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Renal disease or ingestion of a foreign substance like a chemical. Antifreeze or tainted dog food would be a good guess. Remember the tainted dogfood scare of a couple years ago? Dog food tainted with chemicals killed many dogs and I believe that kidney failure was one of the ways it killed.
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There are many causes starting with things as simple as dehydration. Here is a link to a good site. http://www.dog-health-guide.org/caninekidneyfailure.html
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Basically the same things as for humans: * Viral, fungal, or bacterial infections * Parasites * Cancer * Amyloidosis (caused by abnormal deposits of a certain type of protein in the kidney) * Inflammation * Autoimmune diseases * Trauma * Toxic reaction to poisons or medications * Congenital and inherited disorders The list and more is found here: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+2142&aid=350
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