Attention All Veterinarians!!!

Sorry to hear your trouble.

I'm not a vet but I know about high creatinine.

May I speak (type) directly?

Animals are very fortunate compared to people in that we allow them to pass away from renal failure. It is the gentlest way that I know of. They tend to get quiet, sleepy and harder to wake up. They pass away peacefully with no pain at all.

If I had to choose a way for my pet to pass it would be kidney failure.

for better or worse, people almost never do that now that we have dialysis and transplants.

Again, so sorry to hear your trouble.

 

Terrible news. No love more pure than a Dog's... I hope for the best...

 

Matt - So sorry to read your post. We lost a wonderful Pug named Boo-Boo a few years back to kidney failure.
For a while I was giving him daily fluid treatments at home myself.
That involved one of those bags of saline solution, a tube and a needle.
That was not much fun.
No - there really isn't anything you can do except make them as comfortable as possible and make them feel loved.

More recently - just a few months ago - I had to put another wonderful Pug to sleep for respiratory issues.
It was absolutely one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do, but he'd suffered for far too long and I could not let that continue.

It does not sound as if she's in any distress or any pain, so that is a good thing.
I'm sure this is already the case - but just be sure she knows how much you love her and how special she is.

Please keep us posted - we'll be thinking about you.

Best wishes...

Scott

 

Matt,

I am so sorry to hear this...

Chin up... my thoughts are with you and yours.

Mike in Kuwait

 

maybe there's something about the particular brand of dog food that she makes her stomach upset?

how about feeding her small amounts of yummy tender chicken or steak? even if it's not the best thing for dogs to eat, if she is in the twilight moments of her life, might as well give her a taste of the REALLY good stuff.


/aside-- those stories a few months back about melamine in pet food are coming to mind. I hope the dog food you have was bought more recently.

 

Matt--definitely seek out another vet for another opinion. If possible, look for a homeopathic vet too, one that practices both traditional and holistic medicine. Very important--HOLD ON TO THE DOG FOOD. Do not feed her any more of it. What brand and formulation is it? I'll save the details for later, but it's possible that she's experiencing effects of toxicity, possibly from her food or something else she ingested. You will want the option of having the food tested, since this is how the recall began almost 2 years ago. Some times dogs can encounter an illness that is extremely unique to a region (bites, poisoning, etc.), and despite all their knowledge the vets may not be too familiar with the condition and treatment. But I would not wait--your vet should be consulting with other vets to try and pinpoint what's going on. But don't sit and wait. Good luck--all the best wishes.

 

now that you mention it, I do recall there was an issue with dogfood or other animal food having melamine, the same stuff the Chinese babies were getting sick with a month or so ago.

Bad manucfacturers were putting melamine in food stock to raise the nitrogen (to fake higher protein content) but it is apparently toxic.

 

Matt

Sorry to hear Mercedes is sick. Hope she gets better.

 

I hope everything is going good for you, I can imagine how you feel. It is really great to hear about people like you that care so much about there pets, thank God for people like you that care!

 

My 14 yo cat "China" died of kidney failure (I did the pink shot) but after several months treatment. It was a long, slow death w/ me giving her 100ml Ringer’s lactate under her skin every day. Yeah, liter bag, tubing & needle. I had to hold her down & stick under the skin down her back & let it run every day. It did make her feel better for a time but only 6 months or so. Do your dog a favor & end it before it get miserable.
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Good luck to you!

 

There is supposed to be a great vet that practices traditional and homeopathic medicine in Simpsonville.
I believe this is her contact info:
SUSAN MAIER , DVM
HORIZON VETERINARY SERVICES
7021 SHELBYVILLE RD
SIMPSONVILLE , KY 40067
Phone: 502-722-8231

Good luck.

 

Used to take my animals to her then my cat had problems with his ears she kept giving us crazy homeopathic remedies to use. Had to take him to another vet he had bad ear infection. Gave him antibiotics and it cleared up. If you are going for check ups or annual shots she is ok. IMO If my pet has any type of medical problem I would not use her.

Now that my sister has graduated from Vet school in Florida I hope to not have to worry about a vet any longer if she moves back home.

 

I don't have any advice, but I'm wishing her the best.

 

You can do MUCH better than IAMS. PM me your email and I'll send you some really good nutritional articles. Anyone else who's interested can do the same. Good luck!

 

Cherish every moment you have with her, and consider it a gift given to her and her family that she lives on without pain.

 

Matt how is Mercedes doing any news from her appointment with the IM specialist?

 

I'll be more than happy to UPS you some fresh buscuits I baked. Maybe they would be yummy enough to get Mercedes eating a little more. Please let me know (PM is best).

Pete

 

Wow glad to hear the numbers are coming down. I hope she keeps improving.