Kidney Problems

[Rusky]

this is so funny. I go to check yours and pampas threads, then I see you are here on mine. :p

I am sure all these good vibes are doing lots of good, they are for me anyway, personally I mean,

Cindy is ok, she is quiet, she is eating, I give her 4 small meals a day. I don't have to hand feed anymore. The one thing I have noticed and it is silly but she snores very loudly, she always snored a bit but this is big time.

I remember well from nursing patients with renal failure that they snored loudly, even on dialysis when they slept. It may be a coincidence, I am not sure. I guess I always thought it was from sedation, maybe it is part of the condition. We can't have her in the room with us which is a bit sad when she needs us.

[pampa]

I'm glad to hear she's eating without assistance which is a good sign... Hopefully her Nephrons are working overtime to repair themselves and tiring her out, thus explaining her loud snoring :p

Seriously though, hoping she starts to improve soon.

[Rusky]

I just got a call from the vet regarding my dear old girls condition. I dropped a urine sample in as we have completed a full course of antibiotics to fix the kidney infection which was in fact a side effect of kidney malfunction. The vet told me that he had in fatc recently attended a conference and chronic kidney disease was discussed at length. He feels weighing everything up that the best course of action now is a month on a diet low in phospherous then retest her urine/bloods to see if there is a general improvement. The specific gravity of her urine is still very low though there is now less blood.

So diet for a month, then ace inhibitors to increase blood flow is required.

I have a problem I can't use prescription diets like hills or Eukanuba ( see my previos posts on the company) I can't, just can't. The vet suggested Royal Canin and I will go off and do a google, he actually said he has no idea why we don't produce our own food here in OZ and I agree. I used to give the dogs dry food which was made in WA but the guy stopped making it.

Does anyone know a dry food diet low in phospherous whose company does not have any nasty rumours against it.

I can't feed my old goldie her chicken necks or frames or bones or vegetables any more :D But it may help her to feel better

[Rappie]

Rusky, I can't think of a commercial food low in phosphorous off the top of my head that suits your requirements. However, there is a product available Phosphobind (which as it's name suggests binds to phosphorous) which might be suitable for your situation - it's a meaty flavoured paste that is given with food. It might be worth chatting to your vet about if you're not able to feed a prescription food.

[Rusky]

thanks Rappie.

I will speak to our vet about that

[Erny]

Hi Rusky :D

How's Goldie going? Further tests are coming up, aren't they? I know we shared a PM - was that only yesterday? (Feels like a week ago ) When do you return to the Vet's? Good health thoughts coming your way. :D

Edited May 15, 2006 by Erny

[mollipop]

Hi Rusky

Your Cindy looks so much like my old Jessie,a 13yr.old Goldie. She hobbles around like an old woman but eats well and is not on any medication. I think she is slightly demented and pretends to be hard of sight and hearing though she can still hear her dinner bowl being put down and catch a small piece of food if its thrown to her. Sometimes she seems to be a bit incontinent and has wet "feathers" but she is okay at the moment. Everytime I feel she's near the end she bounces back again. I dread the day that she leaves us,especially if I have to make the desicion. Love from Jess to Cindy.