How to Prevent Our Kidneys From Malfunctioning

If kidney failure has been caused by a sudden injury, these symptoms can appear rapidly, and may progress quickly to seizures, coma and potentially death.

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Blood tests also show the level of creatinine in your cat's blood. Creatinine is the breakdown product of muscle and normally is excreted by the kidneys. If your cat's creatinine level is abnormally high it helps confirm that your cat's elevated BUN level was caused by kidney failure.

Trauma is another common cause of kidney failure in dogs. If your dog is hit by a car or kicked hard enough it could cause kidney failure. Fungal infections can also cause trauma to the tissues of the kidney. There are two main fungal infections that often cause kidney damage, and these are blastomycosis and canine valley fever.

Another important cause of ARF may be the indiscriminate use of drugs, especially those drugs which are toxic for the kidneys. If one studies the causes of renal failure in general, one will find a substantial number - to the extent of 50 per cent in this group. These are called 'iatrogenic' cases, i.e. when the disease has been induced in the body by the person himself, for example, by the unnecessary use of drugs, etc.

Acute kidney failure is the sudden loss of your kidneys' ability to perform their main function - eliminate excess fluid and electrolytes as well as waste material from your blood. When your kidneys lose their filtering ability, dangerous levels of fluid, electrolytes and waste accumulate in your body.

Prevention is always the goal with kidney failure. Chronic disease such as hypertension and diabetes are devastating because of the damage that they can do to kidneys and other organs. Lifelong diligence is important in keeping blood sugar and blood pressure within normal limits.

There are some excellent homeopathic supplements on the market which aid kidney function and promote overall kidney health. Vitamin A is also really great for the kidneys and it is also important to replace easily flushed vitamins like B and C.

Long term consumption of high calories and high protein meaty foods can cause uric acid build up in the body which eventually leads to hyperuricemia. Your kidneys have to work extra hard to get rid of the excess acid in the blood in order to maintain your blood pH and healthy level. Large amount of water is needed to flush out the high volume uric acid through urine.