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Originally Posted by Patti  I am so sorry about Brody. My Dixie also had congenital kidney failure and sadly passed at 6 months. Her Bun was over 400. I did take her to a nephrologist and he thought he could help her but she had too low of a kidney function. He told me he had many yorkies in his practice that were doing fine on medicine and fluids. He said they could do well if they had 25% kidney function or more. Sadly, Dixie was at 17-19%. I don't know if you have tried a specialist but thought I would share my experience. I do know that when Dixie's time came there was no denying it and we let her go. My heart goes out to you and I will keep you all in my prayers. |
So sorry to hear about your Dixie. We too have taken Brody to a specialist and also have had many opinions and they are all the same. He was born with JRD and so his kidneys are not developed the damage is very bad. Most puppies die at birth but Brody beat the odds and got to live a while longer. He has been on medicines and fliuds but at this point the vet feels nothing else can be done. So we are making him as comfortable as possible and trying our best to enjoy the time we have left with him.