Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Dogs with Kidney Disease - Dealing with your feelings

Have you experienced that queasy feeling that
something is not quite right with your canine
friend? You may blame his excessive thirst on
the heat or the recent exercise. It's then easy
to deny the excessive urination because 'hasn't
he just been drinking a lot of water due to the
heat?' How about the loss of his appetite?

I believe the grieving process begins when you
first get that queasy feeling that something is
not quite right with your canine friend. You may
blame his excessive thirst on the heat or the
recent exercise. It's then easy to deny the
excessive urination because 'hasn't he just been
drinking a lot of water due to the heat?' How
about the loss of his appetite? Probably a tummy
bug. Surely the disgusting old chip wrapper he
ate in the park could be to blame for the
diarrhoea and vomiting? You know, the one you
wrestled with him unsuccessfully, to remove.
Except that this time, that is not what happened,
is it? Ordinarily he would have wolfed it down
before you got the chance to stop him, today, he
just stepped over it. Slowly the thought that
this may be kidney failure is forcing your denial
of the situation, to slowly trickle away.

When the veterinary surgeon confirms his
suspicion that kidney disease in dogs produce all
these symptoms and you are no longer able to deny
it, you may feel angry. 'Why?' 'What did I do
wrong?' You may be right to feel angry, there is
much research around, that points to major
manufacturers of dried dog food. It could be
that your dog is experiencing symptoms of the
aging process but you still express anger because
you feel it is before his time. You may feel
angry at the breeder who sold you the puppy,
maybe the cause is genetic. Knowing the
causative factors for dogs with kidney disease,
may give you a target for your anger, but the
situation remains the same.

Now comes the time when you try to make it
better. Try to reverse the process. Your
veterinary surgeon will guide you though all the
practical steps available to alleviate the
problems associated with kidney failure in dogs.
At this point, emotionally, you may make a
bargain to make him better. 'If I follow the
vet's instructions exactly, Rufus will be
well.'You may decide to make a large donation to
help research into kidney disease in dogs, pay
more attention and play ball more and act more
quickly when he brings his lead at walk time.
Bargaining is what you are doing and you may not
even realise it at the time. These are all good,
but there are other options if you act quickly.

It is hard to watch your much loved, faithful
friend deteriorating slowly and remain positive,
despite all your effort. The churn is back in
the stomach and you feel very low even though you
manage the cheery voice and happy face. The
hardest bridge to cross is accepting the reality
of dogs with kidney disease and the fact that
unwittingly you may have had a hand in causing
the problem. Some people achieve this acceptance
before their companion dies, and are able to make
some choices about the final stages. There are
options when it comes to making life easier and
prolonging your dog's life after kidney disease
strikes

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dogs can escalate very quickly. You can find a
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