Casper chronic renal failure
A spot to keep lab values and treatments, which I’m sharing/learning with some online support groups.
IVEC: emergency clinic
BRAH: regular vet clinic
Possibly helpful sites/links:
K9KidneyDiet Yahoo group
Kidney failure: where to begin
About canine renal disease
Chronic Renal Failure: Mar Vista
Staging and management of canine chronic kidney disease
dogaware.com kidney disease
Incontinence support
Jan 21 2010 BRAH: dental cleaning, small cyst removal above right eye. Vet used a gas procedure to limit impact of anesthesia to kidneys. Fluids given at home for two nights before procedure.
Jan 7 2010 BRAH Dr. Crowe: urine culture (3-5 days after ending Zeniquin), bloodwork
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Jan 2 2010 Last dose of Zeniquin. Seems to have gained a couple pounds so now feeding 1.5-1.75 cans of the Renal LP daily (instead of prescribed 2 cans/day)
Dec 18 2009 IVEC: pick up more Zeniquin, Renal LP food. Consulted with vet on shift: definitely this is serious, fluids can only help, verified 1.5 abx pills per day (high end of dose range while one pill is low end for her size), believes the LP (not MP) food is better.
Dec 14 2009 Checkup with Dr. Crowe at BRAH
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Blood values are stable. No use for UA right now. Do another culture after four weeks on Zeniquin; I need to order more (not available at her office). Off Proin for now. They ordered two cases of Renal MP for me. Can keep going on fluids, but Dr. Crowe does not see Casper’s current status as ‘failure’ as much as the emergency clinic did. Lump above eybrow is cyst, can remove next time she’s out; wait on dental until after this episode blows over. Dry nose: warm wet compress and then rub in Vaseline or similar. Small amounts of treats are ok at this point, suggested Pupcorn. Note: I stopped giving fluids within a couple days of this visit.
Dec 13 2009 IVEC called with urine culture results: only E. coli, stop using Clavamox because resistant, increase Zeniquin to 1.5 tabs daily (was at 1/day)
Blog post about emergency vet/diagnosis
Dec 6-7 2009 IVEC results
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Discharged on Cerenia, Famotidine, Clavamox, Zeniquin; 1.5 cans Royal Canin Intestinal HE : 1 can Renal LP Modified daily (3-4 feedings). After one week, reducing HE until just on 2 cans Renal LP daily. 275 mL sub-q fluids every other day.
