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Originally Posted by dottiesyrky  I do feel for all you posters and the pets who have to deal with KD. I am sure if it is caught early, the life of the pets can be managed so the dog is comfortable and happy for many years. Cindy, it is great that she is drinking and hydrated. Thank God when it is diagnosed early and it can be treated and managed before it becomes untreatable.
What happened to my baby? You may not wish to read, as it is horrible.
My situation was very sad and urgent as she had 75 % loss of kidney function, and my poor little one passed in 3 days from diagnosis. She was only 11.5 years and had always been healthy with only occasional bouts of minor (well managed I thought!) pancreatitis. She was fine but had a little tummy upset and I took her to the vet the same day, on a Friday. I had no idea she was sick as she walked, ate, etc as usual until that Friday. He did exam and various tests, x-rays etc etc and diagnosed acute kidney failure. She was very constipated (I did not know this as she was still pooping) and had pancreatitis as well. He gave an enema and had her on IV hydration in the office for 2 days. When stabilized, we brought her home and proceeded with the sub Q hydration. She would be fine for about one hour and then would go back to the miserable symptoms of vomiting, pooping blood etc. It was so pitiful to see her like this. We kept up the hydration which was very unpleasant for her, but every time she would quickly regress. After sitting up with her again on Sunday night with all the symptoms unabated, we decided she could not go on like this and that the kidneys could not be kept running by hydration. So we made the awful decision to give her peace on Monday am. It was such a shock to have this happen so quickly with no warning. How could she be so sick and we did not know??? The guilt never goes away. What did we miss and how????
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Dorothy, I am so sorry for your loss. I have been through losing several of my beloved pets and there is no pain that compares to it except for losing a child. Their care falls to us and it also falls to us to make their decisions for them.
My Zoey has had bouts of tummy problems for as long as I have had her. I have not thought much about it either. I took her in for a routine dental and I always get the preliminary blood work and it was there that they found high protein in her blood. My vet them drew more blood and sent it out. I had taken her to the vet last year because she was drinking too much and at that time they sent out blood but it was mostly normal. I was just lucky that they have caught it early.
I had a little shih tzu that I had a similar thing happen in 2008, she would get an upset stomach from time to time and I never thought much about it. She was 15 years old and it was the week after my son died. She just stopped eating. I got her to the vet and it ended up being a huge mass on her liver. We had to say goodbye that day. I held her while they took her. Don't fret too much about what you think you should have done or missed. You were there for 11 1/2 years and that is a good long time that she had with you.
There are so many dogs out there that never know love at all.
I pray that you will find peace with your loss.
Cindy