Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Dog Kidney Problems - A Family Perspective

Dog kidney problems do not only affect the dog.
It involves the whole family. The knock on
effects to the whole family, can be devastating,
both emotionally and financially. Around 15,000
years ago, early humans tamed the first dogs by
breeding aggression out of wolves, and dogs have
been part of the family life ever since.

For those early hunter/gatherers, it is easy to
see why the dogs were important. The dogs were
faster, more agile and had sharper senses. Our
family dog, even as an old boy, can hear the lid
of the biscuit tin open, smell the delicious
contents, vault the sofa and gallop down the hall
to the kitchen, before any of the children get a
chance to say custard cream. Though dogs are
still used as hunting and herding companions, it
is their other early roll, as protector, that has
developed over the many years to win them their
rightful place as family member. The protector
responsibility is now a two way role and we must
be aware of illnesses, especially the onset of
kidney problems in dogs whilst providing them
with love, shelter and food.

Just like we take our children for their regular
health checks, we also take our beloved family
pet to the veterinary clinic for regular
screening for kidney problems in dogs. Everyone
gets very anxious when sickness strikes any
family member. When one of the children had
chicken pox, the dog sat a bedside vigil. If we
were to miss the early signs of kidney failure in
our dog, the whole family would be distressed by
his suffering and ultimately his passing.

The symptoms of dog kidney problems are easy to
miss and kidney failure in dogs is often so fast
acting that the family can often be left with
guilty feeling for not acting sooner. Even if
you have spotted some sort of problem, it can
frequently be misdiagnosed. The outcome is much
sunnier for an early diagnosis, as the initial
damage is less.

Veterinary bills can be crushing. Initial costs
include blood tests, consultations and kidney
flushing. You may well find yourself facing a
further period of anywhere from a few weeks to
several years paying for treatment, even if your
dog does respond well at this stage.

The budgeting task hits us all at the end of the
month and if you are running a tight ship then
having to make an 'either/or' decision with what
you have left is gruelling? More kidney
flushing, more medication, or new toys, books or
game consoles? Explaining this terrible choice
to the children can be beneficial and increase
their compassion, but it's heartbreaking all the
same. Our income already only stretches so far.
Unless your dog has good insurance, a kidney
transplant is probably out of the question for
most families, who have many drains on their
income already.

Perhaps the best plan of action is to PREVENT
these kidney problems by following research into
its causes. It is widely believed that it is an
age related problem, but as more and more
diagnoses are being made for kidney problems in
dogs who are still very young, research is
beginning to reveal a link with diet,
specifically in the dried dog food market.,
blaming toxins, bacteria and GMO's to name but a
few. Research into these causal links will
hopefully make dog kidney problems a thing of the
past.

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Time is of the essence, as kidney problems in
dogs can escalate very quickly. You can find a
well researched ebook called 'The Truth About
Kidney Failure in Dogs'
here:-http://www.Kidney-Failure-In-Dogs.com It
may just save your dog's life!

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