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Originally Posted by Dave V  He is home, good news nothing wrong with his kidneys, the docs at OSU think it was a combination of things. First he had an internal bacterial infection, which our vet gave him antibiodics which also cause the kidney numbers to rise. Then with the runs on and off for 3 weeks got him very dehydrated. So this caused his kidneys to go crazy and the blood work to read high. Also he may have a food alergy, so we are starting him on a new diet which is going to be a chore, he is very bull headed he gets it from his mom Ha Ha.
If it comes back, it is a long word I could spell if I tried, but it's like human Irritable bowl syndrome. So I stopped the doc and asked, so I understand it, whatever he has we can fix it, his answer was YES, that is all we needed to hear. We are to keep a close eye on him and take him to our vet on Monday for more blood work just to be safe. He will be on Pepcit 1/4 pill everyday forever and a couple of drugs for the next 3 weeks just in case the is a bug still hanging out inside him. So far he's just played and played until he couldn't go anymore and curled up with mom in my lazy boy and zonked out. We can't move without him watching our every move and following us around. He has never been away from home for more than 1 day. When we vacation he goes with us, no boarding for him!!! I will try to post a coupleof pics this weekend.
Thanks again for all your support and prayers, He's proof the prayers work, I firmly believe this.
Dave/Jodi & Rascal |
was it inflammatory bowel disease as that runs in this breed? my guess is this is it if they think he has a food allergy - it is probably food intolerance as if allergy they itch and intolerance they vomit or have diarrhea.
Any med is processed through liver and kidney so it would make sense antibiotic would affect the bun and yes dehydration as well so glad no kidney issue
What diet are you feeding as my dog has ibd
Pepcid for life ?? not sure if ibd that is necessary if you get the right diet going. That controls the acids in the stomach
what other meds did they give you ? my guess is metronidazole or tylosin (tylan) powder as antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agent for intestinal issues.
here is info on inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Dogs