A 10-year-old Shih Tzu X has no appetite and pants - high cholesterol level
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 21/02/2019

Feb 21, 2019

This dog loves to eat for the past 2 years till she is overweight. He snores loudly for the past 2 years but the owners do not mind. He pants daily but more continuously when he goes out. 

X-ray showed enlarged liver and heart. Blood test showed liver disorder. The dog stopped eating during the last 6 days. A second blood test shows kidney failure.

The dog is given IV drips for 2 days. He is home and will be fed a therapeutic Hill's K/D diet for liver and kidney disease. He does not snore or cough anymore after being given frusemide tablets.

Update on Mar 3, 2019
The dog has recovered his appetite for home-cooked food. No more panting and snoring at night. Blood test showed high total cholesterol and liver enzymes indicating hepatic lipidosis.  High blood urea and creatinine on the 2nd blood test one week after the first indicated acute kidney failure.

The owner is happy with this outcome and asked if the dog can eat home-cooked food.  But I advise feeding the therapeutic Hill's K/D diet (for liver and kidney disease) by hand feeding to help his liver and kidney recover.

Updates and more photos are at:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2019/02/3428-intern-dog-is-always-eating-drinks.html