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I wrote earlier about Sophie’s issue with kidney disease. We had started hydration twice a week but started noticing some changes in her behaviour last week. She wouldn’t take her pills, even with the Pill Pockets
and didn’t seem to be eating. She was still getting around ok and jumping up on the bed but when she stood still she would lower in a semi squat position.

We really started getting concerned and brought her to the vet. The vet checked her out and said she was in critical condition due to failure of her kidneys that may have been exacerbated by an urinary tract infection. He took bloods and started her on IV and made her comfortable and opted to keep her at his clinic overnight.

The blood results were not good and he told us that she maybe had a 25% chance of stabilizing. He wouldn’t know for several days. We decided to wait until the end of the week and see her progress. He also said that even if she did stabilize she probably wouldn’t have more than several month in any event.

As of yesterday she was beginning to rally and things are starting to look a little hopeful. This morning the vet told us that she was eating and grooming herself. They’ll be taking bloods tonight and if all is well they’ll keep her over the weekend. the big test will be how she holds up with out the constant hydration with the IV. If all is well we can bring her home on Monday. If things are not good we have some serious decisions to make.

As long time pet care giver we are very aware of the downside of that responsibility. We know that one day they will leave us. But that doesn’t make it any easier.

We brought Sophie home on Monday. She is weak but getting around. It’s almost as though she doesn’t know she is sick but can’t understand why things aren’t working right. She is eating well and able to jump up on the bed. We know it’s one day at a time but it’s great having her home.

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