Understanding Kidney Disease in Dogs

My dog doesn't eat?

"Doctor, my dog hasn't eaten for a week and has been throwing up. I used to give him a cold potion. Why is it so serious this time?" Whenever I hear such a case, my scalp will go numb, and I often have a voice in my heart, "it won't be another case of kidney disease. Oh, my God!" Don't let this happen again, "but when the blood test report came out and nine times out of ten confirmed my suspicions, I couldn't help asking," Why didn't you bring it earlier? "

Whenever winter comes, the cases of upper respiratory tract infection will increase, and at the same time, the diseases of the urinary system will also begin to rise. this is because the weather is cold, dogs' drinking habits change, and they drink less water, so the concentration of toxins in urine will rise. therefore, these toxins increase the burden on these organs, and the most common diseases are cystitis and urethritis. At this time, dogs often want to pee. But there is only a little urine, and even there is some blood in the urine (this symptom is similar to urethral or cystolithiasis). Early treatment should improve, but because most owners are busy, ignore this warning (especially the case of male dogs is more likely to be ignored). Often a small infection slowly affects the kidney, so the kidney goes on strike. The toxins of the body can not be excreted (the symptoms caused at this time are called uremia), which first causes stomach discomfort, the dog does not eat, and even intense occasional vomiting, by the time the owner wants treatment, it is already very troublesome.

Kidney damage, be careful to cause uremia.

In addition, in the above-mentioned upper call tract infection, that is, the so-called cold, some people think that there is nothing and ignore it, but if they do not drink enough water to help the body eliminate the cold virus and expel it through the kidneys, often the kidneys will be damaged by this substance, and the body's white blood cells in order to eliminate these substances. Often accidentally also damage the kidney more seriously, resulting in kidney function damage, but also lead to uremia.

Let's talk about the kidney, which is the most important organ for removing toxins in the body. the position of the kidney in the dog's body is not symmetrical: the right kidney is below the liver, about above the waist; the left kidney is interrupted at the waist. This is not quite the same as in people. The most important toxin eliminated by the kidneys is called uremia, which is transformed by toxins produced by cells in the body and then treated by the liver. The work of the kidneys is divided into three shifts. As long as 1/3 of the kidneys are functioning properly, they can maintain their health, just because the body does not need toxins, and the body is in order to prevent the kidneys from being damaged. Therefore, 2/3 of the kidneys are often at rest. If there is a slight damage to the kidneys, the burden on the normal part will be increased, and even the whole kidneys will die, so we should not be careful.