What is kidney failure in dogs?

Pet     7:46am, 30 June 2025

Chronic renal failure is one of the most common conditions in elderly dogs. Since some diseases can only be revealed when kidney tissue is damaged on a large scale, many elderly dogs generally die from diseases such as uremia.

manifests as vomiting, poor spirits, loss of appetite, etc. Remind the owner that the dog must not neglect the physical examination while constantly aging.

Acute renal failure refers to the sudden decrease in glomerular filtration rate caused by local ischemia in the pet's body, or drug poisoning in a short period of time, causing the water and salt metabolism imbalance in the proximal renal tubules and ascending loops.

In just a few hours or weeks, there are diseases such as continuous increase in doses of waste in the body and symptoms such as low urine or anuria occur. This condition can occur in dogs who have not had kidney disease before, or in dogs with chronic kidney disease.

Renal failure, there is currently no very good treatment technology. However, if good drug treatment and food treatment can be combined, it can effectively prolong the life of the dog, it depends on the dog's respective recovery status.