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shiva · 04-28-2015, 08:49 PM

Hi, I have a 13 yr old yorkie..Six months back we had to hospitalize her for a week because of her high creatine and BUN levels..Since then her health has improved but there are days when she throws up and does not eat...We have been managing with some carefully chosen diet and seems doing well for now..

For the last 3 weeks, she has developed a white spot in her left eye and we think it is cataract...Before this, we did discuss her eye with our vet, but the vet informed us that they are hesistant to do any operation because of her kidney issues...We wanted to check with friends here in this website to see if we can do anything else..Are there eye drops we can give to slow down this process? Do you know of any other treatment or alternate treatment. I know our baby is getting old but we want to try out all the options...she is even now very active and wants to always go out for a walk or go on a drive...Thanks in advance for your help.

By the way, I know there are yorkies here with kidney issues...For us, Royal canin mature small dry dog food (the cover will say it is meant for kidney issues) and Castor and pollux beef tripe canned food seems to be working..she is a very picky eater and we spend quite a bit before converging on this...

04-28-2015, 08:49 PM	#1
shiva Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: houston Posts: 10	Eye cataract + kidney problems Hi, I have a 13 yr old yorkie..Six months back we had to hospitalize her for a week because of her high creatine and BUN levels..Since then her health has improved but there are days when she throws up and does not eat...We have been managing with some carefully chosen diet and seems doing well for now.. For the last 3 weeks, she has developed a white spot in her left eye and we think it is cataract...Before this, we did discuss her eye with our vet, but the vet informed us that they are hesistant to do any operation because of her kidney issues...We wanted to check with friends here in this website to see if we can do anything else..Are there eye drops we can give to slow down this process? Do you know of any other treatment or alternate treatment. I know our baby is getting old but we want to try out all the options...she is even now very active and wants to always go out for a walk or go on a drive...Thanks in advance for your help. By the way, I know there are yorkies here with kidney issues...For us, Royal canin mature small dry dog food (the cover will say it is meant for kidney issues) and Castor and pollux beef tripe canned food seems to be working..she is a very picky eater and we spend quite a bit before converging on this...