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can pet waste cause hemolytic uremic syndrome?

Most cases of HUS occur after an infection of the digestive system by Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterium, which is found in foods like meat, dairy products, and juice when they are contaminated. Some people have contracted HUS after swimming in pools or lakes contaminated with feces. Washing and cooking foods adequately, avoiding undercooked meats, and avoiding unclean swimming areas are the best ways to protect your child from this disease.

Infection of the digestive tract is called gastroenteritis and may cause your child to vomit and have stomach cramps and bloody diarrhea. Most children who experience gastroenteritis recover fully in 2 or 3 days and do not develop HUS. In a few children, however, HUS develops when the bacteria lodged in the digestive system make toxins that enter the bloodstream and start to destroy red blood cells.

Signs and Symptoms

Symptoms of HUS may not become apparent until a week after the digestive problems. With HUS, the child remains pale, tired, and irritable. Other signs include small, unexplained bruises or bleeding from the nose or mouth that may occur because the toxins also destroy the platelets, cells that normally help the blood to clot.

You may notice that your child's urine output decreases. The urine may also appear red. Urine formation slows because the damaged red blood cells clog the tiny blood vessels in the kidneys, making them work harder to remove wastes and extra fluid from the blood. The body's inability to rid itself of excess fluid and wastes may in turn cause high blood pressure or swelling of the face, hands, feet, or entire body. This progression to acute kidney failure occurs in about half of HUS cases.

Healthy red blood cells (left) are smooth and round. In hemolytic uremic syndrome (right), toxins destroy red blood cells. These misshapen cells may clog the tiny blood vessels in the kidneys.

Call your child's doctor immediately if you notice unexplained bruises, unusual bleeding, swollen limbs or generalized swelling, extreme fatigue, or decreased urine output in your child. You should call your doctor or visit an emergency room if your child goes 12 hours without urinating.

Treatment

Treatments, which consist of maintaining normal salt and water levels in the body, are aimed at easing the immediate symptoms and preventing further problems. Your child may need a transfusion of red blood cells delivered intravenously—that is, through an I.V. needle. Only the most severe cases require dialysis. Some children may sustain significant kidney damage that slowly develops into permanent kidney failure and will then require long-term dialysis or a kidney transplant. Some studies suggest that limiting protein in the child’s diet and treating blood pressure with a medicine from a class of drugs called angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, usually called ACE inhibitors, helps delay or prevent the onset of permanent kidney failure. Most children recover completely with no long-term consequences.

Some parents feel a sense of responsibility for their child's illness after a case of HUS. While the disease may have been preventable, caregivers should not feel guilty because the invisible course of the disease cannot be predicted from the initial bacterial infection, which many children experience without developing HUS. Caregivers who get their children the appropriate medical care should rest assured that they have done all that any caring parent could do.

Hope Through Research

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research to help many kinds of people with kidney disease, including children. NIDDK's Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases (DKUHD) maintains the Pediatric Nephrology Program, which supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of kidney diseases in children. DKUHD supports several researchers working to find ways to prevent HUS from developing after the initial infection of the digestive system.

For more information

American Society of Pediatric Nephrology

Northwestern University

The Feinberg School of Medicine

Pediatrics W140

303 East Chicago Avenue

Chicago, IL 60611–3008

Phone: 312–503–4000

Fax: 312–503–1181

Email: aspn@northwestern.edu

Internet: www.aspneph.com

National Kidney Foundation

30 East 33rd Street

New York, NY 10016

Phone: 1–800–622–9010 or 212–889–2210

Fax: 212–689–9261

Email: info@kidney.org

Internet: www.kidney.org

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The infectious microorganisms which cause Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) live in the GI tract of animals (including humans). These organisms may be excreted with the feces and may contaminate things which the feces come in contact with. If consumed, these microorganisms can flourish in the GI of the animal (including man) which consumed them. If consumed by an animal, the animal may be asymptomatic. If consumed by man, they are at risk of developing HUS.

Even if only a few microorganisms are transmitted they are capable of multiplying and contaminating large quantities of substances or objects they come in contact with.

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How Many Ounces of Vegetables A Day Does My German Shepherd Need?

How Many Ounces of Vegetables A Day Does My German Shepherd Need?

This study might be of interest to you:

"Protein in dog diets can be either of animal source

or of vegetable origin. Dietary protein must supply 10

essential amino acids (EAA). Protein quality is depen-

dent on the concentration of EAA and their availabi

lity. Quality is also influenced by digestibility.

Animal protein is generally well digested even if differences can be

found depending on the connective tissue (lung) or

carbohydrates (glycogen). Digestibility was lower in

the soybean-meal diet than in the animal-protein diets,

indicating that although the AA profile was compa

rable, the availability of the AA was lower in the soy-bean-meal diet.

Proteins of plant origin generally have

a lower digestibility than animal proteins because plant

fiber or carbohydrates lower digestion due to a reduced

degradation rate of nutrients in the gut and an in

creased bacterial activity

The most interesting findings in the present trial

were the similarity in the EAA composition between

vegetable and animal protein, opposed to the reduced

digestibility of the vegetable protein."

Please note that the first source cited for this study is the National Research Council's "Nutrient Requirements for Dogs ", 1985. What this is saying is, although essential amino acids are found in plant/vegetable matter which is comparable to meat sources, the digestibility--and so the nutrients the dog is able to actually utilize--is much less in vegetables than meat. Please do more research on appropriate diets for dogs, correct proportions before you continue. The diet needs to be based on scientific fact, not belief.

Please also provide the links to the diet information from the top 2 vets you mentioned.

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