My Yorkie has kidney disease

[swright55]

I am so sorry about Sparkles. We found out Rockybear had Kidney disease in August. We feed him KD - HIlls Diet, Fluids twice a week. I also ordered Azodyl and put him on that about one month ago. He is doing great!!!! I also have him on phenobarbital for seizures. He also takes high blood pressure medicine along with a pepcid a day. His bun was around 90 about a month and a half ago. We are hoping the Azodyl helps. It cannot hurt to try. You would just never know he is sick. Lots of prayers. I know how you feel. It is heartbreaking!!! The quality of life is very important!!!! Keep me posted. Shirley

[pearlwilson]

Hi there, I`m so sorry to here about your baby,I dont know anything about glomelular, but I do hope your vet can help her. It is heartbreaking to see them suffering, I know exactly what you must be going through, I will pray for her.
Take care of her! toby`s mum

[Ellie May]

Have you tried a nephrologist? They may be able to offer more ideas. I also have heard only great things about Azodyl.

[TinyDog]

My little guy Tiny began with loosing weight, vomiting and diarrhea. I took him to the vet which placed him on the Hills Perscription Diet. Also began him on vitamin drops. He doesn't like the food, still has diarrhea and nausea. He is 9 years old and is breaking my heart to see him go through this. I am a longtime Paramedic and deal with renal disease on a daily basis with patients. I am finding it hard dealing with this and seeing him go through this disease.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by TinyDog

My little guy Tiny began with loosing weight, vomiting and diarrhea. I took him to the vet which placed him on the Hills Perscription Diet. Also began him on vitamin drops. He doesn't like the food, still has diarrhea and nausea. He is 9 years old and is breaking my heart to see him go through this. I am a longtime Paramedic and deal with renal disease on a daily basis with patients. I am finding it hard dealing with this and seeing him go through this disease.

Ask your vet about the medication, Mirtazapine. It is an anti depressant but they use it for what you have described. I used it for one of my pups in renal failure. It helps with the nausea and vomiting and it increases the appetite!! It is really like a miracle drug for pups!

[jenymae2]

I am so sorry to hear about Tiny.... I know how hard this can be. My Sparkle is 9 too. I am a mother of three little yorkies an a mother of a 2 year old little boy and in my spare time I have researched and researched kidney disease in dogs many nights after my little boy goes to sleep. What I found and you can research it too--because my husband thought I was CRAZY when I told him--was that acupuncture really can help kindey disease. So I looked for a vet who did this and found VCA animal hospital in my area--they are wonderful and take a conventional/homeopathic approach. I do this in addition to my vet that Sparkle has gone too for years and she isn't too open to it but I have seen a world of difference. VCA animal hospitals have a website and are all over--check it out if you can. The accupuncture did amazing things for Sparkles nausea--the vet knew as soon as she examined her how upset her stomach by just pusing pressure points and I have seen a huge difference in her. The prescription med's my vet gave her for nausea didn't help. PLEASE give this a try--I am SO THANKFUL I did.... Also she put her on some homeopathic oils, a powder and Azodyl. Based on Tiny's situation and bloodwork, they will find something that can help. If you ever have any questions please reach out and good luck. Sparkle is eating Three Dog Bakery Gracie's Gourmet Meals and I add in some white rice that was mixed with unsalted butter. Diet is so important too. Milkbones aren't good for dogs with kidney diesease so we stopped them. Trying to give her all low protein natural treats and food. Thinking of you... Again, please research this for Tiny and don't lose hope....

Originally Posted by TinyDog

My little guy Tiny began with loosing weight, vomiting and diarrhea. I took him to the vet which placed him on the Hills Perscription Diet. Also began him on vitamin drops. He doesn't like the food, still has diarrhea and nausea. He is 9 years old and is breaking my heart to see him go through this. I am a longtime Paramedic and deal with renal disease on a daily basis with patients. I am finding it hard dealing with this and seeing him go through this disease.

[Yorkielover04]

Chelsea went to the Rainbow Bridge yesterday. She had completely refused food for 3 days, and drank very little water, she was unstable when she stood up. It was her time, no more suffering due to renal failure and cardiac arrest.

I did use the Mirtazapine and it did help, but then she refused anything I put the med in, ex. peanut butter, cheese, Pill Pockets, etc. My Vet was not aware of this mediciation for this use, but after researching it, he was very supportive of the use.

We are very blessed to have another Yorkie, Lexi, who will help with our loss.

Thank you to all that advised me during our crisis.

[chachi]

Im sorry you lost your precious yorkie but at least shes not suffering. Im glad you have a new yorkie that will help heal your broken hearts

[Lizzie07]

Oh, I am so sorry to hear Chelsea passed. My condolences to you and your family.

[Patti]

I am so sorry for your loss. I lost Dixie as a puppy to congenital kidney failure and the last few days were terrible. I knew when I held her in my arms for the last time that she was now free of sickness and running free and healthy.

[ladyjane]

RIP sweet Chelsea.

I hope you will stay around YT and let us get to know your little Lexi!

[jenymae2]

I am so sorry to hear about Chelsea--sending a big hug your way... My heart breaks for you...

[jenymae2]

I am so sorry to hear about Chelsea, my heart breaks for you... Sending a big hug your way... Happy to hear of about a new spunky puppy in your home

Jen, Sparkle, BJ and CeCE

[Yorkielover04]

Losing Chelsea has been very sad, but we know we did the best we could for her and kept her comfortable the last few weeks of her life. She is now in a better place, thank you to all who have shared their support, concern and condolances. Yorkietalkers are the best!

Lexi, our 9 lb Yorkie is not a new puppy, we have had her since August 4, 2010, she is 2 years old, and very active. She is a rescued Yorkie, now in her forever home.

She fills our day with comedy, and laughter to ease the pain of our loss. Lexi LOVES to play...ALL DAY, and we have to put away her stuffie toys at night, or we wake up to a furry face in our face with a stuffie in her mouth.

A day without a Yorkie is a day without sunshine!

[yorkiesincommon]

Originally Posted by jp4m2

I'm so sorry your having to deal with such a difficult situation such as this.......My Jack, who is 5, was recently diagnosed with this too.....Most vets will typically send you home with prescription food and tell you good luck. I found the most helpful advise from these two sites.......

DogAware.com Health: Kidney Disease in Dogs

This one you have to join.....

K9KIDNEYS : for owners of dogs with Kidney Disease

There is no way to determine how much time we have once they give this diagnosis. Some will live quite well for several years, and sadly some won't. Everyone is different. Once you start reading you will see there are many things you can do to try and slow the process down. We all have to decide for ourselves how much we are willing and how much we can do......

There is the diet, a lot of dogs won't eat the prescription food, so a lot of people will home cook. That is where the K9 forum will/can help you. Phosphorous is detrimental to the kidneys, there are phosphorous binders that can be add to the food to help with this.

There's also supplements such as fish oil, vit. E, & coq10 to help with the kidneys. There are B vitamins, that are lost from the urine output, which can be helpful to them.

There are sub.q fluids you can do at home to help keep them hydrated and to help flush out toxins. If you have a nephrologist in your area they may be better able to advise you in Rockybears illness. I don't have any in my area so I just have the regular vet......

I know this is a lot to digest. I'm still in the figuring out process. All I can say is to do as much reading as you can and don't be afraid to ask questions on the forum.....Good luck to you and I wish you and Rockybear well...

3 years ago I lost our little Tammy to kidney disease. We fought with her and maintained her comfortably for a little over 2 years after diagnosis. We home cooked for her as well and we took her to the university vet hospital because they seem to do a much better job than our regular vets at helping us manage her care. My thoughts and prayers are with you.