Kidney Failure Stages Canine. In stage i and early stage ii ckd specific treatment directed at the primary cause of the kidney disease is the primary objective see figure 1. A vet may perform a complete urinalysis and a blood biochemistry analysis to officially diagnose the dog as having kidney failure.
To put it simply there are four stages to canine kidney failure. Their creatinine concentration at this stage will range between 2 1 and 5 0 mg dl. Canine kidney disease occurs when for whatever reason your dog s kidneys are not doing their job of removing toxins from the blood efficiently.
Canine kidney disease occurs when for whatever reason your dog s kidneys are not doing their job of removing toxins from the blood efficiently.
In level three kidney disease affected dogs show moderate nitrogenous waste products in their blood. A vet may perform a complete urinalysis and a blood biochemistry analysis to officially diagnose the dog as having kidney failure. Their creatinine concentration at this stage will range between 2 1 and 5 0 mg dl. Factors such as your dog s systolic blood pressure urine to protein ratio and creatinine are all taken into account by your vet when assessing what stage of kidney failure to diagnose your dog with.