Diagnosis To evaluate kidney function, veterinarians will most often turn to blood tests and urine analysis (urinalysis) to evaluate the concentrations of waste products and other components that healthy kidneys normally filter or regulate.
Dr. Roberta Relford, Chief Medical Officer of IDEXX Laboratories, says one in ten dogs will develop kidney disease: «Normally, healthykidneys are able to eliminate protein wastes, balance body water, salts and acids to produce high quality urine.