Our red dog, Foxy, is suffering from renal failure again. She almost died from it this summer. Now, she is very lethargic and not eating much. But, she is alert and wanting to eat this morning. We took her to the vet yesterday for x-rays, to see what was going on, since she did not exhibit the signs we save last time of the kidney failure.


They didn't find anything on the x-rays, but the blood work showed elevated levels of creatinine and BUN (blood urea nitrogen), and she was very anemic. We were going to have her stay there and get some IV fluids, until we saw the estimate for the overnight visit and supplies. Plus, with the holiday coming up, and the office being closed on Thursday, we decided on home care. Foxy is much happier and home.

Anyway, my wife just found a great resource on the web, and I'm going to check it out right now. It's a yahoo group about Kidney disease in Dogs, and has information on diet, fluid therapy, and charts for figuring out everything you need to know to help your pet through. Stay tuned for updates...

Oh yeah, the group may be found here, or through a search for K9KidneyDiet on Yahoo groups.