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Default How To Tell If Your Dog Has Kidney Failure By Dr Jon

Today I thought I'd talk to you about a common medical problem that occurs in both dogs and cats. Some pet owners are quite familiar with this disease - but many are surprised by the symptoms of kidney failure (also known as renal failure).

In fact, kidney failure is quite common in senior pets - especially cats. It can also occur in younger pets as well. This is a frustrating disease because there is no ideal "cure". The disease can be managed but is often progressive. In humans, a kidney transplant or dialysis are common treatments - and although these treatments can also be done in pets, they are complicated, costly and therefore uncommonly performed.

Symptoms will vary depending on the underlying problem but commonly include:
• Slowing down
• Lack of appetite
• Many pets will lose weight
• Increased thirst or water consumption
• Increased urinations (more volume)
• Urine is more dilute (often will be lighter in color which may be hard to recognize if your dog urinates in the grass
• Vomiting
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Default Re: How To Tell If Your Dog Has Kidney Failure By Dr Jon

Hi! i have a question, i hope you could help.


I have a 3 months old Pome (small size), over the past several days I have noticed while she sitting, her right from leg appears to shake (Sometime, not all the time). I touch it and she is in NO pain at all. She plays like normal, and this only happens while sitting. We even visited the Vet, Dr say notthing wrong with her. Second Vet told us, He as no idea since there no pain... So what is the problem? Hope you could help me.

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Default Re: How To Tell If Your Dog Has Kidney Failure By Dr Jon

Do you check by x-rays of her hips?It may relatively severe hip dysplasia. Hope this help.
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Default Re: How To Tell If Your Dog Has Kidney Failure By Dr Jon

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Do you check by x-rays of her hips?It may relatively severe hip dysplasia. Hope this help.
Hi, DIMB -- I think Sportycat said her puppy's front leg shakes. Hip dysplasia would cause lameness in the rear leg, yes?

Still, I agree with what you and Vani (in another post) have recommended -- get to a vet who can do x-rays, MRIs, and so on, especially if the pup starts to limp or show signs of pain.

Sportycat, where do you live? If in the Klang Valley, I agree with Vani's recommendation of Gasing Vet Clinic. If elsewhere, maybe members can recommend other vets.
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I cannot make a right answer. But x-rays is the only way to confirm the problem.
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Hi! Thanks for the advise.. i`m staying in Subang.. I will take her there to see what wrong with her...
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