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THALL wrote:why is it so many dogs die of kidney failure? Vacinations? poor feed? wormer? over exertion? Or is this just a easy for the vet to say? I think there must be a reason.
thanks for the replies. iguess it could be a combination of all the above.
I think very few people would let their beagles go without water. Maybe puppy mills or pets but not people who hunt their beagles.
Bob: you are about to give me a 25 yr. flashback to my Entomology 101(AKA "bugs for thugs") days as a freshman at UGA! I believe are correct in saying that ticks are not insects. I believe they are arachnids - the same family as spiders. I may be wrong but, if so, my parents wasted a heck of a lot of money sending me to school!
Just had a round with Lepto. My spice dog came down with it. He is 4 year old ran often, has all shots up to date. All ways carry water to field for dogs when running them. My vet said the area i run in is infested with all types of wild animals drinking from the same pools of water they do is in her opinion where the contact was made. After treating with antibiotics and giving injections of fluid he after a period of time begin eating again slowly recovering his health. He now seams to be completely recovered. His voice changed during this time and has stayed changed. It was a very expensive and frightening experience.
Chuck,
Are you still interested in trying a hare bred puppy? I got a double IFC cross of Shaker, Ninja and Heli-Prop blood on the ground. They will probably be 13". They should be fast, but clean.
Bob
I should have worded my post differently.
I agree with what others have posted, but feel that the #1 cause is genetics, some sort of congental problem or disease (diabetes, etc).
I look at dogs I know that have died of kidney failure. Most seem to be between ages 5 and 7 years old.
I look at the dogs that ran with these dogs day in, and day out. They spent 24/7 with the dog that died. They ate the same foods, drank the same water, and got the same medicines.
The only difference in the dogs is the breeding.
Why did one dog die opposed to the others?
Because it had a problem that others didn't.
I feel that problem is most likely genetic.
SilverZuk wrote:
I look at dogs I know that have died of kidney failure. Most seem to be between ages 5 and 7 years old.
I look at the dogs that ran with these dogs day in, and day out. They spent 24/7 with the dog that died. They ate the same foods, drank the same water, and got the same medicines.
The only difference in the dogs is the breeding.
Why did one dog die opposed to the others?
Because it had a problem that others didn't.
I feel that problem is most likely genetic.
If thats the case we need to start opening up discussion & get to the bottom of whether or not there is any similarity of bloodlines going back 4 generations in the hounds that have succumbed to early kidney failure ...
Beagled1 wrote:
If thats the case we need to start opening up discussion & get to the bottom of whether or not there is any similarity of bloodlines going back 4 generations in the hounds that have succumbed to early kidney failure ...
It would be interesting if beaglers would post a four generation pedigree of all beagles they know died or are suffering from Kidney failure.
The one I had was a $50 grade hound.
Unfortunately, he was a good one and I am still looking for a dog that will put that type of beagle power back into my kennel.
