I'm so sorry for your loss.
Have fun at the bridge little girl.
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Originally Posted by james1
A friend of mines dog had kidney failure - it was spotted early though him constantly drinking water, he is on meds for life though his health has improved dramatically and is the same lively boy he was a year ago. Its not a terminal condition and the dogs do have a very good quality of life even if they are on meds for treatment
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I'd be inteststed to know what medication he's on if possible for future reference. From doing loads of research when Missie was alive, speaking to various vets and speaking to a surgeon in America that has carried out canine kidney replacement operations, I was led to believe it is a terminal condition. The only possible 'cure' is a kidney replacement which aren't available in this country.
As far as I'm aware there is no actual treatment for renal failure, just supportive and preventative measures for the rest of the body if caught in time. If there have been some scientific break throughs over the last few years I'd love to be brought up to date please.