[NAGDU] Update On My Girl

[Dani Pagador]

Hi, Tracy.
I think the lack of kidney function trumps the nerve damage. Just my
humble worrywart mama opinion. There isn't anything that can be done
to halt the kidney damage, if I understand the vet and all the online
stuff I've read correctly. She did blood work in November just after
she turned 14, and the doc noticed an elevation in one of the enzymes
the kidneys produce, so changed her food to the Hill Science Diet
kidney formula.

Please say more about how you judged whether or not your babies were
still enjoying life.

Peg is my second dog. I had to put my first girl to sleep because she
had congestive heart failure at twelve. That was hard, too.

Thanks,
Dani

On 5/8/17, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Dani.
> I'm very sorry to hear your girl is so ill.
> If she was doing well on Previcox, is it possible to try that again?
>
> I've had to put 3 dogs to sleep.  It's very hard.  I do my best to figure
> out if my dog is still enjoying life.  If I think Yes, I wait.  If I think
> No, I let him or her go.  It's an awful decision to have to make.  I try
> hard to put my dog's needs first, when I have to think about the end.
> Sending good thoughts your way.
> Tracy
>
>> Hi, Everyone.
>> Peg was on Deremaxx and her limp seemed more pronounced, she seemed
>> more anxious, and wasn't right digestively. I asked the doctor what
>> the other alternative was, and she said I could either go back to
>> Previcox or try Rimadyl. I opted for the Rimadyl, though she did well
>> on the Previcox.
>>
>> She's been on the new meds for a week, but her appetite's been sketchy
>> at best. She threw up Sunday night and Monday morning, and doc put her
>> on a bland diet. She ate willingly, but I had to make homemade broth
>> and rice--she wouldn't touch the canned stuff.
>>
>> Her loss of appetite started Thursday, though she drank water and
>> wanted to go out. She didn't seem dehydrated, but by Saturday I was
>> worked something was up. David took her to the vet and we found out
>> that her kidneys are functioning at 25 percent. She's being given
>> fluids at home, is drinking, and hardly eats.
>>
>> We take her back to the vet tomorrow, but David and I talked about
>> needing to let her go. She's herself mentally, but not physically.
>> It's been hard to watch her not eat, and I can't see having to watch
>> her starve herself just so selfish Dani can keep her girl around.
>>
>> I'm trying to write this without crying, but it hits hard at
>> unexpected moments. What did I not see? She's been on kidney diet food
>> since December, and doc says kidney failure comes in older dogs.
>>
>> She's lived a good long life, has been, and still is faithful, and
>> will always be my girl. Tight-fisted Dani wants to squeeze every last
>> moment she can get with Peg. Am I being mean to keep her around? Will
>> I be a bad Mom to put her to sleep just because she won't be able to
>> eat and things will get harder for her, bah the no-pain-for-CRF-thing.
>>
>> All of this to ask you guys to hold your babies close, love them long,
>> and love them hard.
>>
>> More Later,
>> Dani, rambling, struggling with herself, grateful for your support
>>
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