Micki - Good update!

[Dorothy39]

I'm so glad that you get to take him home tonight!!!!


Still Praying For Your Boogerman, Micki!!!! Your up-date was a relief to read in one way, yet, scarey in another. I Pray that Micki recovers --- ten fold!!!! His picture is so adorable .


Thinking of You , k9krazee.

[.sarah]

Ashley I am so sorry. I'll be keeping Micki in my thoughts.

[Zippy]

Get Well Soon Micki.I will keep Micki in my prayers.

[k9krazee]

The outlook really doesn't look too well, I'm afraid I've been researching kidney failure for the last couple hours on the net and everything just seems to fit. First signs of increased water intake and urine production. He has been peeing in the house like crazy for the last couple weeks and we blamed it on my lazy siblings for not letting him out enough. I feel like an awful mother I should have realized something was wrong with him. And then signs of progressed kidney failure include vomiting, depression, refusing food, and bad breath. Everything fits. They flushed out his system with an IV and normal function may return for a few weeks/years, or no function at all...

But theres part of me (okay, all of me) thats hoping the bloodwork came back with high kidney levels just because he was dehydrated at the time...and he'll be okay...but that wouldn't explain why he stopped eating.

He is home now, and laying next to me. I have no idea whats going to happen. I have to bring him back tomorrow morning for additional blood work and more fluids.

Thanks for thinking of us, guys.

[Dorothy39]

This thread is so hard for me to return to.

I am praying like the Dickens for MICKI!!!!

Company just arrived at the door, so, I have to go.

I will check back k9Krazee!!!!!

[dragondawg]

Metoclopromide to help control any nausea. Ask them for the appropriate dose of Zantac (rantidine) which you can buy OTC at any Walmart. The Vets may IV in some phosphorous binders tomorrow, and place the dog on an anti-hypertensive drug to help the kidneys function. You may have to keep him on the Hills k/d diet, with no added sources of phosphorous (e.g. bones) for the remainder of his life. Low protein diet but of high quality - hydrolized.

[Alysser]

I am so sorry, your not a bad mom. Still praying and hoping, k9krazee! Micki please feel better, Please boy!

[lizbud]

Poor Micki The news doesn't sound good & I'd be worried too, but
lets hope the Vet discovers this is something that can be fixed, or at least
controlled with meds.I'll keep you both in my prayers for better news to
come.

[luvofallhorses]

poor Micki and poor you! good thoughts and prayers going out for the little guy. (((Micki & k9krazee)))

[k9krazee]

Thanks guys. He's doing okay, he really hasn't moved much since he came home, he's just been sleeping on his bed. Tried getting him to eat today and he repeatedly spit it out. He goes back first thing in the morning for more fluids.

[Chilli]

I can't believe I hadn't seen this thread until now! Good thoughts headed your way for your boy right now... we're rootin' for him to pull through!
Poor guy, get well soon!
((((hugs)))) to you both.

[Ginger's Mom]

Oh Ashley, I am so sorry. I haven't been on Pet Talk much this week and I missed this completely. Prayers are going out immediately for you and Micki. Hopefully the doctors will find some improvement this morning and get him on the right diet and medicines.
{{{Hugs}}}

[k9krazee]

Thanks again everybody, it really means a lot to me.

We just dropped him off for another round of fluids this morning and got a chance to talk to the doctor a bit more. His kidney failure could be from a bacterial source or genetic, from trauma, poisoning, and theres probably more. If its just bacterial he can be on antibiotics and have a chance of recovery...if its something else the options really aren't that great. He'd have to go in every couple days for fluids for the rest of his life, and if he'll be as miserable as he is now, I really don't want to put him through that We still can't get him to eat anything, I tried even force feeding him last night and the would immediately spit it out. I think I'm going to try making a canned food drink that I can syringe in him later when he gets home, or else he's slowly going to starve himself to death

So pleeeease pray its curable and a bacterial thing! We should know by Monday.

[chocolatepuppy]

I'm praying oh so hard for your Micki. You're not a bad mom. We often don't realize symtoms and blame them on something else at first. {hugs}

[Karen]

Hope it is just a bacterial - or some other easily curable - thing. Prayers are on the way, of course.