[Dailydrool] Anita's question re non-eating dog and kidney failure

[Mary Wilson]

Anita asked about her parents' dog, who is suffering from kidney failure.

We just lost a cat to kidney failure. We did nurse her through it for four months, though. We had the same problems with her eating that your parents are having with their dog. One thing we found is that she would not eat if she was dehydrated. The vet (at first), and later we, gave her sub-q fluids (just under the skin, not intramuscular) and when we kept her hydrated she definitely was more interested in eating.

Might be worth checking with the vet -- I don't know if kidney failure affects dogs as it does cats, but in the case of our Hobo she peed a lot and wasn't able to concentrate her urine, thus lost more than usual fluids.

Good luck!
Mary 
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