My senior dog has ehrlichia & high creatinine. Is it kidney disease?

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hi, mi senior dogui right now has creatinine's value in 6.6 and ehrlichia, he is very weak, he is receiving hydration treatment ...in 3 days the low value creatinina of 9.9 to 6.9 after he received hydration and antibiotic treatment and the low value creatinina of 6.9 to 6.6. I want to know if you consider for this case is necesari some specific drugs for low value and if the ehrlichia has related with kidney disease. thaks!!! Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | unneutered | 14 years old | 23 lbs

Susan England-Foster · Accepted Answer

I am so sorry Toby is not feeling well. Ehrlichia is a tick born disease that can cause a lot of secondary issues from the infection. Kidney disease acute (suddenly) or chronic(over a long period of time) can be hard to detect. The Ehrlichia can cause dehydration, anemia, acute kidney disease and even low platelets. The kidney disease usually resolves when the Ehrlichia is treated. However with a 14 year old dog I would be concerned that Toby had kidney disease that was undetectable until now. That would make it hard to predict if the kidney values will ever go back to normal. There are no specific drugs to lower the kidney values. The best options are intravenous fluids and antibiotics for the Ehrlichia and close monitoring. I hope Toby makes a full recocery

My senior dog has ehrlichia & high creatinine. Is it kidney disease?

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