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kidney failu how far should I go?
This is very hard for because he has been my one constant all these years.
My 10yr 7mth old Golden was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease about this time last year. He was put on subQ and every other month or so he had to go for IV for a day to feel better. It worked until a few days ago. Leading to this, he has been anemic since 3 months ago, and lost about 10-lb in the duration (from 80 to 70-lb). We went for two half day treatment of IV and he was still feeling bad. On July 4th, I took him to an emergency hospital. A day later, his BUN improved from 180+ to 175, and creatinine from 9.6 to 9.2. He now has ulcers under his tongue from the kidney failure, and heart murmur and slight nose bleed probably from anemia. He trembles slightly in the abdomen, but he's still peeing, temperature was normal, awake and recognized me when I visited. The hospital is giving him medication and a blood transfusion for his anemia right now as I write. The attending veterinarian told me bluntly that his prognosis at the hospital is not good at this point, but there are board certified internists at Animal Medical Center in Manhattan that I could bring him to if I choose to pursue this further, including dialysis which is available there. Financially I am doing well, and I can well afford it. I would really appreciate advice on how far I should pursue this. Is it cruelty to let him go on like this while I get the satisfaction of knowing that I would do everything I can for him? This can be ended peaceably in a moment but it will haunt me for the rest of my life. My inclinication is to transfer him to Manhattan right after his blood transfusion, or should I wait another day to see how he's doing after the transfusion and his 2nd straight day of IV treatment (improvement after the first day was so minimal it's probably wishful thinking)? I have just now realized how serious this disease is. When first diagnosed, his vet told me that this was a slow progressing disease and with proper care, he could live until 15. So I never watched his diet (home cook rice and chicken or liver) and took him often to the park and swam which was what he loved best. He started not feeling well this time after a long day along the river last Sunday. |
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kidney failu how far should I go?
"JB" wrote in message ... This is very hard for because he has been my one constant all these years. My 10yr 7mth old Golden was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease about this time last year. If you haven't yet, join I can not say enough good things about this group. Unfortunately I was referred to it too late to save my beloved Shelby who I lost to CRF in March. I learned so much about what I could have been doing to prolong her life and ease her suffering. I will be better prepared if I ever encounter this terrible illness again. Kathy |
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