My dog has kidney disease: What do her blood test results mean?

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I want to know what all the chem labs done on my Pomeranian with kidney disease means. She has the labs done frequently to monitor her so I want a better understanding of it.

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

When a dog has kidney dieseae, the blood work looks at the urea and creatinine levels in the blood. When these levels are increased, that indicates that the waste products of the body are not being filtered out correctly by the kidneys due to failure of the nephrons of the kidneys. It's gives the vet an indication of how severe the kidney dieseae is at that point in time. If there are specific values you want more information about, I recommend either posting again with them listed out, or you can request a consult with an expert online for more detailed help. I hope this helps you!

My dog has kidney disease: What do her blood test results mean?

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