Kidney disease and prostatitis

Samsintentions · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 4327 Location: Texas

Anyone ever dealth with kidney or Addisons disease?? And prostatitis?

Boe jsut got diagnosed today. I'm heart broken. They have him on some serious antibiotics and we'll see what we can do.
Tuesday we'll do an x-ray of his abdomen and make sure we don't see anything....

HDrydr · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:39 am Post subject:

Sorry to hear about that Sam!!! My Buster has Addison's Disease he has had it for 2+ years he is 7 years old. what would you like to know just the basic's?
Addison's is treatable but is an absolute lifelong treatment. He gets prednisone every morning and he is up to 56 days between DOCP (hormone injections) the vet has not had a dog that can go so long between injections. As long as you give them the meds and just monitor their stress levels they live a happy long normal life.
some websites are addisondogs.com that is a good one.

And my Cat Patches has Kidney Disease and she is 11 years old and doing well.

Samsintentions · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 4327 Location: Texas

Well his blood counts were all around the charts.. he's anemic and lost alot of weight. Has blood in the urine and alot of sediment.

They put him on a high dose of ciprofloaxin and we'll do xrays next week to check for any abnormalities or cancer...

UGh. he jsut spirled down so fast. He hasn't been himself but today was just a bad bad day and i guess now i know why.

He drinks sooo much water. Dr said to let him have all he can drink. and to keep him cool and calm for a while.

HDrydr · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:45 am Post subject:

that's how it was with Buster he wasn't acting himself and wasn't eating and had the runs, drank tons of water, lethargic, and he would shake. This went on for only a day or so and it got soo bad that I took him to animal ER (yes the one on TV) and he was admitted. He spent 3 days in the ICU they thought that he was in acute kidney failure and thought that the best thing to do would to put him down. the day prior to doing the thing I didn't want to do they said that they wanted to do one more blood test. they called later that afternoon and told me that he would be fine he has Addison's and he is already responding to the test dose.

hang in there. Have they tested for Addison's or do they think that it is kidney disease? Addison's mimics kidney failure

Samsintentions · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 4327 Location: Texas

We're seeing if the meds work first. If not.. then we'll know. He's had several blood tests done, chem 12, cvc and we did urinalisis and sediment and we'll see what xrays show on Tuesday.

HDrydr · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:08 am Post subject:

Keep us informed Sam and let me know what I can do even if it is just to listen and offer any help that I can.
Hang in there

Samsintentions · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 4327 Location: Texas

Thanks, I appreciate it.
He seems to be a bit better this morning. I think the antibiotics are helping! Hes still drinking a ton of water.

I'm taking him to a reiki session tomorow.... a friend of mine does the energy therapy and i relaly think it can help.

HDrydr · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:14 am Post subject:

Glad to hear that Boe is feeling better I hope that the antibiotics help and same with the Reiki. Lucky dog to have such a proactive owner such as yourself!!

HDrydr · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:15 am Post subject:

opps it posted twice sorry

Samsintentions · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 4327 Location: Texas

aww.. i gotta do what i can...

and with so much going on.. OMG...

friend of mine does the reiki its just he gas to get there thats gonna kill me and the stress on him getting him there.

charmedagain · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 2260 Location: uk

Hi Sam how is Boe doing hope he is feeling better, I know how you feel its heartbreaking to see one of our fur babies ill but he is in good hands with you and i know you will do everything you can for him...

Mike

Samsintentions · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 4327 Location: Texas

He's doing ok.. not any worse, but not a whole lot better. He's got a little more energy and the meds make his tummy upset. He wants to stay outside wich isn't like him. He loves being in the house, but then again, he's a boy, what can i say.

His appetite has decreased a little, but i'm thinking its more from the upset stomache from the meds.

HDrydr · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:28 am Post subject:

Hey Sam I know that it has been awhile is Boe still doing well??

Samsintentions · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 4327 Location: Texas

yeah he's doing much better. He's got alot more energy and putting weight back on.

HDrydr · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:

Yea glad to hear that he is doing well!!! Happy ending for sure and I bet your relieved... Surprised

Samsintentions · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 4327 Location: Texas

He's stil got a ways to go on his medication and gaining little more weight and hopefully we can get his semen back! THat would just be the cream of the crop...