Sentences with phrase «when urine production»

Potassium is lost in the urine when urine production becomes excessive.

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Acid - inducing diets are believed to impact the kidneys via tubular toxicity, when increased ammonia production inflicts damage to the tiny, delicate urine - making tubes in the kidneys.

However, the increased urine production can lead to urinary accidents, or sleepless nights when dogs need to go outside, often on an urgent basis.

With sudden, short - term weight loss in dogs and cats caused by dehydration rather than loss of fat, the eyes appear sunken, the skin tents when pinched and does not spring back quickly, there is little urine production, the stools are hard, and the mucous membranes covering the gums are tacky rather than moist.

The next consequence is the effect of kidney failure that occurs when back pressure from the bladder causes urine production in the kidneys to cease.

1) Water consumption / urine production: When most people think of kidney «failure» they think of the kidneys shutting down and not producing urine.

Having your dog examined promptly when you note a change in water intake and urine production is key!

In general, the primary indications for initiation of dialysis are severely elevated kidney values in a sick patient (especially when no underlying cause is found), life - threatening electrolyte abnormalities and overhydration due to fluid administration and lack of urine production.