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01-05-2010, 06:11 PM | #1 |
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| Kidney Failure My 10 year old male yorkie (Bailey) has just been diagnosed with kidney failure. Took him to the vet today to get his teeth cleaned. He hasn't been feeling well so had blood work done before putting him to sleep. Vet is having more tests done, will know more tomorrow. He says it is the beginning of the end. Has anyone else had a yorkie with kidney failure? How long can I expect him to live and what is going to happen between now and then?
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01-05-2010, 06:15 PM | #2 |
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| I had Yorkie with Kidney failure for over 2 years...he ended up passing away from a heart conditon not the kidneys... he was on a low protein diet, some medications and at the end he was getting fluids as needed... let us know the results of the tests... d
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01-05-2010, 06:16 PM | #3 |
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| Sorry to hear about Baileys illness i have no info on this
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01-05-2010, 06:46 PM | #4 |
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| I am so sorry to hear this. I lost my Golden retriever of 12 years to kidney failure. Just love him and enjoy him bc it is so hard to let them go. Did you ask what stage his kidney disease is in? I never did and I should of bc I was not prepared my dog Goldie was in the final stages we realized she was sick. Maybe your fur baby is in the beginning stages and they can prolong his life. My prayers are with you!
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01-05-2010, 08:43 PM | #5 |
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| It really all depends upon the stage of renal failure. I had one who lived for four years. Your vet should give you the stage and then give you a diet for him. If it is in the beginning stages, a good kidney diet (low protein, low phosphorous and low sodium) can keep him healthy for some time. In the later stages, they need fluids ... sometimes subcutaneous fluids and at times if their BUN and Creatinine are higher they might need IV fluids. Keep us posted on him!
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01-06-2010, 06:30 PM | #6 |
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| join k9kidney@yahoogroups.com you will learn alot from that group. My friends yorkie has had 25% use of his kidney for 5 years and is going strong so it is not a death sentence. I am assuming the creatinine was high as that is indicative of kidney disease not the bun bun is dehydration alone but if BOTH are high or creatinine is high that is more indicative of this so post the numbers - my demi had high bun on blood work but it was due to dehydration as her creatinine was fine Did they do urinalysis as well as i would have urine checked as that is also more telling than blood work of what is going on Low protein K/D diet is what they usually put them on - Getting them to drink alot of water is important as well and wet food is better than dry with dogs with kidney issues as it adds more moisture to their diet. My friend goes to a specialist in New York for her dog with Kidney disease and she believes dogs should eat more wet food than dry and kidney disease is big in cats and why cats who do not drink as much water as dogs should be on wet food as well. I have a friend who had a cat that died of kidney disease as well as dh brother's cat died of kidney disease so this is what vet relayed to them as well. Dh bro had to put water bowls in every room to entice cat to drink more water. I recommend changing water 3-4 times a day and use spring bottled water as it tastes better to them than tap - I know as my demi who had high bun is so picky she only drinks fresh water when we put it down otherwise she will not touch it so we have to change often and everytime we do she runs to the bowl and drinks a ton it is wild and yes she is very spoiled. Hope this helps a little I know another dog on one of our yahoo groups who is 15 and has lived with kidney disease for 9 years on a home cooked diet with a nutritionist so do not be too discouraged and someone on here was real stressed about kidney issue when it was just the bun high not the creatinine and fyi when demi had high bun they freaked me out too and then i sent to jean dodds and she said she was just dehydrated and demi had a little protein in her free catch urine and she is fine so make sure it is creatinine and not bun as sometimes they can scare us for no reason so hopefully this was the issue as it was with my demi |
01-06-2010, 06:32 PM | #7 |
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01-06-2010, 06:38 PM | #8 |
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| I know a lot of vets recommend Hill's KD but it smells awful and I have never had a pup that liked it. I have had better success with Purina NF.
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01-06-2010, 09:05 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Sorry to hear about Bailey. 2 years ago I had a puppy with congenital kidney failure and when I took her to the kidney specialist he told me that he had many yorkies in his practice that were doing well for years with kidney failure. I think he said if they have 25% function they can be helped.
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01-07-2010, 11:18 AM | #10 |
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| The vet also told me Chico had kidney failure. However reseaarching and talking to another vets, he had his BUN levels high but creatinine and phosphorus were always normal. Find out the other values. Chido is now with BUN at 50 but I have been told it is normal when they are in homemade diet. We are giving him sub-k 3 times a week. I also heard than reducing protein a lot is not healthy, it is better to keep phosphorus low in the diet. Chido had AIHA about a month ago and he is still in azathioprine every other day, even though his red blood cells have been normal since he was discharged from the hospital more than 3 weeks ago (over 45). Ask more questions to figure it out what to do with yours. |
01-07-2010, 02:59 PM | #11 |
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| Sorry to hear this and I wish you and your baby the best
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They still do need low protein, but yes, keeping phosphorous down is very important!
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