I got Dixie in December aand she was 6 months old. I was concerned because her pee was clear (on the pee pads) and had no odor and she peed a lot. I took her in just because I thought it was weird, she was acting normal, but was very tiny and thin. The vet did a urinalysis and said she wasn't concentrating her urine, so her did bloodwork and called me an hour later and said she was in full kidney failure and nothing could be done, I couldn't believe it so I had him refer her to a nephrologist and he felt hs could help her. Well one week and 1900 dollars later she was so sick I had to put her to sleep. Her Bun level didn't even register at my vets ut was so high and at the specialist it was over 200 the first test and when I took her in the day I had to put her down it was over 400. He said they can do a lot with dogs and kidney failure but Dixie's kidneys were only functioning at 13% he said they need at least 25% to live. I would suggest having a specialist see Gus and making sure what is going on and what can be done to help him. I will keep him in my prayers. |