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kidney failure - drinking water
My dog has kidney failure and has had to go to the vet a couple of times
to be put on a drip of fluids to have her kidneys flushed out for 2-4 days at a time. The vet has asked me to try and get my dog to drink more water as there is no medication to help her. However, I am finding this difficult as I cannot force her to drink! She does drink when she is thirsty or after she has been exercising, but obviously this is not enough to keep her kidneys going healthily. The vet suggested adding some milk in, which I have. This got my dog interested at first, but after drinking a little, she didn't bother much again. I also tried adding in a tiny drop of sugar free diluting juice which only caught her interest briefly. Any suggestions gratefully appreciated as it seems that drinking more water is the only solution. |
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AmyGG wrote: Any suggestions gratefully appreciated as it seems that drinking more water is the only solution. To get performance dogs to drink more it's common to "bait" the water with meat or a salt-free meat broth. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community. |
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"Melinda Shore" wrote in message
... In article , AmyGG wrote: Any suggestions gratefully appreciated as it seems that drinking more water is the only solution. To get performance dogs to drink more it's common to "bait" the water with meat or a salt-free meat broth. Thanks but due to her kidney failure, she has to have a low protein diet which involves eating less meat. So I would rather not put this in her water. |
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kidney failure - drinking water
Check with a company called Flavor-X. They manufacture a product
designed to be put on water and induce mroe dirnking. You can use this with a renal failure diet as there is no phosphorus within the product. They have a great new product called D-Pak. It imparts flavors to the water that cause the dog to drink more water, without adding any phosphorus to the diet. http://pets.flavorx.com/ The company was kind enough to provide a full analytical on the product so we could be sure it would not interfere with the renal failure diet Prescription Diet k/d in any way. That's unusual for supplement companies who often refuse to provide any data at all about the products they produce. |
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"Steve Crane" wrote in message
ups.com... Check with a company called Flavor-X. They manufacture a product designed to be put on water and induce mroe dirnking. You can use this with a renal failure diet as there is no phosphorus within the product. They have a great new product called D-Pak. It imparts flavors to the water that cause the dog to drink more water, without adding any phosphorus to the diet. http://pets.flavorx.com/ The company was kind enough to provide a full analytical on the product so we could be sure it would not interfere with the renal failure diet Prescription Diet k/d in any way. That's unusual for supplement companies who often refuse to provide any data at all about the products they produce. Thanks. I am based in the UK, but have emailed them to see if this is sold in the UK |
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"AmyGG" wrote in message ... My dog has kidney failure The vet has asked me to try and get my dog to drink more water as there is no medication to help her. However, I am finding this difficult as I cannot force her to drink! ..........unsalted meat broth. Is she eating canned or dry food? If dry, soak the kibble in the broth to make it soft before you feed her. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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kidney failure - drinking water
"AmyGG" wrote in message ... My dog has kidney failure and has had to go to the vet a couple of times to be put on a drip of fluids to have her kidneys flushed out for 2-4 days at a time. The vet has asked me to try and get my dog to drink more water as there is no medication to help her. However, I am finding this difficult as I cannot force her to drink! She does drink when she is thirsty or after she has been exercising, but obviously this is not enough to keep her kidneys going healthily. The vet suggested adding some milk in, which I have. This got my dog interested at first, but after drinking a little, she didn't bother much again. I also tried adding in a tiny drop of sugar free diluting juice which only caught her interest briefly. Any suggestions gratefully appreciated as it seems that drinking more water is the only solution. My guys will eat ice cubes as treats before they might dring water. Certainly freezing some broth in cubes might help, too. Agree with the suggestions of making a soupy broth with her food, etc. Basically, any time you can add salt free liquid to your dog's intake - take advantage of it! Good luck to you. |
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kidney failure - drinking water
AmyGG wrote:
My dog has kidney failure and has had to go to the vet a couple of times to be put on a drip of fluids to have her kidneys flushed out for 2-4 days at a time. The vet has asked me to try and get my dog to drink more water as there is no medication to help her. However, I am finding this difficult as I cannot force her to drink! She does drink when she is thirsty or after she has been exercising, but obviously this is not enough to keep her kidneys going healthily. The vet suggested adding some milk in, which I have. This got my dog interested at first, but after drinking a little, she didn't bother much again. I also tried adding in a tiny drop of sugar free diluting juice which only caught her interest briefly. Any suggestions gratefully appreciated as it seems that drinking more water is the only solution. My dogs are healthy but they work hard in hot weather and I've looked for ways to maximize their fluid intake. They strongly prefer ice cold water poured out fresh into a bowl, especially if they have a chance to lap from the stream as its being poured. I fill gallon milk jugs half full of water and freeze them. When we go to practice or tournaments I top them off with more tap water and bring them along in the cooler so the dogs always have icey cold fresh *local* water to drink. When they are drinking, or when I want them to be drinking, I pour the water and I hold the bowl. As long as I'm holding the bowl they'll relax and drink, but if I'm standing up or moving around they're constantly worried that I might go and do something interesting and they'll miss it (did I mention I have BCs?). And, just a thought... Does she enjoy water play? Biting at the garden hose, splashing in a wading pool, snapping at a sprinkler? Any chance you could coax her into the shower by hosing a ball around the tub? Also, Wyler's makes a sodium free instant boullion powder that could be added to make the water more appealing. You can find it in the soup aisle. I've also added the juice from raw liver to water to tempt a sick dog. That actually worked really well. Kathleen |
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kidney failure - drinking water
Hi all,
Thank you for your suggestions. My dog had an appointment yesterday at the vet again so I asked her about the broth. She said no, because that would contain protein and make her kidney failure worse. I will try the ice cubes though. And will also add more water to her food. Thanks. |
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kidney failure - drinking water
"AmyGG" wrote in message ... Thank you for your suggestions. My dog had an appointment yesterday at the vet again so I asked her about the broth. She said no, because that would contain protein and make her kidney failure worse. ..........It's not the protein, it's the phosphorus you have to worry about when the kidneys have failed. AFAIC eating dry food with kidney failure also make it worse. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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