https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Kidney-Disease/m-p/308205#M131244 <P>My 16 year old dog was diagnosed last week with kidney disease. Is anyone here treating a dog for this and what type of treatment are you doing? </P> <P>The vet suggested taking her to the clinic and taking the toxins out of her body for a day or two. I'm against this because of her age and he said there was no guarantee it would work even a week afterward. So considering what it would do to her emotionally I decided against it.</P> <P>The vet also said to feed her a lower protein diet, give her a good multi mineral vitamin and make sure she has a lot of water to drink. I'm surprised he didn't suggest anything else since his clinic is one of the most modern with all types of new treatments. I asked if they had a handout for diets for kidney disease and they said no.</P> <P>He did talk about a phosphorus binder and I checked the local pharmacies. No one seems to have it so I have to call him and ask him to get it for me. </P> <P>She had blood work done in October 2012 and it was perfect. She was having some pain moving about 2 weeks before last week and I put her on Rimadyl for a week and a half, lower dose than necessary for her weight. I don't know if that affected her kidneys or it's just age. </P> <P>Anyone else going through this or making their own diet for the dog. Any experience with this disease?</P> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:09:43 GMT kismet 2013-03-13T08:09:43Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Kidney-Disease/m-p/308205#M131244 <P>My 16 year old dog was diagnosed last week with kidney disease. Is anyone here treating a dog for this and what type of treatment are you doing? </P> <P>The vet suggested taking her to the clinic and taking the toxins out of her body for a day or two. I'm against this because of her age and he said there was no guarantee it would work even a week afterward. So considering what it would do to her emotionally I decided against it.</P> <P>The vet also said to feed her a lower protein diet, give her a good multi mineral vitamin and make sure she has a lot of water to drink. I'm surprised he didn't suggest anything else since his clinic is one of the most modern with all types of new treatments. I asked if they had a handout for diets for kidney disease and they said no.</P> <P>He did talk about a phosphorus binder and I checked the local pharmacies. No one seems to have it so I have to call him and ask him to get it for me. </P> <P>She had blood work done in October 2012 and it was perfect. She was having some pain moving about 2 weeks before last week and I put her on Rimadyl for a week and a half, lower dose than necessary for her weight. I don't know if that affected her kidneys or it's just age. </P> <P>Anyone else going through this or making their own diet for the dog. Any experience with this disease?</P> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:09:43 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Kidney-Disease/m-p/308205#M131244 kismet 2013-03-13T08:09:43Z