Hello all,
I'm hoping some of you have some advice on this topic - ANYTHING at this point will help us.
We have a beautiful, sweet, wonderful Himalayan, who is 7 years old. He's always been small, but recently he has experienced a dramatic weight loss, and lethargy. We took him to the vet, and he was admitted to their hospital. After many tests, it looks like he has chronic renal insufficiency, probably due to a congenital problem.
He is also being tested for renal lymphoma, but at this point, it looks like chronic kidney failure.
If this is true, he will be put on a special diet, and given injections of fluids and a hormone (to help him utilize red blood cells).
Eventually the hormone will be ineffective - so our baby has anywhere from 3 months to a year to live.
We are devastated, and now must rely on pure faith, prayer, and the power of human touch. Does anyone have any advice on ANYTHING we could do to lengthen our baby's life? Does anyone have any stories or experiences to share? I've heard of animals being given only a few months to live...but they make it a few more years. I'm hoping this will be the case for us.
He may be coming home soon, and we plan to touch him, talk to him, and be with him as much as possible.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. We are just hearbroken.
Thank you in advance,
Maggie
I'm hoping some of you have some advice on this topic - ANYTHING at this point will help us.
We have a beautiful, sweet, wonderful Himalayan, who is 7 years old. He's always been small, but recently he has experienced a dramatic weight loss, and lethargy. We took him to the vet, and he was admitted to their hospital. After many tests, it looks like he has chronic renal insufficiency, probably due to a congenital problem.
He is also being tested for renal lymphoma, but at this point, it looks like chronic kidney failure.
If this is true, he will be put on a special diet, and given injections of fluids and a hormone (to help him utilize red blood cells).
Eventually the hormone will be ineffective - so our baby has anywhere from 3 months to a year to live.
We are devastated, and now must rely on pure faith, prayer, and the power of human touch. Does anyone have any advice on ANYTHING we could do to lengthen our baby's life? Does anyone have any stories or experiences to share? I've heard of animals being given only a few months to live...but they make it a few more years. I'm hoping this will be the case for us.
He may be coming home soon, and we plan to touch him, talk to him, and be with him as much as possible.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. We are just hearbroken.
Thank you in advance,
Maggie