Kidney issues suck

Ruby came to me with underdeveloped kidneys which were found with 3 separate ultrasounds.. however, 5 vets cant fully diagnose exactly what is wrong with her kidneys unless they do a kidney biopsy, which one of the side effects is kidney failure and death. i just cant get myself to have her go thru this procedure, as its too risky.. she has bloodwork done frequently to see what her BUN/Creatinine levels and urea nitrogen levels are..

her bun/creatinine was 33 on 1/05/09
her urea nitrogen was 46 on 01/05/09
urine specific gravity was 1.019 on 01/05/09
her PH was 5.5 on 01/05/09

her bun/creatinine was 39 on 5/01/08
her urea nitrogen was 31 on 5/01/08
urine specific gravity was 1.012 on 4/18/08
PH was 5 on 4/18/08


the normal range for these figures are:

urea nitrogen 6-25 normal range
bun/creatinine 4-27 normal range
PH 5.5 -7.0 normal range
specific gravity 1.015-1.050 normal range

since she is on a raw diet, we also have to have a nutritionalist look at her diet and make sure its compatible for a dog with kidney issues, even though we dont know exactly what type of kidney issues she has ..

this poor pup has had health problem after health problem since the day i got her in April 2008... and she is just a year old..

I wont even go into the cost of her medical bills to date that i have spent...

so next week we are going to discuss with the vet to do a day of sub Q fluids, and to take blood before the fluids to get a reading on her BUN levels and then more blood after the fluids are finished to see if the Sub Q fluids makes a difference, as dogs with kidney issues MUST stay hydrated in order for the kidneys to not strain to work..

Taken from http://www.thrivingpets.com/conditions/Renal.php

Below is a list of the most critical values for kidney patients:-
BUN- Creatinine / CREA- Phosphorus / PHOS / P / Pi- Calcium / Ca- Potassium / Potas / K- Hematocrit / HCT- Parathyroid Hormone / PTH