I am so sorry to hear your fur baby is having these problems
PLEASE LOOK TO THE RIGHT SIDE where you will see a
"RELATED FORUMS" box...
CLICK ON GROUPS and it will open up a forum to the
"CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE IN DOGS" please go into
this forum for help with your little guy.
This forum is run by a very knowledgeable man named "Tony"
who has done a lot of research on kidney issues with dogs,
there are alos several folks there who are going through some
kidney issues themselves who have information to offer...
Tony lives in England so he may not answer right away with
the time difference BUT TONY WILL OFFER YOU HELP as
soon as he sees your posting and get back to you.
Just go in and start a new post for him or copy and paste the
one you added here...
Jan
My vet prescribed Fluids under the skin 250cc-300cc x2 a day. The bad says each 100ml contains sodium chloride 600mg sodium lactate bla bla bla,,, my question is.... my dog has a failing kidney why the heck are we injecting sodium into him?? Please reply on this and my first comment.
I think you need to talk with your vet,YOU ARE CORRECT
to wonder about the sodium in the fluids, perhaps your vet
doesn't realize SALT IS NOT what your guy needs,I am not
the "expert" on kidneys but do believe SALINE SOLUTION
is what is used,not the sodium and as you saw,either is
plain to see on the fluid bag.
( my only personal information on this is because I have
one kidney and I KNOW I have checked all fluids when
given to me as a human would seem the same for a dog?)
Perhaps Tony would know or be able to offer more insight
on the type of fluid solutions?
Jan