tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145499900390146769.post2925389526156892026..comments2024-02-11T19:16:16.799+00:00Comments on Sooz Jewels: Feeding a dog with renal problems - part 2Sue Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253427020750012680noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145499900390146769.post-64177172189354692162017-03-06T07:19:27.748+00:002017-03-06T07:19:27.748+00:00I'm glad she's not taking that horse pill ...I'm glad she's not taking that horse pill then! They were huge and impossible to hide - I used to crush them but he knew by the smell, even sardines could not disguise it! Glad you had a good day - hopefully with the spring & better weather you wll have many more of those.Caroline Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458832101616631036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145499900390146769.post-85474241559904268812017-03-05T08:34:46.275+00:002017-03-05T08:34:46.275+00:00Hello, Jean, thanks so much for your message. I wa...Hello, Jean, thanks so much for your message. I was thinking of Lulu when we got Missy's diagnosis, Lulu was so young when you lost her, gorgeous girl. The renal food is very expensive, we're on our second lot now, I wonder how pensioners or people on a fixed income manage it, the manufacturers really should sell it in smaller packs so you can try it without the massive outlay. Spending the money alleviates my guilt though, even if she does only eat a few meals of it. We're hoping for many more good days like yesterday but she will let us know when sh's had enough and we will do the right thing when the time comes. Every dog owner we've talked to about this agrees with you and Caroline, give her the food she likes, the final outcome is inevitable.Sue Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253427020750012680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145499900390146769.post-82290421853935891202017-03-05T08:10:34.728+00:002017-03-05T08:10:34.728+00:00Thanks once again for your support Caroline. Her h...Thanks once again for your support Caroline. Her heart pill is called Benazecare. It's so tiny and she only needs half of it, it's really easy to fold into a bit of chicken or sausage and she takes it as good as gold once she has started eating. Fortunately for us, I don't think she has even noticed it! We had a really lovely day with her yesterday in Lincoln. Aside from walking slower, you would barely know she was so poorly. She was bright and engaged and very affectionate when we got back.Sue Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253427020750012680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145499900390146769.post-21220097559707160352017-03-05T07:23:20.883+00:002017-03-05T07:23:20.883+00:00I too feel for you Sue.
Lulu died of kidney failur...I too feel for you Sue.<br />Lulu died of kidney failure last year. Her end was both dramatic and traumatic, not helped by the bad management of her case by our UK vet. The French one was much more thorough and pragmatic but that's a long and bitter story.<br />We think she must have had failing kidneys for some time but we didn't realise, putting her eating habits and occasional illness down to precociousness and tummy upset. If we had known before we might have ended up going down the same route as you with all that that entails, i.e. a struggle with expensive food being rejected and anxiety for us. <br />Lulu was eating normal food until the last week when our UK vet sold us renal stuff that cost a small fortune. We stocked up for our return to France but Lulu only lived for a few days afterwards. Our French vet said that that was a waste of time at her stage and she was put to sleep as she was so poorly.<br />I now think quality of life is the issue. When Missy is really ill she will not be enjoying life and you will see that. <br />I'm sure that a dog would rather have a few good tasy meals than live longer on unpalatable food. As a human I'm sure I would anyway!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145499900390146769.post-76355772012953873192017-03-04T08:39:23.753+00:002017-03-04T08:39:23.753+00:00Ah Sue, I feel for you. Last year I had a serious...Ah Sue, I feel for you. Last year I had a serious conversation with our lovely vet, who had known all my dogs over the years, about whether or not I should let Clovis off the lead with his dicky ticker - his reply was basically that as the outcome was inevitable, I should think about quality of life above all else for my dog. So I let him off the lead to run and be happy rather than be safe on the lead and miserable. Perhaps that what it comes down to when caring for a sick dog, what makes them happy. Also, what heart pill is she taking? I think ours was called Vetmedin and once Clovis associated it with bad taste and feeling wonky, he refused to take it and I jumped through all kinds of hoops trying to get it down his throat. Towards the end when I was reduced to squirting it down his throat with a syringe and making both of us desperately unhappy, I stopped giving it to him - vet agreed as long as he was getting the diuretics (they were small and easy to hide. I'm tearing up as I write this as I understand totally your position - please accept a virtual hug. xxxCaroline Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458832101616631036noreply@blogger.com