long term- unless they need an IV catheter for other meds.

Also, getting the dog to eat is a trial. They feel really bad due to all the toxins from kidney failure but they do need to eat, and of course drink as much as possible. I used to bait the water with tuna juice (and tuna mixed in too) to encourage drinking, and mix high calorie dry food with wet food into 'meatballs' and pretty much force feed. My dog was really a cooperative guy or this wouldn't have been possible.

I'm sorry to hear he is going through this. For me, it was toward the end of my dog's life but he still got a couple more years after the kidney episode. It took a few months for his kidney values to return to high-normal levels, but it did happen.

The vets never thought he'd recover--- so lots of TLC and time does sometimes heal. I sure hope he gets through this OK. Be sure to ask about possible home care- it is a whole lot cheaper and I think the dog is a lot happier at home and more likely to heal/improve.

Wiley went onto the rainbow bridge today. Rest in peace buddy.