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Excerpt from Vetinfo4dogs.com

"Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentrations above 75 mg/dl are a strong
indication that the kidneys are not able to do their job. Creatinine values
above 2.5 mg/dl are also pretty unlikely to occur for any reason other than
an inability of the kidneys to filter the creatinine from the bloodstream.
Rising phosphorous levels (> 7.0 mg/dl) are associated with kidney damage.
Falling total protein levels sometimes occur with kidney failure. Anemia is
not uncommon when the kidneys really do start to get close to failing
entirely. "

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"When total calcium is high in a patient with kidney failure it may be due to a problem like malignant cancer, which causes rises in both the total and ionized calcium
levels. In this case, it is important to lower the calcium levels and to
deal with the primary problem which is the cancer. When total calcium is
high but ionized calcium is normal or low in a patient with kidney failure,
the odds are higher that the kidneys themselves have created the situation
and treatment should be directed at dealing with the kidney failure. In
this situation, the use of calcitriol even when total calcium is elevated,
can be beneficial, as long as total phosphorous is below 6 to 6.5 mg/dL and
calcium supplements are not being administered."

Pocket's blood results for the week

Thurs. October 12- PCV% 34, TS g/dl 9.0 NO chem panel run , Started on IV fluids, no food offered

NOTE :10/13 AFTER IV FLUIDS for 18 HOURS------PHOSPHORUS 3X NORMAL 18!!!!

upper rt illegible PCV value 25

How long was Pocket supposed to live with a packed cell volume (hematocrit) that dropped from 41.7 to 25 in 6 months?

How many dogs have reversible kidney failure with a phosphorus of 18?

How many after uncorrected calcium/phosphorus ratio in 48 hours???

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