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Old 10-15-2012, 12:49 PM   #25
ladyjane
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Originally Posted by Cherie6446 View Post
How scary what your experience (not a question but a statement). I hope she keeps improving. With a high cretinine was there a concern about kidney failure? Poor little girl, suffering through all of that stuff. You are a wonderful mommy.
Actually her BUN and Creatinine were normal. It was the urine protein/creatinine ratio that was elevated. She is not in renal failure...she does have kidney disease, but this is treatable and she may not have issues for some time. It is the glomerulus in the kidneys that are affected. Here is a link that explains it..it is one of the better ones I have found:

http://www.vimpva.com/articles/Prote...0in%20Dogs.pdf
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