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IlovePepper · 09-06-2008, 01:26 PM

Just wanted to say I am keeping all of you going through Kidney issues in my prayers. I wish I knew of this site when I was going through this with my little girl. My Pepper passed away from Chronic Renal Failure back in June, she was only 7 years old. We did everything we could, Sub-Q's, Meds, seeing the specialists. 5 Leaf is supposed to have great results, we got it too late to have any effect. Keep trying, there are many who do stabilize and do well.

I am very excited to hear when someone is doing well who is going through this, any extra time is priceless. All the best to you and your babies!

pebstheyorkie · 09-06-2008, 04:19 PM

You are so nice! Thank you! I'm so sorry about Pepper. These little dogs become such an important member of the family. This is a wonderful website. It's so nice to know you're not alone in this. Our little girl came home this afternoon and is eating when hand fed. She seems to be doing well so far. I'm trying to not get false hope... it's just so wonderful to see her eat something!!

Tae1107 · 09-06-2008, 04:28 PM

Hi,

No I do not care for VCA either, I do like Dr. Morrison she specializes in internal medicine. They misdiagnosed one of my Yorkies years ago and finally when I saw Dr. Morrison she figured it out. They have alot of interns which is why there is a high turn over....

I go to Dr. Strake with South Coastel in Weymouth... she carries azydoyl...she said she cannot get over the results she has been seeing with it...

I saw someone already gave you a website that you can order it on.... I think the website is actually cheaper too :-)

Hope all is well.....

jumpinjarhead · 09-08-2008, 08:59 AM

I do not have any yorkies at present (my pack is 13 dogs of assorted breeds and mixes that my wife and I rescued from abuse situations)but my beloved 12 y/o GSD, Liebschen has renal failure and is currently on Hills K/D food, Epakitin and Azodyl. She has been on the Hills and Epakitin for about 2 years and the Azodyl for 2 weeks since she stopped eating. She also has had a subq fluid treatment (we will administer weekly) and is now eating a little with a LOT of coaxing. She is fit otherwise for her age as she gets lots of exercise on our farm and as the Alpha of the pack.
We are desperate to do whatever we can to prolong her life as long as she is not suffering. Can anyone verify the claims made by 5 Leaf Pet Pharmacy for its line of herbals etc. or suggest any other things we can try?

pebstheyorkie · 09-08-2008, 07:18 PM

We lost our little Pebbles today. Last night she was up alot very sick, throwing up blood. We took her in today and was told she had stomach ulcers due to the kidney failure. I was told she was in the end stage and we could treat the ulcers. This would have involved more hospitalization, shots, and basically hospice care for her remaining life. After lots of tears we decided if Pebbles could speak for herself she would not want that. I have some peace knowing we did everything we should have since she was diagnosed almost 2 years ago. Her passing today was very peaceful as she was surrounded by her family members that loved her best. It has really been a blessing talking to all of you these last few days and knowing we are not alone. Thank you and good luck with your beloved little Yorkies.

Kerianne- Pebbles was on 2 different precription diets, we have Royal Canine Modified and Hills KD (both are canned foods). If you could use any of these please let me know. I would be very happy to give them to you.

Yorkieluv · 09-10-2008, 10:13 AM

I'm so very sorry for your loss

karen scarlet · 09-14-2008, 09:47 AM

i am so sorry to hear of your great loss...i lost 2 of my furbabies from the same thing and when Scarlet threw up blood we did the same thing you had to do..it still hurts so bad, i cry almost every day and it has been almost a year..i wonder if i should have kept going with more treattments but deep inmy heart i knew her quality of life was not good.. Oh i just can't talk about this anymore..all my thoughts are with you..if you need to talk just keep in touch with me... p.s. i have scarlets baby and she is 14 and nthey think she has kidney failure..no one told me about epakitin..let me know more about it...

143julz · 09-24-2008, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by paige pruitt

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...

How is your pup is doing. My dog BUN levels were 77, 164 a week later and now 44. She goes back 9/27/08. She has one functioing kidney, anemia, & HYPOthroid (on soloxine), she is on tagment for upset stomach. she is showing weird behavior, and every other day is a good day....Thanks

jumpinjarhead · 09-24-2008, 04:20 PM

She is hanging in there. We have gotten green tripe,Renal Essentials, Calcitriol, Prozyme in addition to the Epakitin and Azodyl.

Her appetite is declining but with much coaxing she is still getting about 2 cups of food a day. She still is pretty energetic and enjoys the daily walks with the other dogs. I give her 6-800 ml of saline solution subcutaneously about every 5-7 days. We will take her in for another blood test soon.

Keep us on prayer.

pebstheyorkie · 09-25-2008, 04:38 AM

Sounds like you are taking great care of her. I wish I had known about Azodyl and all the other things...maybe we would have had our little Pebbles a bit longer, I'll never know. Please know I am thinking of you and your dog. I hope you have lots more wonderful time with her. Keep us posted on her progress.

pinkhouses86 · 09-25-2008, 06:10 AM

RIP Pebbles!! I'm so sorry for you loss. I read your thread from page one today, and the turnout broke my heart. My thoughts are with you!

pebstheyorkie · 09-26-2008, 04:40 AM

Thank you. She had a wonderful and long life. I miss her so much, but I really think she is at peace now.

Kristen

Tae1107 · 10-08-2008, 05:37 PM

Hi,

I just read this post...I am so sorry to hear about Pebbles...and also read on your other post you are looking to adopt... I am with Yorkies Inc.

And yes I could use the food if you still have it...Peppy eats the KD can

So sorry for your loss...

Kerri

pebstheyorkie · 10-09-2008, 04:02 AM

Hi Kerri- I actually gave the food the someone else when I didn't hear from you...sorry! It was a month ago yesterday we lost her. It still doesn't seem real...keep thinking I hear the pitter patter of little feet. I'm thinking about adoption. We have 3 small children right now, so I don't even know if they would let me adopt. That is also the reason I have to find just the right dog. When we get a pet, it's for keeps, not going back to rescues or shelters. Exactly how many Yorkies do you own Kerri? Hope all is well!

Kristen

pebstheyorkie · 10-09-2008, 04:15 AM

I just read on the website they will not allow adoption to homes with small children. I'm actually glad to hear that as children can "love" on a dog that size a bit too much. I'm still going to keep checking because I know my parents would be great adoptive parents for a rescue dog.

09-06-2008, 04:28 PM	#33
Tae1107 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,252	Hi, No I do not care for VCA either, I do like Dr. Morrison she specializes in internal medicine. They misdiagnosed one of my Yorkies years ago and finally when I saw Dr. Morrison she figured it out. They have alot of interns which is why there is a high turn over.... I go to Dr. Strake with South Coastel in Weymouth... she carries azydoyl...she said she cannot get over the results she has been seeing with it... I saw someone already gave you a website that you can order it on.... I think the website is actually cheaper too :-) Hope all is well..... __________________ Kerrianne

09-08-2008, 08:59 AM	#34
jumpinjarhead YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Georgia Posts: 2	Renal failure I do not have any yorkies at present (my pack is 13 dogs of assorted breeds and mixes that my wife and I rescued from abuse situations)but my beloved 12 y/o GSD, Liebschen has renal failure and is currently on Hills K/D food, Epakitin and Azodyl. She has been on the Hills and Epakitin for about 2 years and the Azodyl for 2 weeks since she stopped eating. She also has had a subq fluid treatment (we will administer weekly) and is now eating a little with a LOT of coaxing. She is fit otherwise for her age as she gets lots of exercise on our farm and as the Alpha of the pack. We are desperate to do whatever we can to prolong her life as long as she is not suffering. Can anyone verify the claims made by 5 Leaf Pet Pharmacy for its line of herbals etc. or suggest any other things we can try?

09-10-2008, 10:13 AM	#36
Yorkieluv Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 7,178	I'm so very sorry for your loss __________________ Miko 's his Mommy

09-24-2008, 04:20 PM	#39
jumpinjarhead YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Georgia Posts: 2	Update on Liebschen She is hanging in there. We have gotten green tripe,Renal Essentials, Calcitriol, Prozyme in addition to the Epakitin and Azodyl. Her appetite is declining but with much coaxing she is still getting about 2 cups of food a day. She still is pretty energetic and enjoys the daily walks with the other dogs. I give her 6-800 ml of saline solution subcutaneously about every 5-7 days. We will take her in for another blood test soon. Keep us on prayer.

10-08-2008, 05:37 PM	#43
Tae1107 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,252	Hi, I just read this post...I am so sorry to hear about Pebbles...and also read on your other post you are looking to adopt... I am with Yorkies Inc. And yes I could use the food if you still have it...Peppy eats the KD can So sorry for your loss... Kerri __________________ Kerrianne

09-06-2008, 01:26 PM	#31
IlovePepper Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Riverdale, NJ USA Posts: 38	Just wanted to say I am keeping all of you going through Kidney issues in my prayers. I wish I knew of this site when I was going through this with my little girl. My Pepper passed away from Chronic Renal Failure back in June, she was only 7 years old. We did everything we could, Sub-Q's, Meds, seeing the specialists. 5 Leaf is supposed to have great results, we got it too late to have any effect. Keep trying, there are many who do stabilize and do well. I am very excited to hear when someone is doing well who is going through this, any extra time is priceless. All the best to you and your babies!

09-06-2008, 04:19 PM	#32
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	You are so nice! Thank you! I'm so sorry about Pepper. These little dogs become such an important member of the family. This is a wonderful website. It's so nice to know you're not alone in this. Our little girl came home this afternoon and is eating when hand fed. She seems to be doing well so far. I'm trying to not get false hope... it's just so wonderful to see her eat something!!

09-08-2008, 07:18 PM	#35
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	We lost our little Pebbles today. Last night she was up alot very sick, throwing up blood. We took her in today and was told she had stomach ulcers due to the kidney failure. I was told she was in the end stage and we could treat the ulcers. This would have involved more hospitalization, shots, and basically hospice care for her remaining life. After lots of tears we decided if Pebbles could speak for herself she would not want that. I have some peace knowing we did everything we should have since she was diagnosed almost 2 years ago. Her passing today was very peaceful as she was surrounded by her family members that loved her best. It has really been a blessing talking to all of you these last few days and knowing we are not alone. Thank you and good luck with your beloved little Yorkies. Kerianne- Pebbles was on 2 different precription diets, we have Royal Canine Modified and Hills KD (both are canned foods). If you could use any of these please let me know. I would be very happy to give them to you.

09-14-2008, 09:47 AM	#37
karen scarlet Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: punta gorda fl Posts: 128 Blog Entries: 1	i am so sorry to hear of your great loss...i lost 2 of my furbabies from the same thing and when Scarlet threw up blood we did the same thing you had to do..it still hurts so bad, i cry almost every day and it has been almost a year..i wonder if i should have kept going with more treattments but deep inmy heart i knew her quality of life was not good.. Oh i just can't talk about this anymore..all my thoughts are with you..if you need to talk just keep in touch with me... p.s. i have scarlets baby and she is 14 and nthey think she has kidney failure..no one told me about epakitin..let me know more about it...

09-25-2008, 04:38 AM	#40
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	Sounds like you are taking great care of her. I wish I had known about Azodyl and all the other things...maybe we would have had our little Pebbles a bit longer, I'll never know. Please know I am thinking of you and your dog. I hope you have lots more wonderful time with her. Keep us posted on her progress.

09-25-2008, 06:10 AM	#41
pinkhouses86 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 144	RIP Pebbles!! I'm so sorry for you loss. I read your thread from page one today, and the turnout broke my heart. My thoughts are with you!

09-26-2008, 04:40 AM	#42
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	Thank you. She had a wonderful and long life. I miss her so much, but I really think she is at peace now. Kristen

10-09-2008, 04:02 AM	#44
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	Hi Kerri- I actually gave the food the someone else when I didn't hear from you...sorry! It was a month ago yesterday we lost her. It still doesn't seem real...keep thinking I hear the pitter patter of little feet. I'm thinking about adoption. We have 3 small children right now, so I don't even know if they would let me adopt. That is also the reason I have to find just the right dog. When we get a pet, it's for keeps, not going back to rescues or shelters. Exactly how many Yorkies do you own Kerri? Hope all is well! Kristen

10-09-2008, 04:15 AM	#45
pebstheyorkie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hingham,MA Posts: 84	I just read on the website they will not allow adoption to homes with small children. I'm actually glad to hear that as children can "love" on a dog that size a bit too much. I'm still going to keep checking because I know my parents would be great adoptive parents for a rescue dog.