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mogli · 12-21-2007, 08:25 AM

This is going to be a long post ...

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My little baby's 7th birthday is Jan 5th. I get upset just thinking that our time together is 50-60% used up ... and I really can't fathom not having him around.

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He was normal most of Sunday ...

Sunday morning we brushed his teeth 'cause his breath was baaaaddd.

Sunday night he went for a car ride with me (it was cold) ... stuck his head out the window as usual ...

Sunday night through Wednesday morning he wasn't eating much ... drank a ton when we put out fresh ice-water. Started acting puny ...

Monday morning he got a bath and dried with hair dryer because it was cold out.

Tuesday night came home to puke and diarrhea everywhere. He was moving as little as possible, seemed very tired.

I gave him chicken breast and rice Wednesday morning and he gobbled it up. Got some energy back, but was still not himself. He wobbled a little, I knew something was very wrong.

I took him to the vet Wednesday morning and they wanted to keep him for blood work and fluids ... said his breath smelled like ketosys or something, indicating kidney problems.

She called me up about an hour later with the blood results saying that most of his kidney numbers were off their scale.

They've had him for 2 days for fluid and antibiotics. Running some special urine test to see if it's bacteria related. Won't have results for 5+ days.

She said if his numbers come down and his appetite improves, and he's not neaseaus he can come home.

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As of this morning, Friday ...

BUN - 123 (was over 130, max)
Creat - 4.4 (was 5.4, max 6.0)
Phosphorous - 13.8 (was over 16, max)
Some anemia measurement was 26.4 -- giving injection to make more red blood cells. Said he'll need several of these.

Good news is that he hasn't puked since 11am yesterday ... but they've been giving him cerinea (anti-puke med). She wants to stop cerinea, to see if he will stop puking.

She wanted his numbers a lot lower. He's been on high IV fluids for 2 days. She wants to keep him for another 2 day period to see what the #'s do.

If he doesn't puke, she'd be open for sending him home with pill medicines and instructions / material for injecting large amounts of fluid under his skin. But only if he's thriving at home, because if he's puking, he'd be losing the medicines that they're giving by IV currently, that we'd do by pill at home.

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In the past he's puked (couple times a month, sometimes more, sometimes way less). But the vet said don't worry about it unless it gets worse ... could just be empty stomach ... try giving pepcid.

In July 2005, he had his teeth cleaned and all his blood #'s were normal. That makes it so hard that his health has declined what I feel is so fast.

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We have another dog, 25lbs ... mixed breed. She is acting pretty normal except missing Mogli. We're having her blood tested today to see if there could be environmental cause.

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My family has always had Yorkies. We've had 3 over the years, not including Mogli. All but one have lived to be almost 14 or better. One exception was about 12 or 13.

He was given to me by my family for my 21st birthday. I'm a guy. I live far away from family. Mogli is my little baby that I raised. He's the 4th yorkie in our family. My dad also has one since Mogli, the 5th baby. Mogli is a ridiculously smart Yorkie ... tons of personality. He really is a shining star ... we've had a lot of yorkies and he is probably the smartest, loudest, most farty pants, snuggliest we've had.

My heart is hurting so bad ...

12-21-2007, 08:25 AM	#1
mogli Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 249	Mr Mogli needs your good thoughts This is going to be a long post ... http://www.myspace.com/mistermogli My little baby's 7th birthday is Jan 5th. I get upset just thinking that our time together is 50-60% used up ... and I really can't fathom not having him around. -------------------- He was normal most of Sunday ... Sunday morning we brushed his teeth 'cause his breath was baaaaddd. Sunday night he went for a car ride with me (it was cold) ... stuck his head out the window as usual ... Sunday night through Wednesday morning he wasn't eating much ... drank a ton when we put out fresh ice-water. Started acting puny ... Monday morning he got a bath and dried with hair dryer because it was cold out. Tuesday night came home to puke and diarrhea everywhere. He was moving as little as possible, seemed very tired. I gave him chicken breast and rice Wednesday morning and he gobbled it up. Got some energy back, but was still not himself. He wobbled a little, I knew something was very wrong. I took him to the vet Wednesday morning and they wanted to keep him for blood work and fluids ... said his breath smelled like ketosys or something, indicating kidney problems. She called me up about an hour later with the blood results saying that most of his kidney numbers were off their scale. They've had him for 2 days for fluid and antibiotics. Running some special urine test to see if it's bacteria related. Won't have results for 5+ days. She said if his numbers come down and his appetite improves, and he's not neaseaus he can come home. --------------------------- As of this morning, Friday ... BUN - 123 (was over 130, max) Creat - 4.4 (was 5.4, max 6.0) Phosphorous - 13.8 (was over 16, max) Some anemia measurement was 26.4 -- giving injection to make more red blood cells. Said he'll need several of these. Good news is that he hasn't puked since 11am yesterday ... but they've been giving him cerinea (anti-puke med). She wants to stop cerinea, to see if he will stop puking. She wanted his numbers a lot lower. He's been on high IV fluids for 2 days. She wants to keep him for another 2 day period to see what the #'s do. If he doesn't puke, she'd be open for sending him home with pill medicines and instructions / material for injecting large amounts of fluid under his skin. But only if he's thriving at home, because if he's puking, he'd be losing the medicines that they're giving by IV currently, that we'd do by pill at home. --------------------------- In the past he's puked (couple times a month, sometimes more, sometimes way less). But the vet said don't worry about it unless it gets worse ... could just be empty stomach ... try giving pepcid. In July 2005, he had his teeth cleaned and all his blood #'s were normal. That makes it so hard that his health has declined what I feel is so fast. --------------------------- We have another dog, 25lbs ... mixed breed. She is acting pretty normal except missing Mogli. We're having her blood tested today to see if there could be environmental cause. --------------------------- My family has always had Yorkies. We've had 3 over the years, not including Mogli. All but one have lived to be almost 14 or better. One exception was about 12 or 13. He was given to me by my family for my 21st birthday. I'm a guy. I live far away from family. Mogli is my little baby that I raised. He's the 4th yorkie in our family. My dad also has one since Mogli, the 5th baby. Mogli is a ridiculously smart Yorkie ... tons of personality. He really is a shining star ... we've had a lot of yorkies and he is probably the smartest, loudest, most farty pants, snuggliest we've had. My heart is hurting so bad ...