Everett had failing kidneys..

Sorry to hear about Everett. That was sadly how we lost my nan's cat. Hopefully the flush will help and give him some more time with you. I know I don't need to say it but enjoy every precious moment with him.:hugs
 
Justicemom said:
Sending prayers and positive thoughts for Everett.

I had a dog with kidney failure , she had an episode where she stopped eating and I flushed her out on IVs for 2 days and she rallied. Have 1.5yrs of good quality life after that. Keep the faith.
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TY Dr. Shelly-- this is what I wanted to hear! about to go visit him befor I go to work.
 
Sheltiemama said:
I have a sheltie in renal failure right now. He was diagnosed the end of May. Doc put him on Royal Canin modified protein.

He ate it but he didn't like it. He lost weight. Was not eating properly. His anxiety level increased (it has always been pretty bad).

Took him a couple weeks ago to see Doc. We thought we might have to put him to sleep as his quality of life was very low.

As a last ditch effort, we started feeding him Blue 1/2 a can and about a quarter cup of kibble morning and evening. At lunchtime he gets about 1/2 can of french cut green beans with a smear of baby food on top.

We also doubled his dose of Fluoxetine (prozac).

I have a brand new dog! He's MUCH happier, eats all his food, is ready to go outside at the drop of a hat and has CEASED his pacing and panting all the time.

So for the time he has left, he's going to get what he wants to eat. Period. Prolonging life at the cost of losing quality of life is not right, in my opinion.

And he has NOT had another episode of the explosive diarrhea and vomiting that led us to the diagnosis in the first place.
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Will be talking with you after he gets out..... ;)
 
Visited with my boy in the am and late afternoon; if you didn't know the problem you would say nothing is wrong. In the morning as I was petting him he ate some of the dog food they had for him, but in the evening he would only eat a few small bites of chicken :( . The vet tech said they want to see the eating back, so unless he improves tomorrow he will be there another day. Sad part is I have to go to work the next few days so I cant visit him. I will appeal to my parents to stop by for some pets....
 
Everett is home

He was released from the vet with some good numbers, we are still working on getting his appetite back. He is tired but happy to be home. Will follow up with more tests in a few weeks to see how the kidneys are working.
Thank you for all the support. Am still praying this helps us get some good long time from the little guy...
 
Sackett, anything I can do to help or even to make you feel more comfortable, just whistle.

Right now Casey is outside being a guard dog. :) He takes his job very seriously and spends a good bit of each day outside.
 
Everett is doing OK for now.. Thank you for the Prayers...

Everett is nearing week 2 of being home and the Dr. want him in soon for follow up blood work; but initially, he is eating well (mostly meaty treats) and drinking lots of water; but there is a spring in his step and he is "Perky"
We are enjoying the good days and hope we have lots more.......
 
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