[Dailydrool] drool needed please

[A. Woodrum]

Just read about Lucy and her kidney problems, and I want to tell a bit of a
long story here, I hope it will be helpful to anyone whose dog or cat is
diagnosed with kidney failure.  

 

My parents had a dog, Daisy, who was diagnosed with kidney failure when she
was about 6 years old.  Their vet told them she had probably 3 to 4 months
to live.  Well, my Mom is an old retired nurse and a huge believer in
natural medicine, so she got me and another of my sisters to get on the
internet and start looking around for natural substances we could give Daisy
for her kidney failure.  We tried several different things, but this is what
ended up working best for Daisy.

 

First - RENELIX - it's a homeopathic preparation made in Germany for kidney
and liver problems, it's for humans and also works great for cats and dogs
with kidney problems.  My sister ordered it online for Mom.  Looking
quickly, so far this is the cheapest I've found:
http://theholisticdoctorisin.com/shop/product.php?productid=16583
<http://theholisticdoctorisin.com/shop/product.php?productid=16583&cat=261&b
estseller=Y> &cat=261&bestseller=Y  -- and you can read more at
http://www.askariel.com/product_details.asp?ItemID=48 but this site charges
more.

 

Second - Liquid (sublingual) B-Complex.  Mom said she buys it from Wal-Mart,
comes in a yellow and black package.  She would give the dog a couple of
squirts each day and she said it definitely helped.  

 

Third - put a tiny amount of baking soda (bicarbonate of soda, like Arm &
Hammer) in the water bowl each day.  About half a teaspoon of soda in a
gallon of water.  Soda has been shown to slow down kidney disease in humans
and also animals, and it will not harm them.  

 

FYI - Daisy lived for almost 4 more years, and died of cancer.  Her kidneys
were not great, but they were definitely still functioning when she died.
So don't give up on Lucy too soon, there are things you can do.    

 

Anita Woodrum

awoodrum at clear.net

 

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Subject: [Dailydrool] drool needed please

 

Please forgive me for being more of a lurker than a contributor, but if any
of your hounds could spare some drool, my Lucy could sure use it.  About a
month ago, Lucy got very sick and refused to eat anything--very unlike her!
A trip to the vet resulted in labwork, a course of antibiotics, and a
diagnosis of hypothyroidism and accompanying medication.  After a day or two
on the meds, all was well again, with Lucy bounding around and stealing
Lucky Charms from my daughter.  Well, this Sunday Lucy stopped eating again.
The labwork now is worse than last month, and the vet says that Lucy is
showing signs of kidney failure.  Right now, Lucy is in the hospital for an
overnight course of IV fluids and antibiotics, with more bloodwork to be
done tomorrow.  The dr. said that if her numbers aren't better tomorrow, we
will need to start thinking about what the best plan of action is.  A trip
to the bridge is one possibility he mentioned.  

 

Lucy is only 6 years old, and is my heart dog.  My daughter's cat died in
June, and it's going to be really hard if we have another 4-legger go to the
bridge.....

 

Kristi

Lucy

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