[echapman]

Our dog has acute kidney failure and we don't know if she will survive. It started 6 days ago, when she stopped eating, and got many seizures (epilepsy). We went to the vet who gave her fluids, but unfortunately only for two days, because he wanted to treat the epilepsy first. But the epilepsy was just a symptom of the kidney failure and since yesterday she is feeling really bad, very tired and sleepy. She is getting again fluids since today but the vet said that her creatinine and bun are horrible and that she most likely won't live longer than two days. She has also a gastritis due to the kidney failure. Our poor dog.

She still wants to eat, so we don't give up yet. But we are very anxious.

Please pray for our dog. Thanks.

Sending thoughts your way Peggy. Sorry.
Nothing worse , have been there.
*hugs*

First, I'm very sorry to read about this. No animal should go through this.
Second, the best thing is NOT PRAYOR! It's not being selfish and keeping the dog, or any life form, alive if it's suffering. Remember, animals, especially dogs, don't show pain like us humans do. I have been a nurse for over 25 yrs, 15 in nursing homes, and more family members keep their "loved ones" alive with medications an "PRAYOR" (proven to NEVER work) so they can "hold on a bit longer" only for their own selfishness. I don't know why humans have such an infatuation with keeping people alive at no cost? Death is part of life. I watched my mother suffer so very badly from cancer and when I said, " this is when laws need to be changed and someone like Dr. Jack Kavorkian to help her in this suffering". My family disowned me for saying that? Seriously. I'm better off without them Jesus freaks anyway.
Good luck and

I am sorry that praying does not work for you and doesn't comfort you, but for some people it does. I don't affiliate myself with any particular religious organization, but I am not going to bash someone who does. She just lost her dog and if her friends want to send her positive thoughts and prayers then they can go ahead.

Having religion is cool. Bashing people who don't isn't cool. Not being religious is cool. Bashing those who do is not cool.

Peggy, I am so sorry you are going through this. I lost a dog as well from kidney failure and it was very devastating. EDIT- I also just noticed this is an old thread and I am not sure why it got restarted, but still... Sorry for your loss!