Can eating leaves, worms, or rocks cause dog kidney failure?

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We recently had our dog (Axel) into our local vet because he was not eating. Our vet said there isn't much hope, his kidneys are shutting down but we can do an iv if you want. We went ahead and ran the iv. Our hopes were that he would pee. After a full 5000 ml bag of fluids he peed. Meaning his kidneys haven't shut down yet. So now we have found leaves and worms in his poop and rocks in his puke. We were wondering if this could have possibly caused his kidney levels to drop to 16. Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Male | neutered | 5 years and 5 months old | 65 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

I'm sorry Axel is so unwell! Worms in his feces would not cause his kidneys to shut down, and rocks in his vomit would also not cause them to shut down. They would cause him, however, to not eat eat. Acute kidney failure in dogs is caused by ingestion of a poison, medications made for humans that are toxic to dogs, plants that are toxic to dogs (which could be related to the leaves in his feces depending on the plant he ate), infection, or dehydration. It's good that he urinated, but I would recommend having an x-ray done if he is vomiting rocks. I would be concerned that the rocks could be causing an obstruction in his GI system. I would take him back into the vet today, if he isn't there already, as he needs to be seen about these rocks and the fact that he is vomiting.

Can eating leaves, worms, or rocks cause dog kidney failure?

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