Update on Koda

Hi everyone. it’s been a while so I thought I’d update.
The specialist really just sent me on my way with a kidney diagnosis based on the labwork.
I once again felt left alone with no “plan”.
Koda’s labs last Thursday showed little improvement and worse renal values. Reg vet left a message and mentioned rx food and supps. No recheck…nothing. I’m oficially done with her.

Again, feeling left on my own, I went to yet another vet. An integrative vet with a line of products she made, a book she wrote and touted as a bit of a celebrity locally with being on the local news shows.

I wasn’t impressed, but after going to her website, reading the reviews, and no other options, I took Koda there.
She immediately put fluids into him…appalled that I was sent home with no plan or direction, she went to work…she’s a bit of a mad woman..a controlled, directed, intelligent, patient mad woman WITH A PLAN. God bless her. Finally, someone on my side working for us and she told me “We will work on this together.”
I was there over an hour and a half. She is heavily addressing the renal failure and anemia. She isn’t sure about the anemia but thinks it could be spleen related, perhaps hemangiosarcoma.
He has never stopped eating and is on a homemade diet of potatoes chicken/eggs and a green veggie slurry.
he’s getting a litre of fluids daily. She told me he needed to be hospitalized on a 3 day drip again, but she sent me home set up with SQ saline bags and we are flushing him out at home…knowing I’m almost broke now.

He actually acted a little stronger last night.
That’s where we are. One day at a time…he’s content, comfortable…still walks like a drunk sailor at times and still falls….but now maybe he can improve…it may be too late, but now I feel like I’m truly doing everything for him to keep him feeling well. And who knows…maybe he will improve. She has a plan…music to my ears.

Love to all,
Terri