[biscuit]

Even though her blood tests are perfectly normal, I am convinced Lady has kidney disease or something going on. She drinks excessively (she has since I got her in 2002 or 2003) and has some muscle wasting in her back legs (which is apparently common with dysplasia ... but I just don't believe dysplasia all that's contributing to it).

The latest is that her poop is very, very dry. She's not constipated, although I ran out of her beloved carrots at the end of last week and she did, indeed, have some odd looking poopies --- little dry things.

The thing is, I have been driving my vet absolutely nuts with Lady questions. So I'm not quite willing to call her about something which might turn out to be yet another "nothing."

So I'm asking here --- should I be worried about her dry little poopies? Are they evidence of serious disease in an older dog? Is this reason to call my vet and get Lady in there again?

 

[biscuit]

Aha.

I just read this, and it also mentions nausea and lack of appetite as a part of chronic kidney failure. In fact, the last time I had Lady at the vet, just a couple of weeks ago, it was because she had lost her appetite for a few days.

Okay. I have no idea why her tests are coming out normal, but I'm getting her back into the vet. Every instinct I have says it's kidney failure, and the subcutaneous fluids and a change in diet sound like they're in order.

Thanks, Barbara. I'll call the vet tomorrow and hopefully have Lady on a new plan by the end of the week.

 

[biscuit]

No, she hasn't Betsy. And I should have been smart enough to ask that because I've been certain her kidneys are off for a while now.

She puts out so much :huh: , though, it wouldn't be hard to get a urine sample.