Thermogenesis is how your dog’s body makes heat. Here’s the science, how Chinese medicine sees it as yang, and the signs I watch to keep that fire burning.
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Dogs
Collapsing Trachea and Kidney Disease in Dogs
A dog with a collapsing trachea and kidney disease: how weight, steroids, and cough medicine affect the kidneys, and what eases the cough at home.
Arthritis Management for Dogs with Kidney Disease
Arthritis management for a dog with kidney disease: why NSAIDs need care, other pain options, staying lean without losing muscle, and omega-3s.
Dog with Kidney Disease and Pancreatitis: A Diet for Both
A diet for a dog with kidney disease and pancreatitis keeps fat low and phosphorus controlled, with carbohydrate carrying more of the calories.
Dog Kidney Disease Seizures: Neurological Signs and Causes
Dog kidney disease seizures and neurological signs: waste buildup, high blood pressure, mineral shifts, and how salt changes potassium bromide levels.
Diabetic Renal Dog Food: Feeding Diabetes and Kidney Disease
Diabetic renal dog food balances steady blood sugar with kidney care: controlled phosphorus, measured carbs with fiber, and meals timed to insulin.
Low-Phosphorus Fat Sources for Dogs with Kidney Disease
Low-phosphorus fat sources for dogs with kidney disease, ranked per 100 calories, plus which dogs should not get extra fat and how to add it safely.
Raw Food for Dogs with Kidney Disease: What Changes
Raw food for dogs with kidney disease: what bone, protein, and bacteria do to a kidney dog, the complications I see, and your options from here.
Metabolic Acidosis in Dogs with Kidney Disease Explained
Metabolic acidosis in dog kidney disease: why TCO2 is often missing from bloodwork, what low bicarbonate costs in muscle, and when potassium citrate fits.
Benazepril, Telmisartan, Calcitriol for Dog Kidney Disease
Benazepril, telmisartan, and calcitriol for dog kidney disease: what each drug does, why they raise potassium or calcium, and what changes food in the bowl.
Struvite Stones in Dogs: A Home-Cooked Case Study and the Research Behind It
A dog with struvite stones goes home-cooked. See the urine pH numbers, the mineral targets, and what six published dissolution trials actually found.
Phosphorus Binders for Dogs: What They Do and When a Vet Uses Them
What a phosphorus binder actually does in the gut, the three types a vet might use, and why timing the dose with meals counts more than the brand.