JulesP Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Sending healing vibes for Kayla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayla1 Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Thanks shepherds and JulesP for your kind thoughts. Sorry to hear about your boy shepherds. I hope he is improving, it is certainly frightening. I've never experienced it before either, but I remembered reading a recent thread on here about vestibular, so I recognised the symptoms with Kayla and didn't panic as much as I otherwise would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Hope Kayla continues to improve. Lots of hugs for her and you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindo Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 So sorry to hear about Coco, such a difficult time for you. Really hope Kayla is improving from her illness and feeling better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayla1 Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Just popping back in to say thanks for thinking of Kayla. Good news is she's finally accepting food so I no longer have to syringe feed her. She's a bit fussy but at least she is eating. She's still very tilted and wobbly but I can see small improvements each day and that's the main thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Very pleased to hear Kayla is doing better. How are you doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepherds Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Good to hear Kayla is on the mend, it certainly knocks them around. Now Kayla has turned the corner, hopefully the rest of her recovery goes quickly and she is back to her usual best soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayla1 Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) Thanks Sheridan and shepherds. You know, the house feels empty. Trying to get into a routine now with my other dogs. I'll be picking up Coco's ashes from the vet this week. It's been such a long thirteen days (lost count then) since Kayla came down with this. I hope her head tilt and staggering resolves soon. How is your boy going shepherds? Edited April 23, 2013 by kayla1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 It's hard enough to cope when it doesn't happen suddenly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayla1 Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 It's hard enough to cope when it doesn't happen suddenly. I know it doesn't help to dwell on the what if questions...but there was so little time between starting the kidney diet and him stopping eating altogether that I kinda wish I had ditched the kidney diet and just given him all his favourite foods. But I guess you just don't know how much time is left, and the diet is said to be so important. It's an awful disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 (edited) I still dwell on if only. My dog wouldn't touch the kidney food at all. Then I just tried to get him to eat anything and that didn't work either. He went downhill very quickly, 3 weeks from diagnosis to when he was pts. That's still longer than his litter sister who died at the same time. With her it was a week. The day he died, he did eat. It was half a tic-toc biscuit. A pink one. Edited April 24, 2013 by Sheridan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepherds Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Thanks Sheridan and shepherds. You know, the house feels empty. Trying to get into a routine now with my other dogs. I'll be picking up Coco's ashes from the vet this week. It's been such a long thirteen days (lost count then) since Kayla came down with this. I hope her head tilt and staggering resolves soon. How is your boy going shepherds? He is doing better thanks Kayla1, only a slight head tilt now and not quite as many spills, but he looks more like himself and is happy in himself. I hope Kayla is continuing to improve. You've had a lot on your plate with Coco's illness and passing and also managing Kayla at the same time. A big upheaval and adjustment for everyone and Im not surprised the house feels empty...it changes everything when we lose one of the family. I hope you are looking after yourself in amongst all of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwp4me Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I hope Kayla's health has improved, and you can spend good times together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayla1 Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 Kayla had another check up today and she's doing reasonably well, but she's had three separate episodes of vestibular now. One was the episode she had four weeks ago that she is still recovering from, and two other slightly different shorter episodes. It's most likely neurological. The only way of knowing is an MRI but it requires a general anaesthetic. So at the moment it's just watch and see and hope she continues to improve, but may have to do something further if the episodes continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindo Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Thanks for the update on Kayla and hope she continues to improve every day. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwp4me Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Best wishes for Kyla, hope she bounces back for you real soon. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 I've just been trying to find some information on kidney disease and came across your story. I want to send you my condolences for the loss of your wonderful Coco and hope you and Kayla are going OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayla1 Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 Thanks for your thoughts CHA. Kayla is doing pretty good at the moment. She still has some problems with balance after the vestibular episode and has slowed down but she is happy enough, and she seems to have reverted back to her puppyhood! So considering her age, I'm happy with how she is going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Thanks for your thoughts CHA. Kayla is doing pretty good at the moment. She still has some problems with balance after the vestibular episode and has slowed down but she is happy enough, and she seems to have reverted back to her puppyhood! So considering her age, I'm happy with how she is going. That's great news. Keep it up Kayla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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