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I love my dog, she has been thru the worst and best times of my life with me,always by my side. I will never ever have another dog like her.She is my picture of a perfect dog. Great with my kids, other animals, etc.I have had her from four pounds to her now 110 pounds. I could go on forever, I am sure most people who love their pets can....but anyhow...
I performed an ERD test on her, and it came back medium positive...which in laymans terms means: early kidney damage. I am crushed.
It is hard to keep a professional attitude when it is your own animal. It is easy to hand out advice to someone else, quite different when you yourself have to follow your own words.
So, anyhow, my question is: anyone here have any experience with owning a dog with kidney disease?
I am curious to know how you STOPPED giving a bite of your sandwich or cake or whatever goodie you may be eating, (she looks at me so pitiful), how you managed to change them over to bland boring dog food from whatever dogfood they were used to eating...Im curious on what treatment options you were given to try...
The one disgusting question I am avoiding is : How long from diagnosis to the end of their life?
Thanks.
Kim
I performed an ERD test on her, and it came back medium positive...which in laymans terms means: early kidney damage. I am crushed.
It is hard to keep a professional attitude when it is your own animal. It is easy to hand out advice to someone else, quite different when you yourself have to follow your own words.
So, anyhow, my question is: anyone here have any experience with owning a dog with kidney disease?
I am curious to know how you STOPPED giving a bite of your sandwich or cake or whatever goodie you may be eating, (she looks at me so pitiful), how you managed to change them over to bland boring dog food from whatever dogfood they were used to eating...Im curious on what treatment options you were given to try...
The one disgusting question I am avoiding is : How long from diagnosis to the end of their life?
Thanks.
Kim