1yr old, Kidney Failure, Brother Seems Healthy IDEAS? Can't Find Evidence...
Written by PappyPoms
Had 2 Pappllion Pomeranian Males. Patch passed Saturday night from complete Kidney failure. Prince seems unaffected. Born Oct.25, 2007-just a year old!,19 lb.Had all shots. Cyclone fence yard. Cars park outside gate. Searched yard, house, no missing meds., no antifreeze, insecticides, fertilizers, NO CLUE !!. Haven't searched under deck. No Rodent poisons used on property. been here 15+yr. SCARED, still have 1 very active dog.
Friday- vomited twice. (foam). Wouldn't eat or drink, laid on blanket or slept almost all day. Not normal. But...Saturday -vomited in morning. Took to vet. Low temperature.(4 degree below normal), Vet gave intravenious fluids, antibiotics, heatpad at home. 8:30pm- started tan vomit. 103 temp. RUSHED to different vet.(1st closed Sat. Eve.) Vet said Possible poisoning. IV, heatpad...Septic.Low bloodsugar, low bloodpressure, dehydrated. 80 CVP. (I think CVP. on paper.) Still vomiting but more red blood cells in it. Not Good !!. Had to help him go to doggy heaven.
Incredible Grief. But we Have to protect Prince. ANY IDEAS????.
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PappyPoms, I am so sorry for your loss, I can only imagine how difficult it must be for you. Losing a pet is never easy and not knowing why makes it all that much harder.
It is so hard to say what could have caused your dogs kidneys to fail. In addition to antifreeze, insecticides, fertilizers, rodent poison and medications, a few other things that can cause kidney problems and/or failure include wild mushrooms, toxic plants, contaminated bark mulch, grapes and raisens.
Other conditions that can cause kidney failure would include Leptospirosis, a tick borne disease and renal dysplasia. Again, it is really difficult to arrive at an exact cause of the kidney failure with out a clear picture of what was going on inside. Unfortunately, as hard as it may be to accept, you may never know for sure what happened.
To be on the safe side, it may worth a complete blood work up and ultra sound of the kidneys on Prince to make sure he has not been affected with something that could cause him to have kidney failure. Talk it over with your vet to see what they recommend and they may be able to do some diagnostic tests or refer you to a specialist who can.
I hope this helps and I have included a few links (in blue) to some additional information you may find helpful. Please know our thoughts are with you, take care.
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