Pebbles was diagnosed with kidney failure 2 years ago. She did well for almost 2 years. Two weeks before she passed things changed. She went downhill very quickly. She spent time in the hospital on IV's and still would not eat. We tried every food possible...it was beyond frustrating. Like you I ordered the Azodyl, only to find out it was on backorder. She was up several times throwing up with spots of blood in it. We took her in the next day and found she had stomach ulcers. It could have been treated with more hospitalization and daily Sub Q shots (Pebs was a biter and would have been beyond miserable if I gave her shots). If her mood had been different I would have tried the shots, but I knew we were just buying a few more weeks at best. I didn't want her last days to be in the hospital again, me giving her shots (her wondering why I was hurting her), starving herself. It was the hardest decision I've ever had to make, but I think it was the right one. I knew when she had the bad night of throwing up that it was enough... I didn't want her having another night like that. Her age also helped me decide... at 15 we weren't going to get much more time. I'll always wonder if I should have done more, but I really think it was time. |