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JamieP · 05-28-2011, 05:24 AM

Yorkie Talkers,

I posted back in November after I'd lost one yorkie to renal failure and had found out that my other yorkie, my oldest, was also failing just days after my other one had been put to sleep.
Well, surprisingly, Meg pulled through her last ordeal and I had another 6 months with her. She is still here, but I was told after 2 weeks of her being and feeling ill that she was again in renal failure.
I took her for a check up a little over a week ago and after they drew blood and checked her numbers, they had all gone down. Her fluids had helped to combat the disease!! She wasn't 100% but I did get another 6 months out of her. I took her to the vet yesterday and they ran her numbers again and all have gone back where they were and a little higher. She isn't throwing up and hasn't for 2 days, but she does have the poops which is black and looks like car oil. She can just lay there and poo that out. She still takes water and with the help of an appetite stimulant the vet gave her yesterday, she ate some ham last night. Fearing that she wouldn't make it through the weekend, I called my vet last night and she's going to call me this morning to see if i want to put her to sleep today. She told me she would make it thru the weekend but not much past that. I don't want her to suffer but i would like to get a few more days to spend with her. I feel guilty hanging onto her like this, but I feel I'm holding out in the hopes that she makes another turn around like she did 6 months ago. My vet told me that she had never seen a dog that was down like she was last time make such a turn around. She said she was shocked and amazed! Like i said, she is drinking and will go out to pee with my help. Everything is as it was 6 months ago.......AGAIN. I know I can't keep her forever, but am I wrong to want her here, even in this state, for another few days? My vet said she's not in pain, just a queasy tummy. She is still giving me lovin....licking my entire face for as long as she wants!!!! But she just lays on her pallet beside me sleeping most of the time. Any advice you all can give me I would really appreciate. I know I'm just prolonging my agony which is selfish, i know! But I can't help but feel I have hope! She did this before. Everyone keeps saying I'll know when it's time and though I feel in my heart that she needs to be set free, my heart also tells me to take what time I have left with her...so I'm torn.

05-28-2011, 05:24 AM	#1
JamieP Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 51	Renal failure Yorkie Talkers, I posted back in November after I'd lost one yorkie to renal failure and had found out that my other yorkie, my oldest, was also failing just days after my other one had been put to sleep. Well, surprisingly, Meg pulled through her last ordeal and I had another 6 months with her. She is still here, but I was told after 2 weeks of her being and feeling ill that she was again in renal failure. I took her for a check up a little over a week ago and after they drew blood and checked her numbers, they had all gone down. Her fluids had helped to combat the disease!! She wasn't 100% but I did get another 6 months out of her. I took her to the vet yesterday and they ran her numbers again and all have gone back where they were and a little higher. She isn't throwing up and hasn't for 2 days, but she does have the poops which is black and looks like car oil. She can just lay there and poo that out. She still takes water and with the help of an appetite stimulant the vet gave her yesterday, she ate some ham last night. Fearing that she wouldn't make it through the weekend, I called my vet last night and she's going to call me this morning to see if i want to put her to sleep today. She told me she would make it thru the weekend but not much past that. I don't want her to suffer but i would like to get a few more days to spend with her. I feel guilty hanging onto her like this, but I feel I'm holding out in the hopes that she makes another turn around like she did 6 months ago. My vet told me that she had never seen a dog that was down like she was last time make such a turn around. She said she was shocked and amazed! Like i said, she is drinking and will go out to pee with my help. Everything is as it was 6 months ago.......AGAIN. I know I can't keep her forever, but am I wrong to want her here, even in this state, for another few days? My vet said she's not in pain, just a queasy tummy. She is still giving me lovin....licking my entire face for as long as she wants!!!! But she just lays on her pallet beside me sleeping most of the time. Any advice you all can give me I would really appreciate. I know I'm just prolonging my agony which is selfish, i know! But I can't help but feel I have hope! She did this before. Everyone keeps saying I'll know when it's time and though I feel in my heart that she needs to be set free, my heart also tells me to take what time I have left with her...so I'm torn.