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scubaunderh20 · 10-13-2015, 07:35 AM

On an annual wellness health visit, blood work turned up that our 9 year old Yorkie's (Wyland) BUN number was at 99. Max should be 31. Prior year he was at 19. Vet has put him on kidney med and blood pressure med, suggested even lower protein diet than we were doing, performed urine protein creatine ratio monthly only to show numbers after three months are not improving. They are basically telling us that there is nothing more that they can do and his life expectancy is greatly reduced. Wyland is not exposed to antifreeze or other toxins so it is also a "mystery" to the root cause. He is not experiencing pain and is still very active and eating/drinking well.
My husband and I have been reading about an herbal program by Canine Kidney Health by Five Leaf pet pharmacy, and wondering if anyone has used an herbal program and if it produced positive results. OR, if anyone has experienced kidney disease with their pet and can offer any suggestions. We are also going to seek another vet for a second opinion. Any comments greatly appreciated! We love our little guy!

10-13-2015, 07:35 AM	#1
scubaunderh20 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Yorkville, IL Posts: 41	Kidney disease On an annual wellness health visit, blood work turned up that our 9 year old Yorkie's (Wyland) BUN number was at 99. Max should be 31. Prior year he was at 19. Vet has put him on kidney med and blood pressure med, suggested even lower protein diet than we were doing, performed urine protein creatine ratio monthly only to show numbers after three months are not improving. They are basically telling us that there is nothing more that they can do and his life expectancy is greatly reduced. Wyland is not exposed to antifreeze or other toxins so it is also a "mystery" to the root cause. He is not experiencing pain and is still very active and eating/drinking well. My husband and I have been reading about an herbal program by Canine Kidney Health by Five Leaf pet pharmacy, and wondering if anyone has used an herbal program and if it produced positive results. OR, if anyone has experienced kidney disease with their pet and can offer any suggestions. We are also going to seek another vet for a second opinion. Any comments greatly appreciated! We love our little guy!