Kidney disease

Kidney disease or kidney disease is known as one thinks more often in dogs than small shareholders. Mostly kidney problems are rarely given a thought by pet owners. Unfortunately, this is the cause of thousands of animals in pain and discomfort, until they fall asleep. But with a basic knowledge of pet health, you should be able to recognize signs of problems early, thereby minimizing the pain caused by kidney problems and reduces the risk of These in your dog.

There are two forms of kidney disease, acute and chronic kidney disease. The difference between the two is the cause of kidney disease. For example, in cases where renal disease was caused by toxicity, it is common to acute. If it is due to the toxicity of the symptoms you can often come without warning and progress rather quickly. In chronic, it is likely that signs of a problem is not as noticeable. But with progress, you will notice that the dog act unusually.

Some of the warning signs and symptoms, you should look for are:

- Lethargic
- Drink more water than usual
- Less frequent urination or a decrease in urine output
- Litter box in the middle of the night
- Vomiting
- Diarrhoea
- Weight Loss
- Increase in urination
- Increase in amount of urine
- Is not urinate
- Blood in urine
- Lack of movement
- Poor coat (scruffy, feels different than usual)
- Changes in Posture

These are just some of the symptoms you should watch with kidney disease. However, there may be other symptoms that are not to be here, so it is important that you consult your veterinarian as soon as you might think it a problem with your pet's health.

There are several reasons for this. Here are some of them. This is not a comprehensive list, each animal is different, and therefore, could be another reason for problems in your dog, veterinarian, you should be able help the cause of the problem.

- Infection (fungi, bacteria or viruses)
- Age
- Parasites
- Autoimmune diseases
- Respond to a toxin (can be drugs, toxins or allergy)
- Genetics
- Trauma
- Inflammation
- Cancer
- Deposits of proteins in the kidney

If your dog to the vet to see if he / she is suffering from kidney disease, you can not veterinary physical examination of your dog to be expected. During this audit was the veterinarian for signs of anemia, irregular shape or size of the kidneys, increased pain around the kidneys, pain, ulcers, unusually bad breath, blood pressure, dehydration, swelling, which is connected to fluid retention, his eyes, retinal changes and a change in the leg.

One can also expect your vet to run some tests. This is generally the blood work to determine not only if your pet has a kidney disease, but to determine the cause of kidney disease. The veterinarian will also check your dog's urine for abnormalities, bacteria, and so on. It is also possible that the vet is an ultrasound of the kidneys do in order to see clearly and to determine the amount of damage. This is to determine the best treatment useful for your pet's health back, should get on it should be.