Odd - I took my mother's dog to the vet yesterday with kidney failure! The dog is now having IV feeding as she was very dehydrated and hadn't eaten for some days, so my mother is hoping the dog will be around for another few months at least - it's 19 years old too!
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML <pdml-boun...@pdml.net> On Behalf Of John Sent: Tuesday, 12 March 2019 9:58 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Baxter https://flic.kr/p/xtqGRY https://flic.kr/p/HPPRDh I had to take Baxter to the vet tonight. She was 21 years old and was barely eating. I managed to coax a bit of food into her the last week by puréeing chicken breast & chicken broth in a blender. But today she wouldn't even eat that. Then when she jumped out of my lap this evening she couldn't walk, couldn't stand up. The vet said she had severe kidney failure and could probably live another week with three days of IV fluids and if I'd learn how to give her subcutaneous fluids at home. But even with that massive intervention, she wasn't going to last much longer. I was afraid she was going to suffer too much so I had her euthanized. It was time. I wasn't ready & I didn't want to, but it was the best thing for Baxter. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
