God is sending you his very needy babies for a reason. I will pray that Cooper will have a wonderful and happy pain free life with you. He's a real trooper that we could all take lessons from. Hugs to the little sweetie from me.

I'm so sorry, it's just not fair:cry:

can the vet not teach you to do subq fluids at home so you can do it yourself i had a little girl that died this past november of this she was 10 but we subq ed her ourselves everyday at home

Poor Cooper...I'll be praying for you two...
What kind of food is he on??

I am so sorry to hear about your poor baby. He is very, very handsome. I pray that he will fight this and have a long and happy life with you.

I am so sorry to hear this...

How is your little one doing now? Any news? Still praying...

I know exactly how you feel. Just a couple of months ago my puppy was diagnosed with congenital heart disease directly after I took her in to get her spayed. She never made it home after that procedure. Now, just a few short months later, I sit here with another sick puppy in the vet's office with NO idea what is wrong with him. The vet said it doesn't look good. I just don't know how much more my heart can take. . I feel for you. You and your puppy are in my prayers.

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He's on Purina Canine NF Kidney Function soft food. It's an ordeal to get him to eat, but thank goodness he still does. Especially since he has to eat with his meds. We've gone for fluids twice already and while it was never an issue taking him to the vet, now he's been shaking a bit. I was in the room when they tried to show me how to administer the fluids but he was too wiggly. I don't know that I could do it alone. We were out and done in 5min. I brought him to the office with me yesterday and once he saw everyone he got over his visit and was his old self. He's still a little terror....

It's just been emotionally draining. Yesterday, I just cried and cried. Bentley will be gone a year now (Oct 26) and remember, I only had him for 2 years before he died suddenly.

I know I'm prolonging the inevitable, but if you could see him you'd understand. He's clinically in Stage 3 but he's still a puppy doing puppy things. There's no down time - he has sooooo much energy. He even wears me out :) The minute I see any signs of him suffering in any way I will definitly re-evalutate the treatment, but I just can't see doing that at this time.

You are a good mother providing your very loving furbaby all the care that it can handle. Just keep your chin up and know that we are praying for you. All things happen for a reason and God put this wonderful baby in your hands to love it for however long he is on this planet. :ghug:

I cannot tell you how sorry I am and I pray for the best for you and your baby. Did you hear anything from the breeder??

It's nearly December and the weeks have been tough. We've made some changes to Cooper's treatment and its been exhausting.

We start each day with a trip to the vet to get 180cc's of fluid. He does really well - the girls at the front desk get us in and out in 10 min. I only have one person administer his sub q's and she's amazing. She loves Cooper and although he's hesitant to leave my arms and hop into hers, he is an angel during treatment.

The bloodwork has changed significantly in the last 3-4 weeks. Cooper was pretty stable with a BUN of 66, Creatnine of 4.3 and Phosphorous of 5.9. In the last two weeks his BUN has gone up to 111, Creatnine has jumped twice to 5.2 and now 6.1 and his phosphorous has jumped to 11.1. He's not eating much and we've tried various different meds.

He grew tired of the Purina NF so a nutritionist at UC Davis designed three recipes relevant to his bloodwork. The novelty lasted about a week and we were back to square one. We are now on Prescription k/d and while he eats from time to time, its a struggle. The only thing that gets him excited is carrots.

Sometimes I fear he's lost a bit of that sparkle and I'm heartbroken when I see him shake. Other times he surprises me and is a terror just like any other puppy. It's consuming - I am hesitant to travel anywhere and if I do book something I make sure its fully refundable in case he's ill. Every day I wonder how much longer I have with him - and even though i tell myself I should enjoy every moment, sometimes I just can't. I have to remind myself that I'm not doing this so I can cure him, but rather I am doing this so he feels as little pain as possible. I constantly have this fear that at some point I will have to put him down and I know that day will be so dreadfully painful. The only peace of mind is that I know he doesn't know he's sick. My vet has been amazing - everything I suggest she researches and she has put so much time and energy into this.

I think back to Bentley and how I used to be so angry that he got sick so quickly and i had no choice but to put him down after his 4th day in the hospital. This is so much harder.

I am so sorry the poor baby. My prayers are still with you. God has his plan and though we may not like it at time it is still his plan and we do whatever we can to make our little ones feel the best that they possibly can. You are a wonderful mother and I am happy that we have you here on YT. Good luck and I will be continuing to pray for you and your little one.