In this video i'll be discussing the symptoms of kidney disease in dogs,
what the causes are particularly the main two causes,
and how you can treat your dog at home to live a healthier life going forward.
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below. Your dog's kidneys work hard to filter
out excess water and waste products from the blood,
they also regulate chemical balance so for example:
keeping sodium levels in balance by releasing more or less
into the bloodstream to keep your dog's body in optimum condition.
Your dog's urination begins with filtered waste in the kidneys
and ends up in the bladder ready for disposal. The waste the kidneys filter
out is largely created from food waste drawn in from the blood to be filtered
out. Kidney disease in dogs is unfortunately growing
and if you notice your dog's drinking more than usual then wants to pee more
often this is an early sign that your dog's
kidneys may be failing. Your dog can get to a stage where they
have to pee all the time, but still get thirsty and dehydrated as
the kidneys cannot filter the incoming waste.
As kidney function declines, your dog faces the buildup of more dangerous
chemicals, like ammonia, circulating in the blood
leading to a condition called uremia. Vets will measure bun levels, createnine
and electrolytes to determine the current health levels of your dog's
kidneys. If your dog has been drinking excess
water for a while and peeing often, these are the symptoms of kidney failure
to look out for: vomiting or diarrhea, lethargy
dehydration with much greater thirst than before,
lots of peeing or attempts to pee, pale gums and weakness,
weight loss and decrease in appetite. So what's the cause of kidney disease in
dogs? There are many factors that can lead to
kidney disease in dogs but several are common and need to be
focused on to better treat the condition. Here's the possible causes: poor quality
kibble diet causing dehydration and high toxin load, over vaccination,
stress, infection, high blood pressure, kidney stones. The condition is
preventable and this is far easier than having to
treat it, so the best first course of action is to look at your dog's diet
and vaccination procedure. If you feed your dog a kibble-only diet
and they are showing symptoms you'll want to improve it straight away
and the healthy kibble diet I developed is great for this as it's far more
kidney friendly and i'll leave a link to a video all
about the Healthier Kibble Diet in the description below. If your dog is
suffering a kidney disease, I highly recommend you feed them a raw
food diet. Vets may tell you your dog needs less
protein in a diet because it stresses the liver
but they do not take into account that your dog is a carnivore,
handles raw food very well and is in dire need of fresh food to support
healing. Your dog needs fresh foods to rehydrate,
kibble contains around 17% moisture while fresh foods contain
around 80% moisture and kidney disease is not only brought
into being partly from chronic dehydration
it also continues to dehydrate your dog and that's very bad.
The other main issue with kibble is the high level of additives such as
preservatives, colors and flavor enhancers. These all
have to be continually excreted via your dog's kidneys,
causing stress, stones, bladder infection and urinary tract infections.
Your dog must have fresh food in the diet so check out the Healthier Kibble
Diet video link in the description below. Unfortuneately, vets will offer restricted specialist
diets that do nothing more than complicate the situation
with further suffering. If feeding a raw food diet to your dog,
add in extra cruciferous vegetables, probiotics
such as kerfir and keep calcium phosphorus levels balanced and to keep
BUN scores in range when your dog's being tested.
Over vaccination can be a very big factor for kidney disease in dogs
as many pet parents get annual vaccinations when it's completely
unnecessary. Keep vaccinations to a minimum and
certainly no more than once every three years
as per the AVMA guidelines. If you can get your dog's diet changed or at
minimum boosted via the Healthier Kibble Diet
and incorporate some natural home remedy options, you'll go a long way to
comforting your dog and helping them to greater longevity
and well-being. And if you found this video useful
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