My dog has kidney failure. What's his prognosis with these symptoms?

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Hi, What is the prognosis for dogs with kidney failure? I took my dog to the vet and had lab test done. It showed BUN of more than 130 and creatinine of 6.8. He has not eaten for 4 days. He does not want to eat. He drinks but very little. He has been vomitting yellow liquid with white foam. He still walks but wobbles, when he tries to find a good position to sleep his tail wags and he groans. I feel so bad. We did subq fluids but results showed what was mentioned above. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 16.2 lbs

Makenzie Kurth, DVM · Accepted Answer

This depends on if this acute (a toxin or infection) or chronic. If acute, then with IV fluids and treatment of the underlying problem, then long term prognosis may be a normal or nearly normal life. However, if this is more likely chronic kidney disease, prognosis is very poor. Dogs in general do badly with renal failure. Weeks to months is what I would expect- and that is with treatment (iv or subcutaneous fluids once to three times weekly, anti nausea medications, etc.) I am so incredibly sorry that you and Dollar are going through this and wish you all peace and clarity.

My dog has kidney failure. What's his prognosis with these symptoms?

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