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Our boxer puppy was diagnosed at 6 months with severe kidney damage. That was last February. At the time, the vet didn't think she would make it to the summer. She's still going. Read anything you can find on it, talk to your vet, and pray....alot. Our Ginger has good days and bad days...

Does anyone know what the max for BUN and creatin levels are for dogs with kidney damage?

We feed her Science Diet k/d dry and k/d can food.

Thanks. Although she is getting up and playing more with the others and the cloudiness has lessened, we will be making another trip back to the vet. Hopefully it won't have anything to do with her kidneys. She's such a sweetheart.

Our boxer girl just turned 1 in August. Within the last few weeks we have noticed that her iris' are cloudy on the outer area in both eyes. Our vet talked to a vet opthamologist, and then she prescribed some drops that don't seem to be helping. We boarded her over Thanksgiving with our other...

Nanabear, thanks, it sounds like that could be really helpful, but I am unable to pull up that Yahoo board, can you give me more information? Thanks.

Thanks everyone, you've given me some new avenues to explore. Adelle, I was encouraged to see that Hooligan lived so long. If you don't mind me asking, at what age was he diagnosed with kidney disease? My little Ginger girl was diagnosed at about 6 months and the vet didn't think she would...

One of our puppies has severe kidney damage and is on a low protein diet of only prescription dog food. It's hard to train her when I'm not sure what to reward her with. Someone at the vet's office suggested making treats out of cooked canned dog food. She already eats dry and canned dog k/d...