Christine, I have a renal Jack Russell who is 14 yr and 8 mos old. She was dx in April. We have managed to get her values down. Her BUN is actually back in range, creatnine is slightly elevated and she doesn’t drink as much and easily sleeps thru the night. We have the quite the geriatric pack right now. I joined the K9KIDNEYS@yahoogroups.com groups. They are beyond helpful. Teeka (renal Jack) takes a lot of supplements but her dropping values lead me to believe that they help. She also acts like a pup sometimes again. She doesn’t love the Royal Canin either (my pyr does and tries to sneak it right out of the bag!). Teeka takes Standard Process Renal Formula, Azodyl, B-complex, fish oil, and CoQ10. Let me know if you have any questions. Her phosphorus is low or we’d need a binder for that. Good Luck! Sherri From: owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org [mailto:owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org] On Behalf Of Christine Happy Holidays All. Hope all y'all and your pets are doing just fine. I am totally in love with the first female Pyr I have ever had. She's a rescue named Sugar who is two months younger than Kodi's almost three years. She and Kodi play all the time and her 81 pounds truly gives 130 pound Kodi a run for his money. It's looking like she may have a previously undetected kidney problem. The specific gravity of her urine is in the highest range of the reference interval and her BUN is way over. We had an abdominal ultrasound the other day and expect the results any time. She doesn't drink a lot of water and has put on a little weight so I am a little stumped. She (and amazingly Kodi) hates the Royal Canin Renal Dry Food. I am going to shop elsewhere once I bone up on a healthy kidney diet. Any tips would be great on kidney healthy food or familiarity with a kidney problem in general would be appreciated Based on her background and history I have to say her Foster Family did an excellent job with her. I have a deep respect and appreciation for all you fosters out there. Christine, Kodiak and Sugar Anyway, the purpose of this email: Does this look like Pyr? What a shame. It would have cost nothing extra to make triangle shaped ears and flatter fur on the face to create the Pyr's "monkey face" especially on a pup. |