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Dave V · 04-13-2010, 06:22 PM

Hi, this is my first post, I'm new to this site. A little about me, I'm a 240 pound Harley riding ain't scared of nothing guy. Until my wife talked me into a Yorkie. I have always had big dogs, Doberman's!! So when this little fur ball showed up I wanted nothing to do with him. Well guess what, he's dad's little boy, he bosses me around the house makes me play with him everynight, "don't tell the guys at the club about this"! Well here's the problem, about 2 weeks ago he had the runs and it was very dark brown. So we took him to the vet, he had a bacterial infection so 2 shots and some pills all is good. Then last week the runs return only it's normal color, again more pills and shots, seemed to be good until last night. He woke me up 3 times to pee. Then this morning we was throwing up, shaking and whinning. So back to the vet, he said his BUN was 50 and his red and white counts were a little high but nothing to worry about. The vet said he could have kidney damage. His diet is baked chicken breast in the am and at lunch, then science diet at supper. We were trying to give him the best diet we could, we figured if it's good for a human it's good for a dog. The vet seemed to think that is way too much protein in his diet and is causing the problem. They are keeping him over night and have him on IV's. The vet called and said he was much better after the first IV and was going to give him another on tonight and in the morning. I asked the vet if we could cure him, he said we need to manage his diet? So we are going to change his diet as soon as he gets home. There is a problem, he's a very picky eater"gets that from me" and he won't eat it! We tried he'll eat it if he gets hungry enough!! WRONG didn't work. So am I over reacting to this, I'm worried sick about him, he is only 2 1/2 years old. I have read on other sites the high protein in the chicken can cause this problem, but can be fixed with a proper diet. Before this we really have not had any major problems with him. We would really like to hear from other Yorkie people.
Thanks,
Dave,Jodi and Rascal

04-13-2010, 06:22 PM	#1
Dave V Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: shelby, ohio usa Posts: 19	bun high Hi, this is my first post, I'm new to this site. A little about me, I'm a 240 pound Harley riding ain't scared of nothing guy. Until my wife talked me into a Yorkie. I have always had big dogs, Doberman's!! So when this little fur ball showed up I wanted nothing to do with him. Well guess what, he's dad's little boy, he bosses me around the house makes me play with him everynight, "don't tell the guys at the club about this"! Well here's the problem, about 2 weeks ago he had the runs and it was very dark brown. So we took him to the vet, he had a bacterial infection so 2 shots and some pills all is good. Then last week the runs return only it's normal color, again more pills and shots, seemed to be good until last night. He woke me up 3 times to pee. Then this morning we was throwing up, shaking and whinning. So back to the vet, he said his BUN was 50 and his red and white counts were a little high but nothing to worry about. The vet said he could have kidney damage. His diet is baked chicken breast in the am and at lunch, then science diet at supper. We were trying to give him the best diet we could, we figured if it's good for a human it's good for a dog. The vet seemed to think that is way too much protein in his diet and is causing the problem. They are keeping him over night and have him on IV's. The vet called and said he was much better after the first IV and was going to give him another on tonight and in the morning. I asked the vet if we could cure him, he said we need to manage his diet? So we are going to change his diet as soon as he gets home. There is a problem, he's a very picky eater"gets that from me" and he won't eat it! We tried he'll eat it if he gets hungry enough!! WRONG didn't work. So am I over reacting to this, I'm worried sick about him, he is only 2 1/2 years old. I have read on other sites the high protein in the chicken can cause this problem, but can be fixed with a proper diet. Before this we really have not had any major problems with him. We would really like to hear from other Yorkie people. Thanks, Dave,Jodi and Rascal