I'm sorry to hear about your girl. Did they do a kidney flush when she was diagnosed? If not, I would definitely ask your vet about it. I work in a vet clinic and I have a 14 year old Yorkie that was diagnosed with kidney failure about 7 months ago. Our vets always recommend IV fluids to start with. Bear was on IV fluids for 5 days to flush his kidneys and his BUN came back into normal levels. They did go back up after being off IV fluids but still are not as high as they were. Now I give him Sub Q fluids at home every other day to maintain. I would keep your girl on the Azodyl. I feel like it has made a big difference in Bear keeping his numbers down along with the Sub Q fluids. Kidney failure can also make them nauseous and not want to eat so she may need something for that too. I buy Zantac at the store and make a suspension out of it (from my vet's instructions) and it's very cheap to do it that way. Good luck. I hope she gets to feeling better. |