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paige pruitt · 08-03-2008, 06:32 PM

I don't believe they ever fully recover, instead it is managed. Maybe we should put our collective heads together and come up with a method of recovery...

Yorkieluv · 08-04-2008, 08:22 PM

I know of several dogs who have used it along with Epatikin(sp?) and done well. Azodyl would not hurt anyway, as it is simply probiotics and fiber...

I hope your baby recovers!!

Prayers for you guys!

pebstheyorkie · 09-05-2008, 04:11 PM

Hi Everyone- My 14 1/2 year old Yorkie is in a late stage of kidney failure and I'm desperate. She is in the hospital for a few days having IV fluids. She has lost so much weight due to the nausea. I've been looking at the website for Five Leaf Pet Pharmacy and noticed someone else on this forum was trying it for her Yorkie. It sounds too goo to be true when you read the testimonials, but like I said, I'm desperate. I would greatly appreciate anything any of you could tell me about this product...

Tae1107 · 09-05-2008, 04:38 PM

My Peppy is in kidney failure and my vet prescribed him the azodyl and his numbers are now in the normal range!!!

I also give him Epakatin (I ordered that on my own), but that was after his numbers improved so much...

I swear by Azodyl....

pebstheyorkie · 09-05-2008, 04:59 PM

Thanks so much for the reply. I asked our vet about the Azodyl, but she said it's only in pill form. The problem is our little girl won't eat at all and they don't have it in liquid form. I'm hoping the anti nausea meds will start to work and then we could try the Azodyl. Thanks again.

Tae1107 · 09-05-2008, 05:06 PM

Hi,

My Peppy wont take it as a pill either...no matter what I do he spits it out......you can open the pill and it is a powder it loses some of its effectiveness but I feel something is better than nothing..

I sprinkle it on his food and mix it in... and he eats it no problem

Tae1107 · 09-05-2008, 05:10 PM

Can you syringe a little food into her with the medicine mixed in?

I had a foster who was also in last stage kidney failure and was not eating she spent a two nights at the vets getting fluids and they got her to eat alittle, which stimulated her to eat, and she is on the azydol and her numbers have greatly improved...

pebstheyorkie · 09-05-2008, 05:11 PM

I'm going to ask for the Azodyl tomorrow when we pick her up. She won't eat, so I can't even sprinkle it in her food. I'm thinking maybe we could put it in liquid and give it to her through an eye dropper. What is the Epakatin you mentioned?

Tae1107 · 09-05-2008, 05:17 PM

It was highly reccomended to my on a liver chat I belong too, but for my kdiney failure dog, and when I googled kidney issues in dogs is came up as something to give them. That is also a powder that I sprinkle on his food. I did not get this from my vet but ordered online.

Epakatin is a new nutritional supplement that safely and effectively supports kidney function. It helps slow down the progression of chronic kidney disease. Dogs with kidney failuer usually have high phosphorous in their blood. Epakatin is a phosphorous binder.....

I am from Weymouth!

pebstheyorkie · 09-05-2008, 05:26 PM

So funny! We are neighbors! I'm going to try both, but I'm not sure she is going to come out of it this time. She is old and has been sick with this for several years. It's just so hard to say goodbye and not at least try all we can to help her. I wish I had researched this more when she was diagnosed, but she seemed fine and the vet said to just give her fish oil supplement to help. Thanks so much for your help!

Tae1107 · 09-05-2008, 05:29 PM

No problem...please keep me updated..

Who do you go to for a vet?

pebstheyorkie · 09-06-2008, 02:56 AM

Old Derby Animal Clinic in Hingham for the last 2 years, for many years we went to VCA in Weymouth, but wasn't happy in the end. Any vet we ever like there ended up leaving and I felt my little baby was just a number getting lost in the mix. I know they are great in alot of ways, but with her age I felt she needed something a little more personal. Where do you take your pet? Probably there!

pebstheyorkie · 09-06-2008, 05:16 AM

Where did you get the Azodyl?? Our vet can't seem to find it. Thanks.

Yorkieluv · 09-06-2008, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pebstheyorkie

Where did you get the Azodyl?? Our vet can't seem to find it. Thanks.

Azodyl is an excellent product and gives great results...
This is where I buy mine sometimes..
Azodyl Medications for Dogs & Cats

pebstheyorkie · 09-06-2008, 06:26 AM

Thanks so much, ordered and on its way. Wish us luck! Thanks again!

08-04-2008, 08:22 PM	#17
Yorkieluv Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 7,178	I know of several dogs who have used it along with Epatikin(sp?) and done well. Azodyl would not hurt anyway, as it is simply probiotics and fiber... I hope your baby recovers!! Prayers for you guys! __________________ Miko 's his Mommy

09-05-2008, 04:38 PM	#19
Tae1107 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,252	My Peppy is in kidney failure and my vet prescribed him the azodyl and his numbers are now in the normal range!!! I also give him Epakatin (I ordered that on my own), but that was after his numbers improved so much... I swear by Azodyl.... __________________ Kerrianne

09-05-2008, 05:06 PM	#21
Tae1107 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,252	Hi, My Peppy wont take it as a pill either...no matter what I do he spits it out......you can open the pill and it is a powder it loses some of its effectiveness but I feel something is better than nothing.. I sprinkle it on his food and mix it in... and he eats it no problem __________________ Kerrianne

09-05-2008, 05:10 PM	#22
Tae1107 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,252	Can you syringe a little food into her with the medicine mixed in? I had a foster who was also in last stage kidney failure and was not eating she spent a two nights at the vets getting fluids and they got her to eat alittle, which stimulated her to eat, and she is on the azydol and her numbers have greatly improved... __________________ Kerrianne

09-05-2008, 05:17 PM	#24
Tae1107 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,252	It was highly reccomended to my on a liver chat I belong too, but for my kdiney failure dog, and when I googled kidney issues in dogs is came up as something to give them. That is also a powder that I sprinkle on his food. I did not get this from my vet but ordered online. Epakatin is a new nutritional supplement that safely and effectively supports kidney function. It helps slow down the progression of chronic kidney disease. Dogs with kidney failuer usually have high phosphorous in their blood. Epakatin is a phosphorous binder..... I am from Weymouth! __________________ Kerrianne

08-03-2008, 06:32 PM	#16
paige pruitt Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 18	I don't believe they ever fully recover, instead it is managed. Maybe we should put our collective heads together and come up with a method of recovery...

09-05-2008, 04:11 PM	#18
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	Hi Everyone- My 14 1/2 year old Yorkie is in a late stage of kidney failure and I'm desperate. She is in the hospital for a few days having IV fluids. She has lost so much weight due to the nausea. I've been looking at the website for Five Leaf Pet Pharmacy and noticed someone else on this forum was trying it for her Yorkie. It sounds too goo to be true when you read the testimonials, but like I said, I'm desperate. I would greatly appreciate anything any of you could tell me about this product...

09-05-2008, 04:59 PM	#20
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	Thanks so much for the reply. I asked our vet about the Azodyl, but she said it's only in pill form. The problem is our little girl won't eat at all and they don't have it in liquid form. I'm hoping the anti nausea meds will start to work and then we could try the Azodyl. Thanks again.

09-05-2008, 05:11 PM	#23
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	I'm going to ask for the Azodyl tomorrow when we pick her up. She won't eat, so I can't even sprinkle it in her food. I'm thinking maybe we could put it in liquid and give it to her through an eye dropper. What is the Epakatin you mentioned?

09-05-2008, 05:26 PM	#25
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	So funny! We are neighbors! I'm going to try both, but I'm not sure she is going to come out of it this time. She is old and has been sick with this for several years. It's just so hard to say goodbye and not at least try all we can to help her. I wish I had researched this more when she was diagnosed, but she seemed fine and the vet said to just give her fish oil supplement to help. Thanks so much for your help!

09-05-2008, 05:29 PM	#26
Tae1107 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,252	No problem...please keep me updated.. Who do you go to for a vet? __________________ Kerrianne

09-06-2008, 02:56 AM	#27
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	Old Derby Animal Clinic in Hingham for the last 2 years, for many years we went to VCA in Weymouth, but wasn't happy in the end. Any vet we ever like there ended up leaving and I felt my little baby was just a number getting lost in the mix. I know they are great in alot of ways, but with her age I felt she needed something a little more personal. Where do you take your pet? Probably there!

09-06-2008, 05:16 AM	#28
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	Where did you get the Azodyl?? Our vet can't seem to find it. Thanks.

09-06-2008, 06:26 AM	#30
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	Thanks so much, ordered and on its way. Wish us luck! Thanks again!