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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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Is it possible that your friend's dog has kidney disease rather than kidney failure? My old gsd Kudos (RIP) was diagnosed with it when he was 7 and he was on meds and a special diet, but he went on to live a full and happy life, finally succumbing to a severe stroke at 13 years of age. I think with kidney failure it is sadly terminal, and often very suddenly and quickly.