This is important, because some problems, such as
kidney and liver diseases, may not show symptoms until the disease is in its advanced stages.
Blood chemistry panels include measurements
of kidney and liver function, thyroid levels, and indicators of metabolic disorders like diabetes and adrenal gland disease.
Finally, blood tests are highly recommended to determine important parameters such
as kidney and liver functions, thyroid status and oxygen saturation levels of the blood.
Complete blood counts and blood tests
for kidney and liver function may give an indirect indication of the presence of heartworm disease.
When chronic vomiting occurs it's important to rule out serious conditions
like kidney and liver disease as well as tumors.
What's on the inside — metabolic health, cardiovascular health, blood health,
kidney and liver health, vitamin and mineral levels, bone health, hormone levels — matters.
Before starting any ongoing medication, your veterinarian will usually recommend laboratory tests to
check kidney and liver function and then repeat this every 6 months.
There's no evidence to show that eating lower amounts of protein is healthy for those without
kidney and liver issues.
It's enormously important because dental disease can damage the heart,
kidneys and liver if left untreated.
These tests enable our veterinarians to further assess each animal's general health, further evaluate their heart and lungs, and also
evaluate kidney and liver function prior to anesthesia.
If and when a medication is started you may need to return in 10 - 14 days to have your dog's
kidney and liver values tested, and blood pressure taken.
Why wait until you are taking many different kinds of drugs to control symptoms, drugs which are linked with
kidney and liver toxicity?
Your veterinarian may recommend more frequent monitoring of your pet's blood chemistry levels in the future, particularly in relation to
kidney and liver functionality or impairment.
Proper dental care can eliminate bad breath, dental pain, and can even prevent
serious kidney and liver problems in your pet.
This is followed by vomiting, diarrhea, chest pain and difficulty breathing and
later kidney and liver failure.
Maintaining an optimal weight and keeping your pet fit improves longevity and reduces the occurrence of diabetes,
kidney and liver disease, heart disease and joint inflammation and pain.
Treatment depends on the underlying cause, but unfortunately there is no long - term cure and frequent episodes can lead to
kidney and liver failure.
Your veterinarian may recommend more frequent monitoring of your pet's blood chemistry levels, particularly in relation to
kidney and liver functionality or impairment.
Providing your dog is healthy with
good kidney and liver function, go with a chemical preventive at the lowest effective dosage (compounded if necessary for dogs that weigh at the low end of dosing instructions), at six (not four) week intervals, for the minimum time necessary during mosquito season.
When your vets are checking your dog's cortisol levels, they should also periodically evaluate
kidney and liver enzymes, electrolytes, and blood glucose in order to rule out the secondary problems associated with Cushing's diseases.
Some scientists believe that Cedar berries contain a fatty acid that behaves much like fish oil and it has shown to increase liver circulation and reduce injury
from kidney and liver stress.