At discharge, I discussed with the owners that I will circle back with them at the 2 week post-operative re-check to discuss dietary management as the primary means to manage
chronic kidney failure in dogs.
But surprisingly, a main cause of
chronic kidney failure in dogs is dental disease.
However, veterinarian Dr. John B. Symes believes that gluten can cause acute or
chronic kidney failure in dogs, much like how celiac disease can affect humans and the tainted wheat gluten caused widespread illness amongst our four - legged friends.
Not exact matches
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There is a slow, but steady, loss of
kidney function
in all of our pets as they age - so much so, that next to arthritis and cancer,
chronic renal (
kidney)
failure is the leading cause of illness
in older
dogs
Kidney Disease
In Your
Dog Chronic Renal Problems
Chronic Renal
Failure (CRF),
Chronic Renal Insufficiency (CRI)
The
chronic infection that ensues
in the gums and the bone surrounding the teeth, from the accumulation of dental tartar causes
chronic pain, immune suppression, has a direct link to
kidney failure (the number one cause of death
in cats, number two
in dogs), and can cause heart valve infections.
This high calcium then results
in acute
kidney failure and potentially
chronic renal
failure in dogs and cats.
C3 deficiency predisposes affected
dogs to
kidney disease early
in life which can lead to
chronic kidney failure and death.
This is especially true
in dogs with
chronic failure in one or both
kidneys.
I still recommend the dental because there is a direct correlation between
chronic periodontal disease and acceleration of
kidney failure in dogs and cats.
In older
dogs and
dogs with
chronic / repeat bouts of pancreatitis, it can cause
kidney failure, diabetes...