Can a puppies urea (BUN) be slightly elevated after a meal high in protein?

Question

Pup had blood test. Everything normal.
Elevated Urea (BUN) ate meat for dinner night before. High protein.
Creatinine normal, urine concentrated. All blood work good.
Is this reason to worry?

How come there are no answers to my question?

Thanks Chalice..appreciate it alot! So its normal..she ate chicken the night before but fasted for 10-12 hours before test, no food no water. She is only 9 months old.

Answer 1

because this question is strikingly identical to some earlier questions posted about the exact same thing, though I don't know if it was from a different profile than this one, maybe your one and the same and just keep asking who knows, but as you were typing the question related issues would have come up and you could have looked at there answers.
In response to your question Elevated BUN is a concern if your puppy is diagnosed with low kidney or liver functions. Elevated BUN can mean that you puppy is not digesting protein correctly and could be signs of early Kidney or liver failure. Since you have gotten the dog tested for elevated BUN, her creatine was normal, and her urine concentrated then you had a pretty extensive blood work done on her, and should be discussing the BUN elevation with your Vet. Hes the one that should be telling you how to proceed and if you should be worried. I guess with elevated BUN you will need to stop giving the dog extra protein and feeding her meat from the table. Call your vet and have them tell you the best diet for her.

Answer 2

This is nothing to worry about - urea can indeed by elevated after eating, it's called a pre-renal change.

I'm a veterinary nurse, and I got this answer off a vet just now!

Chalice

Answer 3

I'm not certain about that...but depending on the breed of your dog you should be careful about feeding high protein diets to puppies.

Large breed dogs you need to keep the protein below about 23% (rough number) when they are young because you don't want to encourage too quick of growth. Not knowing the breed you are talking about I don't know if this is relevant to your case.