I am so sorry to hear what your going through. I had a very similar situation last March. On Thanksgiving my DH rescued a boxer for me as my Christmas present, he was 3 months old. He did great the first few months he was here and right around the time he turned 7 months he took a bad turn for the worst. In a less than a week he deteriorated to almost nothing, refused to eat or drink, stopped going potty as often, had a retched odor from his mouth and a retched smelling discharge from his nose and mouth. I had him seen by my vet and when they ran tests they concluded he was going through kidney failure...7 months old? How could that be I thought! I thought I was the worst mom in the world for letting my baby get sick and even worse for not knowing how. They ran a lot of tests and the doctor said it wasn't anything chemical so he didn't ingest anything poisenous or anything. That relieved me to some extent until he told me that what my pup had was a kidney disease that occurs in small (he said like 3%) percentage of pups and it develops around the age of 6/7 months, is terminal and absolutely incurable. He said there was no amount of money or treatment I could do to save him. I thought to get a second opinion but he got so sick so fast that my boss, who is also a vet, suggested that maybe we should have him put to sleep because of how badly he was suffering. I cried just watching my poor baby, it was horrible and I wouldn't wish it on anyone...somedays I would just lay with him and cry and whisper to him and say it would be alright. The worst part of everything was when I finally carried him into the vet (by the end of the week he had lost mobility) he looked up at me and started wagging his tail-like he didn't even know what was going to happen. I still feel rotten for letting him go and think I will always wonder about the what if's....
It's a very difficult thing to deal with, especially when our babies get so extremely sick and there isn't anything we can do about it. I am praying for you and your baby...I didn't want to bring you down with my story, I just wanted to share my experience and anytime I can talk about it, it helps me heal just that much more. You have a huge support system (both online and at home I am sure) so just know we are all here for you and are hoping for the best....
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Huney, Bon & Simba-missed so very much
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