Wonder Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) Thunder's CREA is high July 2012 it was 2.7 June 2013 down to 2.1 July 2013 up 2.2 Retested today- results on Monday I started him on RAW in July after the last test. He also is on 3 AED's for seizures. The most recently added in June was keppra xr. When he started that drug, he went from peeing 3-4 times a day to 1-2 times a day. He has always peed a river when he does go so I think he's peeing the same amount, just not as often. Today, took a urine sample. Vet said it was highly concentrated and concerned it's kidney failure. I did fast him and he did not drink any water this morning so not sure if that has anything to do with it. What experience do you have with kidney failure? I just can't bare to think about something else being wrong with him. Edited September 23, 2013 by Wonder Quote Kari and the pups.Run free sweet Hana 9/21/08-9/12/10. Missing Sparks with every breath.Passion 10/16/02-5/25/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristar Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Sending you all my best wishes for your boy Kari. You and him have been through so much.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytbookert Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Kari- pm me if you want to chat. I have a home made diet for kidney issues that I used for Mama To. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BiancasMom Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Usually the urine is dilute with kidney failure due to the kidney's inability to concentrate urine. I'm confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJane Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 You need to bring in a first morning urine specimen so that they can do a specific gravity. They also have to check the urine for protein (& glucose). May I ask why they didn't do these tests this time? If you are concerned about his kidneys, you might need to re-evaluate having him on a raw diet as that is very high in protein and phosphorus and that will make his kidneys work harder. My Larry has allergies and kidney issues and he is on a low protein diet for 5+ years now. He runs a slightly higher creat and a low specific gravity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Usually the urine is dilute with kidney failure due to the kidney's inability to concentrate urine. I'm confused. Me too. The numbers posted does not indicate renal disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJNg Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 If his urine is truly "highly concentrated" that rules out kidney disease, and those creatinine levels are probably 'greyhound normal'. As others have stated, kidney disease results in dilute urine as the kidneys lose the ability to concentrate, which in turn leads to an increase in the volume and frequency of urination. Quote Jennifer & Willow (Wilma Waggle), Wiki (Wiki Hard Ten), Carter (Let's Get It On), Ollie (whippet), Gracie (whippet x), & Terra (whippet) + Just Saying + Just Alice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhead Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 My GH has numbers like that AND dilute urine. Perhaps the OP misunderstood what was said about the concentration? Quote Mary with Jumper Jack (2/17/11) and angels Shane (PA's Busta Rime, 12/10/02 - 10/14/16) and Spencer (Dutch Laser, 11/25/00 - 3/29/13). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonder Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Results in CREA is 1.6 woohoo BUN is slightly elevated 32 Otherwise blood work looks perfect. Quote Kari and the pups.Run free sweet Hana 9/21/08-9/12/10. Missing Sparks with every breath.Passion 10/16/02-5/25/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racindog Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Raw green tripe is an excellent kidney food-has helped my kidney dogs a lot over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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