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OneFineAcre
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I didn't get really good news this afternoon. Her blood work hasn't showed any improvement in kidney function.
So I told the vet that I could afford to continue treatment so put that thought aside.
But at this point was I doing it to make myself feel better at Angel's expense ?
She told me that if I could afford to do it, then I should give it a few more days. Even though there has been no improvement in her blood work there has been some positive signs. First, she seemed generally happy to be at home this morning. She is also drinking water on her own and eating. She ate about 8 ounces of canned chicken for breakfast. She also urinated a good amount right before I took her back to the vet. Her urine was not dark. The vet also said that animals in end stage renal failure develop a distinct odor that Angel doesn't have.
When I told her that I wanted to treat her for a few more days vet said she was glad that I made that decision.
We've talked to our goat vet who is also a friend and even though he doesn't normally treat dogs, he said that if she didn't get better he would come to our house and put her down for us. So, if it comes to that I can bring her back home and let her hopefully have a couple of good days on the couch not in a vet's office kennel.
So I told the vet that I could afford to continue treatment so put that thought aside.
But at this point was I doing it to make myself feel better at Angel's expense ?
She told me that if I could afford to do it, then I should give it a few more days. Even though there has been no improvement in her blood work there has been some positive signs. First, she seemed generally happy to be at home this morning. She is also drinking water on her own and eating. She ate about 8 ounces of canned chicken for breakfast. She also urinated a good amount right before I took her back to the vet. Her urine was not dark. The vet also said that animals in end stage renal failure develop a distinct odor that Angel doesn't have.
When I told her that I wanted to treat her for a few more days vet said she was glad that I made that decision.
We've talked to our goat vet who is also a friend and even though he doesn't normally treat dogs, he said that if she didn't get better he would come to our house and put her down for us. So, if it comes to that I can bring her back home and let her hopefully have a couple of good days on the couch not in a vet's office kennel.