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Post by jeannem56 on Feb 23, 2005 10:41:52 GMT -5
I have had nine(9)Shar-Pei babies in my life over the past 22 years and all have been like my own children. One of my girls had 3 litters totallTEXT :'(ing 24 more babies that were adopted by relatives and friends. Out of the 9 shar-pei, six have died and one is ill now. All from renal failure. What can we do to stop/prevent this terrible disease?!!! I am heartbroken. Is this just an inevitable ending to their lives?TEXT
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Post by SUE ANDERSON on Feb 25, 2005 17:17:56 GMT -5
That is why only experienced breeders should breed.Those that have studied for years pedigrees.Especially of the pedigrees they plan on breeding. Hopefully all of those you sold went on a spay/neuter as this is very inherited. Also Red congo stain should be done on all organs upon necropsy for Amyloidosis. ALL good breeders do this. I hope at this point you are no longer breeding any of those lines. Sue
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Post by jeannem56 on Feb 28, 2005 9:33:40 GMT -5
Well, at the time a acquired my first Shar-Pei in 1982 they were very new to this country and renal failure was not heard of because no one had owned the breed long enough to know the long term problems. I breed the one female with a breeder of the Shar-Pei. This is the only dog she raised. Again, this disease was not a problem at that time. There were other issues such as eyes and skin. I will tell you that all of the puppies that were acquired by family and friends were all spay/neutered. I am a very responsible person especially when it comes to my babies. I am not and have never been a "breeder" . My first Shar-Pei was 12 yrs old when he was diagnosed with renal failure. After I lost my third baby to the same disease, my vet suggested that there was a problem with my water supply. She could not figure out what was causing the illness'. She suggested that the next Shar-Pei we got to purchase from outside the area. I went out of state to a reputable breeder. My vet even contacted her vet to discuss the background of the Shar-Pei that she was breeding. No background of renal failure. I make sure they are fed a proper diet. No table scrapes etc. I feel I have done all I know to do to pick healthy dogs.
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Post by SUE ANDERSON on Feb 28, 2005 9:41:40 GMT -5
Sadly there is nothing we can do about Amyloidosis, I am sure if each dog had a Congo Red Stain, that is what it would be. As a breed we are trying to find the dna marker.
It usually causes the kidneys to fail first. Sue
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Post by JudyP on Apr 30, 2005 16:20:34 GMT -5
While we are on the subject of Amyloidosis, can I ask how long does a pei have once the vet has detected changes in the kidneys and liver- her water sample was normal -her blood test showed the changes
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Post by Jeanne Marangone on May 3, 2005 9:19:54 GMT -5
Unfortunatly there is no set time frame. Each dog is different. I have lost my shar-pei from 1 week of diagnoses to several months. Usually, you will have them on meds to keep food down and you will have to administer fluids under the skin to keep them hydrated. I did the fluild treatment to all of mine except my female that I have now that has been diagnosed with renal failure. I have been able to keep her happy and feeling good just on meds and diet. She was diagnosed back in February of this year. I will not however, keep one alive and suffer because I can not bear the thought of loosing them. I did that with my first one. I promised myself I will not do that again. Good luck to you.
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Post by JudyP on May 3, 2005 11:59:09 GMT -5
thanks for the reply- this will be my second pei to have this. The first did die within a week, they are not related. We are going to the vet tomorrow - we got the results by phone
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Post by stxjulie on May 6, 2005 23:36:27 GMT -5
OTIS,Jeter, This is my third Shar-Pei.My husbands first dog and lovely companion.Last thur5-28 our loving young man,was feeling a little down,although Friday he seemed alot better(eating drinking and the obvious wagging of the tail,so excited to always greet us)Sat I tried getting him to our vet,unfortunately we live on a realitively small island and our vet was off island and we could not get to the vet till Monday(the price you pay,for island life)We are waiting on his urine results but they will not be in till Monday(part of the island life,the samples are sent to New York Vet Lab) I cant believe how sad this is to be told his kidneys are failing,such a great personality this dog has ,and the love he shows to my husband and twin brother are incredible.It seems only a miracle can help,any ideas??
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Post by JudyP on May 7, 2005 9:53:11 GMT -5
jeannem56 that is sad having to wait aswell- we got our results back the same day our little girl is happy as well vets told us not too worry too much he just wants to keep an eye on her he will test her blood and urine again in 1 month her diet has been changed to fish or chicken and brown rice hopefully you might be lucky your boy could be ok has he had FSF?
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Post by Alan on Sept 22, 2005 21:54:37 GMT -5
:)I am not sure if this post is completely relevant to renal failure. Nevertheless, my pal Albert, 8 1/2 years old and, our 3rd shar pei, was diagnosed with a very high urine pro-tein/creatinine ratio several months ago. Shortly thereafter our vet started Albert on colchacine which, did not prove too effective. He then, just 6 days ago, introduced enalapril (I think Vasotec is another know name for this). Alberts ratio had dropped precipitously in just 6 days and his mobility has improved as well. Alberts vet informs us that this is the 3rd shar pei he is treating this way and so far, thankfully, all are responding with good results. I hope that this may be helpful to some.
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