Guest Greyhounds4ever Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Okay, I took my Terra in to the Vet this morning for her dental. They did the pre-op blood work on her and called me about 10:30 saying her kidney values were elevated and they couldn't do the dental surgery on her. They are hydrating her, starting her on antibiotics and said I could pick her up after 2:00 this afternoon. As far as the elevated kidney values are concerned, what is this suggestive of. What do I have to look forward to? Terra is 12yrs/8mos and not a spring chicken any longer.I'm worried about her... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fatesrelease Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I'm not sure but my fingers are crossed. Hope everything goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ss556 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Alan has elevated kidney enzymes - he has hypertension and kidney disease which is being managed by medicines and diet. You'll probably have urine tests done as well and I believe putting all that together will give you a diagnosis. Good luck. Sending prayers and update when you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 What are the values? Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greyhounds4ever Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Bun 34 (7 - 27 normal) Crea 2.3 (.5 - 1.8 normal) Her RBC and HCT is almost off the charts also What are the values? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 (edited) Sounds pretty normal for a greyhound. Might have a UTI or just be a little dehydrated. RBC and HCT runs very high in a greyhound. HCT should be over 55 (can go up to 65) and the RBC is usually 8 to 9, WBC runs low sometimes 3.0 or a little higher. Email me at Burpdog@msn.com and I will send you the medical inserts Dr. Feeman prepared. All in all, in that age girl I wouldn't be concerned at all. Edited August 28, 2008 by Burpdog Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 They need to test her urine now. If it's normal, the values are probably just normal for her. I believe the specific gravity is what they need to determine, and also they check for protein and blood. My vet ran and reran blood work on George until I sent his results to Dr. Couto. He said that given his TOTALLY normal urine, he would not consider his values abnormal at all for a greyhound--but they were much lower than the values you posted. Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ss556 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 The blood values aren't bad at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HeatherDemps Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Earlier this month, Dempsey had elevated kidney values. We reran the test a week later and they were down to more normal and they also did an additional urine test that checked specifically for early kidney disease- I can't remember what it was called though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GreytMuse Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Two great resources: Greyhound Blood Values - Dr. Stack's website Greyhound Medical Idiosyncrasies - Dr. Feeman's Info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeylasMom Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Agreed, check her urine. I would hope your vet would have already done that. If her urine isn't concentrated, that's more indicative of a problem with the kidneys. The specific gravity will tell you that. Quote Jen, CPDT-KA with Zuri, lab in a greyhound suit, Violet, formerly known as Faith, Skye, the permanent puppy, Cisco, resident cat, and my baby girl Neyla, forever in my heart "The great thing about science is that you're free to disagree with it, but you'll be wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytbookert Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I agree with what has been posted, urine test is in order. I would also ask if she was super stressed being at the vet. One of ours test come back all wacky if he is there for too long before a procedure. Now, he goes in right before the procedure, literally no waiting we get there and he goes right out back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cris_M Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I saw that you wrote NaturallyGrey also. The important thing that you mentioned there that you didn't mention here is that Terra is rawfed. That totally screws up what is "normal" for blood values. If you fast her for a minimum of 12 hours and then retest her, your results will not be affected by the raw meat she is eating. If they don't come back normal or close to it, then you can be concerned. The only caveat I have is that, if she gets stressed at the vet's, the values will still be off. Probably not as much, though. (Went through the same thing with Duncan.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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